2006 Kia Sorento Engine Problems
- 67
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 67 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 26 records
- crank shaft · 16 records
- failure mileage · 12 records
- light came · 11 records
- check engine · 10 records
- engine light · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 26 |
| 100–150k mi | 20 |
| 30–60k mi | 9 |
| 150–400k mi | 8 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine
Crank shaft pulley bolt sheared off for the fourth time
Engine · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento. While driving 40 mph, the crankshaft fractured and the power steering failed. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and had it towed to community kia (4221 east fwy, baytown, tx 77521, [redacted]). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they would be in communication with the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or…
ODI 11243587
Engine
Tl* the contact owned a 2006 kia sorento. While the vehicle was off, the engine caught fire. The fire was extinguished by the fire department. The cause of the failure could not be determined. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. An independent mechanic deemed the vehicle a total loss. The vehicle was not towed. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was approximately…
Fire reported
ODI 11164543
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento. While driving 40 mph, there was an abnormal sound coming from the engine compartment. The contact stated that the brake, check engine, and battery warning indicators illuminated. Also, the vehicle became difficult to steer. The vehicle was towed to an independent dealer where it was diagnosed that the crank shaft pulley bolts fractured, which caused the pulley and the…
ODI 11075592
Engine · Power Train
I was driving headed to get on the hi-way, heard a noise and a whine and then my car began to run bad. Shaking and like no power steering or something. As i was trying to stop and pull over there was a rattling sound. I am being told 2 things. But they all come down to a bolt that is said to have come loose and cause damage to the camshaft and harmonic balancer. Which i have seen several complaints about and your…
ODI 11081363
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
Parked the car one night, next morning only clicks, clicking coming from fuse box too. New battery, battery and brake light are on, car dies after sputtering. This is a new $5,000 engine with only 20,000 miles due to a crankshaft pulley break ruining the original one. Now, it won't crank, obdii returns codes p0763 and p0101 which are shift solenoid and mass air flow electrical. The cooling fan relaly is burned as…
ODI 11019470
Engine
Tl* the contact owned a 2006 kia sorento. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The contact was informed by a passing motorist that the vehicle was on fire. The fire department was notified and was able to extinguish the fire. There were no injuries and no reports were filed. The vehicle was destroyed and remained at the scene of the fire. The…
Fire reported
ODI 10982989
Engine
Bought car started having an over heating problem. Compression test came back with complete pass nothing abnormal. Car was not starting without a jump so bought a new battery for it everything seemed completely fine. Drove a total of maybe ten miles to ace hardware to get some supplies and car started to smoke once i turned the heater off.immediately pulled over white smoke coming from under hood, puddle of fluid in…
ODI 10919200
Engine
This is the third time that this has happen to me. I was driving and my car stop in the middle of the street need a tow truck so i took it to the shop and the diagnose was crank shift sensor $700.00. About 3 yrs later driving on the freeway lost all power light came on guide of the freeway i took it to the shop the same problem again crank shift sensor again $700.00. The yr driving from work on the freeway it happen…
ODI 10914199
Engine · Exterior Lighting · Vehicle Speed Control
My 2006 kia sorento has had a few problems that i fear may be very dangerous. A few months ago i was driving on highway and it felt like it was speeding up on its own. As i got off the highway on an s curve the car completely died. The battery and check engine light came on. It started back up and i got to work. The next morning on the way to work it died again at the same spot on the off ramp. I had to have it…
ODI 10870298
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
I was driving on the highway in slushy snow and the brake light & battery light came on. The engine sounded rough. When i went to pull of the highway, i had no power steering.
