April 2025 Navigation Update | Kia Forum
May 6, 2025 · Kia seems to have backed off on their previous language warning of horrific consequences if you don't update with the car running. I let the car run in Park anyway. I have yet to …
2025 Hybrid Annoyances | Kia Forum
Oct 3, 2024 · Kia is smart, they make the throttle very touchy so you want to buy the car when you test drive it, and so it doesn't feel like the engine is struggling to move the SUV weight, that's fine. But if …
Oil consumption fixed. But why? - Kia Forum
2016 Kia Sorento LX 2.4l I4 Bought this car with 92k miles. Saw that it was burning/consuming oil. Researched, but after reading everywhere online, saw that this was about normal for a Kia, so I just …
GDI Carbon Buildup - Kia Forum
Jul 31, 2022 · I have a 2015 Sorrento SE and just passing the 100k miles mark. We have been doing regular maintenance and oil changes, but not the fuel system cleaning and engine decarb. What is …
Oil Consumption Fix - Kia Forum
Sep 4, 2024 · KIA has tried to engineer a new type of baffle drain that uses a rubber seal over the drain holes. When enough oil builds up in the baffle it should cause enough pressure on the rubber seal to …
Intermittent no crank/no start | Kia Forum
Oct 9, 2024 · Looking for some opinions, have a '19 Sportage that intermittently has trouble starting. When pushing Start button there is an audible click (relay?) and no crank attempt. This can happen …
Oil Filter Housing Leak (2020) | Kia Forum
Feb 2, 2025 · It's the oil filter housing leaking. Poor design (plastic). Make sure to take it back after a week or so before the part becomes Back Order, which is the go to nowadays for any warranty issue. …
Installing Auto-Dimming Homelink Mirror - Kia Forum
Oct 13, 2023 · I bought a 2023 Sportage X-Line PHEV sight unseen, as I was in the process of moving from Germany to the US, and needed a car upon arrival. The window sticker that the dealer sent me, …
Torque Pattern for Valve Cover? - Kia Forum
Feb 29, 2020 · The KIA shop manual (both my hard copy and kiatech) show the locations of the bolts on the "Cylinder Head Cover" --aka valve cover-- and they provide the torque at 35-52 lb-in (4-6Nm), but …
2019 Sorento oil light - Kia Forum
Dec 1, 2022 · The oil light on my wife's 2019 Sorento just started coming on intermittently when at operating temp at low idle. She took it to the dealer and they have spent over 5 hours diagnosing the …