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Sorento EX v6 Had a head gasket failure 2 years ago. Repaired by changin the head gasket. Like 6 month ago saw that i was losing coolant. Checked the radiator, swaped the thermostat, checked the fan sensor - everything was flush. But, if i would give the engine max throttle like 3 times in a...

Hello everyone, I have a 2018 Kia Sorento. The last oil change done was June 29th, 2022 by a local oil change place that always does mine. A week ago we start hearing a noise that is making the car sound like a race car, I told my husband it sounds like the exhaust we will check it out when we...

Hi, I have a long standing problem with my 2011 Kia Sportage 2.0 CRDI awd 100kw that has been going on for over two years that I have been dealing with and fixing it. It is going to beat me to the ground, but I have to finish it. In the time I've been working on it: the timing chains have...

I recently was a victim of the catastrophic engine failure that plagues the Theta II engines in the 2012 Kia Sorento. I called the Consumer Assistance number and spoke with a supervisor and specialist in the recall department, they saw that I had the KSDS knock sensor installed installed at...

So I have a 2015 sportage and the engine seized at 104k miles. Im fairly certain it will be replaced under recall but I was wondering if anyone has had this done already and how the car ran after replacement? I have seen some posts about other parts failing very shortly after engine replacement...

Had 50k normal service on 3/25. On 4/1, noticed smell and noise, pulled over, turned off car and noticed oil leak. Did not drive any further and had car towed to mechanic. Mechanic called later to say they could only imagine it was a faulty oil filter though they'd never seen one in their...

I bought my 2015, 6 cylinder Kia Sorento less than two years ago. At that point it had 87,000 miles on it (so clearly outside of the 60,000 miles warranty). Last weekend my car left me unsafetly stranded after the wheel wouldn’t turn and the breaks locked. Managed to get a mechanic out and...