I have a 2021 Sorento SX. I was wondering if anyone is having any transmission issues? My car has currently been sitting at the dealership for 60+ days awaiting a new transmission. Transmission failed at 3,200k miles. If so, has anyone had luck receiving a transmission?
Transmission failed - DCT failures/ manufactured date - SA502A ECU update
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None with ours. The transmission totally failed at highway speed in 5pm rush hour traffic, no noises, no lights, no warning at all. These vehicles are very dangerous.
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Was that Canada or US ? 6months....WOW......it's got to do with supply shortage and long waiting lists for new vehicles which have priority for manufacturing/assembly.....
NC lemon law which is only for original owner of brand new vehicles.
Wow! I’m honestly surprised they responded to you. They barely responded to our attorney. They would respond to every 1 in 5 email/phone call that was sent. Even though we loved the Sorento for the short amount of time we drove it, we also will never deal with Kia again.
I have a decision to make with a 22 Sorento that I could use some insight/help with.
My 2021 Sorento SX Prestige X-line transmission failed at 10400 mi. Long story short filed lemon law claim against them.
Out of a "goodwill" , a repurchase, and a replacement offer I chose replacement and they are working on getting one. Reason being I get a 22 because no 21s are left that has a few upgrades. Plus I get to reset my mileage (now 11,600) and I'm basically already paying towards my future vehicle. They just swap the VIN number in my loan that I'm down to 47 months from 60 now.
Also I only paid $48,614 OTD(7%tax all fees, and some extras too included) last April . Right now advertised prices near me are $53,200 (without taxes and fees).
So the question is once I get it do I trust it (2022 model) and keep it? Or sell it practically new?
I should be able to make money off it since I'm just swapping vehicles and paid what I paid for it and just get a Palisade or Telluride that doesn't have the same transmission
My 2021 Sorento SX Prestige X-line transmission failed at 10400 mi. Long story short filed lemon law claim against them.
Out of a "goodwill" , a repurchase, and a replacement offer I chose replacement and they are working on getting one. Reason being I get a 22 because no 21s are left that has a few upgrades. Plus I get to reset my mileage (now 11,600) and I'm basically already paying towards my future vehicle. They just swap the VIN number in my loan that I'm down to 47 months from 60 now.
Also I only paid $48,614 OTD(7%tax all fees, and some extras too included) last April . Right now advertised prices near me are $53,200 (without taxes and fees).
So the question is once I get it do I trust it (2022 model) and keep it? Or sell it practically new?
I should be able to make money off it since I'm just swapping vehicles and paid what I paid for it and just get a Palisade or Telluride that doesn't have the same transmission
‘21 SX AWD ~18k mi. All was well until this past weekend. I was driving from Atlanta to NE Ohio and all of my safety systems malfunctioned putting the car in limp mode. I pulled over and turned the car off and back on and it disappeared, for 3 miles… it continued for about 8 cycles of the engine (8 stop and starts), but I was over 600 miles from home and this was upsetting. During the third cycle I took the time to clear ALL of my driving sensors and turned what I could off in the settings menus.
THIS WAS NOT DUE TO MY FRONT CAMERA BEING DIRTY! As mentioned, I cleaned all of them and my car was only dusty as I just had a car wash an hour before getting on the highway. Also, with it just going away after the eighth cycle proves it wasn’t a dirty camera or else it wouldn’t have stopped.
I took pictures and video for the dealer, but I already know they won’t be able to replicate the issue. I’m going to email the pics/vids to my service rep for reference.
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THIS WAS NOT DUE TO MY FRONT CAMERA BEING DIRTY! As mentioned, I cleaned all of them and my car was only dusty as I just had a car wash an hour before getting on the highway. Also, with it just going away after the eighth cycle proves it wasn’t a dirty camera or else it wouldn’t have stopped.
I took pictures and video for the dealer, but I already know they won’t be able to replicate the issue. I’m going to email the pics/vids to my service rep for reference.
Have you had any problems with the replaced transmission?
The Sorento and Telluride have nothing in common except the badge on the grille. The engine and transmission are both completely different.
My advice is don't ask random forum people for advice that only pertains to you. You may have luck asking how to change oil and such but your situation is a bit more unique and complicated.
But, for random advice. Keep the new car. Unless you want a different car. Then sell it.
But, for random advice. Keep the new car. Unless you want a different car. Then sell it.
That is just crazy. If one mode works and no others, you still have serious problems meant for Kia to deal with.
Just trying to get a sense if the 2022s are having problems too, that's all. I don't know anyone that owns one, hence why I'm asking a forum of owners of 22' Sorento's (not really too random then) that may be able to give me some insight as to if failures are still occurring. I see you have a 21 though, so you're not part of the audience I'm trying to poll anyways. Thanks for trying to be helpful I guess, but I realize who my audience is here.
So again any 22' owners with transmission failures out there or anybody make it to 10-15k+ mileage on their 22' yet without problems? Thanks
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Lets be mindful of the question - folks who have hands-on experience with the 2022.
Can anyone confirm if the 2022 transmission and TCM is the same as its predecessor?
I just had my DCT fixed in a 2021 Sorrento SX. From the advisor it seems pretty common on both the 21 and 22 models. The car was losing power at low RPMs or would not start back up if the start/stop was enabled. Took it to the dealership and took 26 days to fix the issue due to a back order of parts and ordering a new clutch. Good news is they gave me a rental the entire time so I put 3K miles on something that wasn’t my car in March.
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How is that related to this thread?
This seems like some of the issues I had and then the clutch went out. I recommend taking it to the dealership since it is under warranty.
I updated my answer since I thought I typed it but I didn’t. Advisor informed me they have a good amount of the same issue on other 21/22 models.
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