Ownership Cost for 2003 Kia Sorento EX
Estimated: $39496 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1346 | $646 | $565 | $511 | $458 | $3526 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $2364 | $2435 | $2520 | $2621 | $2738 | $12678 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1895 | $945 | $592 | $2291 | $8486 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $384 | $384 | $384 | $384 | $384 | $570 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9284 | $7659 | $6938 | $6786 | $8829 | $39496 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2004 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WHEN SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE THE COOLING FAN STAYS RUNNING. IF THIS IS NOT NOTICED IT WILL RUN UNTIL THE BATTERY DIES AND THEN THE VEHICLE WILL NEED JUMPED. AS I WAS RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE ISSUES WITH RELAYS IN KIA'S FROM 2003 TO 2006. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH SOMETIMES MORE. THIS TIME THE BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED TO GET THE FAN TO SHUT OFF.. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESEARCHED FARTHER IN REGARDS TO HOW OFTEN THIS HAPPENS. I HAVE NOT TAKEN MY KIA TO A MECHANIC YET DUE TO THE FACT IT IS VERY COSTLY TO TRACK AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT IF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM YOU MAY GO TO START YOUR CAR AND IT DOES NOT RUN. THERE ARE A HIGH AND LOW FAN ON THIS KIA. BOTH OF THE FANS ARE RUNNING BUT THE HIGH FAN IS ALMOST SILENT. IF THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST FOUR YEARS THERE SHOULD BE SOME WAY TO HOLD THE MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.. *TR |
| 2003 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ON JULY 20, 2007 DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN THE RAIN, ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE AND I LOST STEERING AND DID EVERYTHING I COULD TO NOT HIT CARS BESIDE OF ME AND THE POOR GUY BEHIND ME FROM CRASHING IN TO ME. CALLED MY HUSBAND WHO CAME AND PICKED UP THE HARMONIC BALANCE OFF THE HIGHWAY, LIFTED THE HOOD TO FIND A LARGE BOLT (NOW I KNOW CRANKSHAFT BOLT) BROKEN. WHICH I HAVE. I SEARCHED AND FOUND WHERE THERE WERE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND THAT KIA WAS GOING TO RECALL. I CALLED KIA ON THE 1ST OF AUG. (CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE IT HAS 68000 MILES AND I AM THE SECOND OWNER), WHO HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE RUSTY WALLACE KIA IN LOUISVILLE, TN. (CHECKED THE MAIL WHEN I CAME HOME AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON CRANKSHAFT BOLTS) IMAGINE THAT. IT IS STILL SITTING THERE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY KEEP TELLING ME THE DISTRICT MANAGER IS TRYING TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO FIX IT. I HAD SPOKEN TO A COUPLE OF TECH'S. AND THEY TOLD ME MY MOTOR WAS GONE. THE BOLT BROKE OFF INSIDE THE MOTOR. KIA IS NOW JERKING ME AROUND. I HAVE HAD TO PUT OFF VACATION AND MY HUSBAND AND I ARE SHARING A VEHICLE WHICH IS COSTING ME A FORTUNE IN GAS BECAUSE WE WORK IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS AND I WORK ABOUT 30 MILES FROM MY HOME. CAN NOT GET ANY HELP. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND HUGE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. KIA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS. *JB |
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