Ownership Cost for 2006 Kia Sorento LX
Estimated: $39764 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1801 | $865 | $757 | $685 | $613 | $4721 |
| Insurance | $1543 | $1597 | $1652 | $1710 | $1770 | $8272 |
| Fuel | $2053 | $2114 | $2188 | $2276 | $2378 | $11009 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1817 | $975 | $730 | $2291 | $8576 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $494 | $494 | $494 | $494 | $494 | $732 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9630 | $7587 | $6941 | $6863 | $8743 | $39764 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2005 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 3/2/13 HAD TIMING BELT REPLACED @50,031 MILES ON MY 2005 KIA SORENTO TO MANUAL SPECS.DROVE FROM PHX TO NASHVILLE.5/2013 I HEARD A TERRIBLE SQUEAKING SOUND UNDER MY HOOD,FIRST THOUGHT LOOSE BELT. WENT ON TO GET IT CHECK OUT&AS I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN A FEW BLOCKS FROM THE HOUSE,MY STEERING WHEEL WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. THOUGHT MY POWER STEERING PUMP HAD GONE OUT. I ALMOST RAN OVER 2 PEOPLE CROSSING THE STREET&ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. I WAS TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT W/ALL MY MIGHT! EVERYONE WAS HONKING AT ME & THOUGHT I WAS PROBABLY DRUNK! I WAS SO UPSET. HAD IT TOWED TO KIA. MY POWER TRAIN STILL UNDER WARRANTY,AM ORIGINAL OWNER&DENIED COVERAGE 3X.THEY TRIED TO SELL ME A USED ENGINE FOR $5K.STATED THEY KNEW THEY COULD NOT GET THE BROKEN PIECE OF BOLT OUT.I DID SOME RESEARCH ON-LINE&THERE IS MANY COMPLAINTS W/ THIS PROBLEM,SOME HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN 2,3,4 X.MGR. TOLD ME MY MODEL HAD THE NEW RE-DESIGNED BOLT,&IT WAS BRAKES PLUS FAULT WHEN THEY PUT ON THE TIMING BELT. MGR. SAID THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE NEVER USED THE OLD BOLT&THAT THEY PUT ON A NEW BOLT WHEN REPLACING TIMING BELT.I HEARD A TSB WENT OUT REGARDING THE BOLTS TO ALL SERVICE SHOPS TO USE THE NEW RE-DESIGN BOLT ON 03&04 MODELS,BUT NOT 05.IF I HAD GOTTEN A COPY OF THAT NOTICE,I WOULD HAVE MADE SURE THAT WHOEVER REPLACED TIMING BELT,USED NEW BOLT. A KIA TECH WROTE:8/10/12 ITS NOT THE BOLT, IT IS THE CRANK SPROCKET&BALANCER, THE DESIGN OF THE BALANCER STICKS OUT TO FAR&WEIGHS TO MUCH BREAKING OFF THE SPRING GUIDE PIN.WHEN THERE IS A REPAIR,WE REPLACE THEM EVERYTIME WE DO A TIMING BELT ON ONE.YOU TAKE THE CRACK SPROCKET&BALANCER&U ADD 2 MORE SPRING PINS AS WELL AS DRILL&TAP THE CRANK&INSTALL A TIMESERT (HEAVIER HELICOIL) HAVE NOT HAD ONE OF THESE COME BACK,IF ANYONE IS DOING A TIMING BELT I HIGHLY RECOMMEND DOING THIS AT THE SAME TIME,BUT IT WILL NOT BREAK THE BOLT OR SHEER THE GUIDE PIN. *TR |
| 2006 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | UNDER NORMAL OPERATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE CRANKSHAFT BOLT BROKE AND ALLOWED THE HARMONIC BALANCER/CRANKSHAFT PULLEY ASSEMBLY TO COME FREE OF THE CRANKSHAFT. THIS RESULTED IN A BROKEN CRANKSHAFT SPROCKET, CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND TIMING BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTEE BECAUSE IT IS NOT CONSIDERED PART OF KIA'S DRIVETRAIN BECAUSE IT IS NOT A LUBRICATED PART. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF SERVICE FOR 14 DAYS. ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 THE SAME BOLT CAME LOOSE AND SNAPPED THE SPRING PIN ALIGNING THE BALANCER WITH THE CRANKSHAFT SPROCKET. THIS RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND CHARGING SYSTEM WHILE MY WIFE AND DAUGHTERS WERE TRAVELING IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UP TO SPEED YET SO THE DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL. THE BOLT HAD TO BE REMOVED AS WELL AS THE BALANCER. THE SPRING PIN HAD TO BE DRILLED OUT OF THE CRANK SPROCKET AND REPLACED.THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF SERVICE FOR 7 DAYS. *TT |
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