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Nothing but problems
ndskimr, 07/03/2011
2011 Kia Sorento LX 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
13 of 14 people found this review helpful
I have had to car for one year now and everything started out great. I loved the car but as the months went on problems started to arise. First, the car would not shut off. Even when you took the key out and walked away it still ran. Kia fixed the problem, said it was a faulty break relay switch. Now the car at times will reset everything electronic and other times will not start. Kia cannot figure out the problem. The cars transmission will slip at highway speeds causing a bit of a scare. I would not really recommend this car until Kia can get these problems resolved. The car is not the most reliable at times.
Better reliability than my old Honda CR-V
surf999, 07/01/2019
2011 Kia Sorento SX 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
Bought new 2011 Kia Sorento SX in 2011. Put 192K miles on it including many miles towing a few boats and the only thing that failed were the alternator after 140K and fuel pump after 160K. Just replaced the usual wear and tear items like brakes, tires etc. V6 still had plenty of power and AC blew cold when needed. Towards the end the radio/GPS would take a while to heat up (flickering) and the rear driver's side door wouldn't open but otherwise everything still worked really well and the car was a pleasure to drive. Was hoping to get to 200K and would have made it but my teenage son ran into someone and insurance totalled it. My old Honda CR-V was great until 160K until it died (drive chain on engine) and I thought it was a great car but the Sorento went better and longer! I do pay attention to servicing my cars regularly and only buy to keep them going as long as possible and this SUV fit that bill nicely
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What can I say about the 2011 KIA Sorento SX..."WOW!"
heyofficer, 03/20/2011
2011 Kia Sorento SX 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
25 of 30 people found this review helpful
My Husband and I were looking for a new SUV, and were sick of seeing all the "cookie cutter" and common Honda Pilots, Toyota Highlanders, RAV4's and CRV's that it seemed were everywhere. Boring and tired looking, and their owners were looking equally boring and tired! So we shopped and shopped. Test drove and researched. Then after all the info was collected, we bought a new 2011 KIA Sorento SX in February. I drive it daily, and my husband and I have been on some longish trips to Las Vegas, too. We sold our Mazda, but this new KIA actually beats the rest when compared feature to feature, overall quality, looks and reliability. KIA's 100,000 warranty is icing on the cake!
A Good Value Mid Size SUV
bimmershawn, 05/09/2011
2011 Kia Sorento LX 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
Had it for almost a month. Was considering getting a luxury SUV, but after reading the Consumer Report which rated the V6 Sorento very highly among the mid size suv, I decided to take a look. I like the styling a lot and the comfort of the base model cloth seating. Mileage rated at 20/26 is pretty accurate and is among the best in V6 SUVs. Extra 3rd role seats are standard. Although with updated DFD shocks, the ride is still pretty firm but the handling is surprisingly good. A very practically all around car for multi purpose. Dealer gave me a very good discount and dealer incentives.
Kia... designed to fail at 61,000 miles
Skylar Sutton, 05/05/2016
2011 Kia Sorento SX 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
24 of 29 people found this review helpful
We're the second owners of this vehicle, purchased it 2 years old with about 20,000 miles on it. We had minor/insignificant issues during the 60k bumper-to-bumper warranty period (which DOES transfer to the second owner)... insignificant things like a backup camera that needed replaced and some minor vibrations on the interior that just needed tightening up. Let me tell you though, almost the MINUTE that warranty was up parts started falling off this thing like a cartoon. We just had to take it in for a $450 oil pressure sensor that caused us to lose the entire contents of our engine oil in less than an hour. That's a MAJOR engine component and WOULD have been covered under the 100,000 mile powertrain warranty... EXCEPT it doesn't transfer to the second owners. I've owned cars with 200,000 miles on them that never needed an oil pressure sensor replaced. That is a major engine component that should last the life of the vehicle. I'm terribly disappointed in this vehicle and Kia service in general. If you absolutely have your heart set on one of these, intend to have it paid off and traded in by the end of your 60,000 mile warranty or it's going to cost you thousands per year to keep it limping along.
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