Ownership Cost for 2003 Kia Sorento LX
Estimated: $38504 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1277 | $613 | $536 | $485 | $434 | $3345 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $2229 | $2295 | $2376 | $2471 | $2582 | $11953 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1873 | $930 | $561 | $2291 | $8418 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $372 | $372 | $372 | $372 | $372 | $551 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9068 | $7464 | $6748 | $6577 | $8648 | $38504 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2011 | STEERING | I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2011 KIA SORENTO 4 CYL. AND JUST AFTER ONE DAY OF OWNERSHIP NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH ONLY 150 MILES ON IT. THEY SAID IT WAS THE ALIGNMENT AND DID A TEST ON IT AND AFTER THE TEST THE CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE STEERING WHEEL IS ALSO OFF CENTER, LIKE MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK ONCE MORE AND THIS TIME THEY PERFORMED A TIRE ROTATION, THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER THREE WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP THE BRAKES HAVE STARTED TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL NOISE AND THE SUSPENSION FEELS AND SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING APART. THE DEALER IS WAITING FOR KIA TECHNICIAN REPRESENTATIVE TO COME BY AND TAKE A LOOK AND REPORT ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR |
| 2003 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I HAD OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR A YEAR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ONE DAY I WAS FILLING UP WITH GAS, HAD PUMPED LESS THAN A GALLON WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE GAS CAME SHOOTING BACK OUT OF THE TANK ALL OVER ME, THE CAR, THE GROUND, EVERYWHERE. I TRIED MORE GAS AS I WAS ALMOST ON EMPTY, & IT HAPPENED OVER & OVER. FINALLY, I HAD TO PULL THE NOZZLE MOST OF THE WAY OUT OF THE TANK, & PUMP AS SLOWLY AS POSSIBLE. I LEARNED THAT IF I LISTENED CAREFULLY, I COULD HEAR THE GAS APPROACHING THE TOP OF THE NECK & IF I WAS QUICK ENOUGH, COULD KEEP THE "BLOW BACK" DOWN TO A TRICKLE & ONLY HAVE IT ON THE VEHICLE & THE GROUND & NOT ON ME. MY SON REFUSES TO DRIVE IT IF IT NEEDS TO BE GASSED UP. IT MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS TO PUMP GAS LIKE THIS. WHAT IF THERE IS A RANDOM SPARK? I NOTICED IN 2005 (LONG BEFORE I PURCHASED) THERE WAS SOME SORT OF FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS RECALL FROM HTTP://WWW.MOTORTREND.COM/CARS/2003/KIA/SORENTO/RECALLS/ DOES THAT RECALL COVER THIS ISSUE? I READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FROM MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS VERY SAME ISSUE. *TR |
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