ODI 10824385
Engine
While moving at 70 mph interstate speed limit, my daughter heard a loud pop and the engine made popping noises as she brought the suv to a stop on the side of the interstate. She ultimately restarted the vehicle and drove at 30 mph with flashing hazard lights on until reaching the next exit (2-3 miles max.) to a safe location being around 9:00 pm in the evening. The suv was taken to a firestone mastercare store in…
ODI 10823353
Engine
Belt sprocket and harmonic balancer with bolt. The bolt is made of substandard material and broke causing the automobile to lose power steering and other vital car features. No warning, it just broke while in motion causing all of the belts to seize. I was on a hilly mountainous road in my home area of high ridge missouri, acutally on the high ridge.i am lucky that i am smart enough to drive defensively and was able…
Crash reported · Fire reported
ODI 10821774
Engine
6/2015 vehicle began to run rough. Local mechanic discovered crankcase bolt had snapped and the pulley and balancer mounting screw had sheared off. Shop confirmed a kia kit to fix the issue ($1200.00 + 1007.00 for timing gear kit and water pump) 1/15/2016 while driving into the roundabout on portal way (15 mph) there was a loud clunk from the engine compartment immediately followed by the loss of power steering, asb…
ODI 10821350
Engine · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Overheated on highway wouldnt run nevember 2015 12/23/2015 $3,687.71 engine replacement 03/30/2016-05/23/2016 jeff smith auto multi pt. Inspection replace coils wires plugs timing crank and cam sensors clean tank and replace fuel pump $2,995 and car still had to be towed to the location it sits at now
ODI 10892709
Engine · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Less than a year prior, timing belt needed replaced. A costly fix. Only months later due to problem(common issue kia is aware of) with crankshaft sensor, vehical stalled and died driving down the road. There was no warning for this and when the engine stopped while going down the highway, i lost all control of power stearing, speed, brakes and other main elecrical componets. I was in the middle of a curve of the…
Crash reported
ODI 10825925
Engine
Kia sorento - i have a 2006 sorento that just turned 60,000 miles in october. I had driven it at lunch one day, when i went to leave the office at 5, the car was making an awful grinding noise and the emergency brake light came on, even though the brake was not on. Then the power steering went out. I had to have it towed in because the crankshaft malfunctioned and that along with all the belts and parts had to be…
ODI 10810513
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento. While driving at approximately 30 mph, the engine stalled and all the warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the crank shaft pulley bolt fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 83,000. The vin was unavailable.
ODI 10787946
Engine
2006 kia sorento. Consumer writes in regards to design defect with the engine crankshaft sprocket. Consumer has previous correspondence with different odi# (nar) and issue in artemis. *smd the consumer state if the bolt breaks, the engine will stall and power steering will be lost. *jb
ODI 10806838
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento. The contact stated that while driving at 60 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the crank position sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 225,000.
ODI 10763559
Engine
While driving down highway, both the break light and battery light came on and lost power steering. Was able to make it to a safe location. When at first glance it appeared that the main belt has slipped off the pulley. When towed to a service station for assessment and repair, it was discovered that the harmonic balancer bolt had broken off in the crankshaft. We are still in process of trying to find out of the…
ODI 10759940
Engine
While driving almost home, (2-miles) the power steering stopped, we pulled into a gas station, barely missing the fuel pumps. The belt came off. When the mechanic assessed the problem, it was much greater. The harmonic balancer was loose, and the drive pin to the cam belt gear had sheered off. The repairs were costly $1300.00. This is a design defect and has affected thousands of kia owners. The owners are like…
ODI 10749200
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento. While driving approximately 65 mph, there was an abnormal noise coming from the hood of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the harmonic balance needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 119,000.
ODI 10749334
Engine · Power Train · Steering
I was turning at a stop light when i loss power steering and nearly crashed.i was able to get it pulled over.i raised the hood and saw the crankshaft pulley lying on the the bottom skid plate.i looked on the internet only to find there are probably thousands of similar cases worldwide.i called kia .they basically blew me off!
ODI 10726095
Engine
Went to leave house vehicle started. Felt like brakes were locked looked at dash red lights for check engine and brake light was on. Engine was running popped the hood seen fan belt wasn't turning. Called aaa
ODI 10717537