Ownership Cost for 2012 Kia Sorento LX
Estimated: $40171 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2672 | $1283 | $1122 | $1015 | $909 | $7001 |
| Insurance | $1838 | $1903 | $1969 | $2038 | $2110 | $9858 |
| Fuel | $1560 | $1607 | $1663 | $1730 | $1807 | $8367 |
| Maintenance | $2292 | $1603 | $1030 | $1075 | $2074 | $8074 |
| Repairs | $803 | $978 | $1112 | $1234 | $1428 | $5555 |
| Taxes & Fees | $888 | $888 | $888 | $888 | $888 | $1316 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10054 | $7474 | $7026 | $7175 | $8442 | $40171 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2011 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | I FILED THIS REPORT 6/23/11 ON KIA.COM CONSUMER CARE WEBSITE: 2011 SORENTO LX (4CYL AWD) TRANSMISSION HAS LOCKED UP MULTIPLE TIMES. AT 40 MPH DURING ACCELERATION, LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY SEVERE JERKING, (HARD DOWN-SHIFT), LOSS OF DRIVE (ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN BUT DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR), COAST TO STOP,PUT IN PARK. FIRST FEW TIMES IT DROVE OKAY AFTER A COMPLETE STOP AND FROM PARK, THIS LAST TIME IT WOULD NOT SHIFT BEYOND 40 MPH. TOWED TWICE TO DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE IN THE MILEAGE THAT THEY DROVE IT. VEHICLE PURCHASED 01/30/10 WITH 24K MILES. MILEAGE AT THE LAST SERVICE WAS 33K. FIRST EVENT 5/17, OCCURS EVERY 4-5 DAYS OR APPROX 200-250 MI. CHK ENGINE LT / TRANSMISSION LIGHT HAVE NEVER COME ON, COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC DOESNT REGISTER ANY ISSUES. THE DEALER WAS VERY NICE BUT WITHOUT KIA'S APPROVAL WOULD NOT KEEP THE CAR LONG ENOUGH TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I ASKED KIA DIRECTLY TO PROVIDE A TECH TO DRIVE THE CAR LONG ENOUGH TO EXPERIENCE THE ISSUE BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE IT AND HAVE ALSO STATED THAT WITHOUT VERIFICATION THEY WILL NOT APPROVE ANY REPAIRS. I AM VERY AFRAID THAT NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS IT WILL CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALREADY HAD TWO CLOSE CALLS ON THE FREEWAY 6/28: THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN 4 DAYS AGO (6/24) ON A NARROW TWO LANE ROAD WHILE ACCELLERATING AFTER A STOP SIGN (AGAIN ABOUT 40-45 MPH). THIS TIME IT LOST ALL DRIVE AND RPM'S DID NOT GO UP WHEN PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. PUT IT INTO PARK AND TRIED TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE IT FINALLY DROVE. TODAY 6/28, AT A GAS STATION THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR, TURNED IT OFF AND ON AGAIN AND IT DROVE OKAY OUT OF THE STATION BUT 200 YDS LATER AS I WAS ACCELERATING UP THE RAMP TO ENTER I-5 (A 6 LANE FREEWAY DURING EARLY COMMUTE) IT MADE THE SAME LOUD BANG, JERK AND THEN LOST DRIVE, COASTED TO SHOULDER. TURNED ENGINE OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES TO RESTART, IT WAS NOT VERY RESPONSIVE BUT I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE FREEWAY. *TR |
| 2012 | ENGINE | I AM BEYOND DISAPPOINTED IN MY 2012 KIA SORENTO. IT ALL STARTED WHEN MY SORENTO BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHEN TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEED, THEN IT JUST LED TO MORE COMPLEX PROBLEMS. I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT NORMAL INTERSTATE SPEED OF 70 OR GOING 50 AND IT WILL GO CRAZY MAKING UNUSUAL SOUNDS AND ALL THE LIGHTS START GOING CRAZY. THEN THE WHOLE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING SINCE I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD AND 1 YEAR OLD IN MY BACK SEAT AND IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN I AM IN A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA. I PURCHASED THE SORENTO BECAUSE IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE CONSIDERED A FAMILY VEHICLE. THAT'S ISN'T IT. I CAN BE TRAVELING IN TOWN OR WHERE EVER AND WHEN AT A YIELD ENTRANCE WAY I CAN PULL INTO THE MAIN ROAD AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW. THE SORENTO STALLS OUT. IT DOESN'T WANT TO INCREASE SPEED. THIS SAME THING ALSO HAPPENS WHILE I AM SPEEDING UP AS WELL. IT GETS UP TO 5RPM BEFORE CHANGING GEARS. I CAN'T LET OFF OR I WILL GET REAR ENDED. MY SORENTO ALSO HAS A HORRIBLE PULL TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE PUT NEW TIRES, HAD NUMEROUS ALIGNMENTS AND ALL. NOTHING HELPS IT. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT WHATSOEVER, BUT IF THESE PROBLEMS KEEP UP THERE SEEMS TO BE ONE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I HAVE ALSO TOOK IT TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS TO GET THE OTHER ISSUES CHECKED OUT BUT I GET THE SAME RESPONSE. "THEY NEVER CAN FIGURE ANYTHING OUT" I HAVE GOT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE TO DRIVE IT AS WELL JUST TO BE SURE IT WASN'T THE WAY I DROVE. I AM TO THE POINT WHERE I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT AND ESPECIALLY ALLOW MY CHILDREN TO RIDE IN IT. I'M SURE ALL OF US WITH THE SIMILAR ISSUES ARE NOT IMAGING THINGS. I AM SO FRUSTRATED AND TO THE POINT I WANT TO CONSIDER A LAWSUIT BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T WANT A FATAL WRECK RESULTED FROM THESE MALFUNCTIONS TO FINALLY MAKE SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE ISSUES. NOT MY FAMILY, YOUR FAMILY, OR ANYONE ELSE'S. PLEASE HELP US! OUR LIVES AND OUR CHILDREN'S LIVES ARE AT RISK! *TR |
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