Faults:

Not much has gone wrong.

The handle of the left door snapped off and cost a fair bit from Kia.

The headlight plastic was replaced due to being unclear.

This car has a very strong diesel scent, but this is typical with a diesel 4x4.

When we first bought the car, lots of things like the bumper had cracks in them; this included the license plate.

General Comments:

Very big and spacious. A great overall car. Very practical and relatively good on fuel.

The car not only looks good, but feels comfy.

The dashboard is quite dated, but it is a 9 year old car!

Faults:

One fog light has had to be replaced twice over the years. Otherwise, absolutely nothing has gone wrong or proven to be a concern, let alone a problem.

General Comments:

This is an extraordinarily good vehicle.

On tar, it handles as though on rails. Off road, it is as good as any other SUV, and will go anywhere the others can - at a fraction of the cost of Jeeps, M-series and X-series from their respective makers.

I cannot understand why anybody would pay so much more just for the prestige of a badge, because nothing is that much better to warrant a higher purchase price. This vehicle is exceptional for the money.

Faults:

Gas tank light never works properly. Always says near empty or empty when there is at most half a tank left.

Head/tail lights always go out.

Inside dash board lights flash at times.

Driver's seat barely moves back & forth anymore, from the automatic leverage button.

Full brake system already replaced. Now onto new rotors.

Wiper blades never last.

Gas guzzler...

Faults:

I bought this Sorento, not knowing the transfer box was in trouble.

General Comments:

Very smooth and comfortable. A useful working 4x4.

Faults:

Digital climate control display does funny things when it's cold in the mornings.

A few times after reclining the driver's seat, it did not want to come up for some reason. Don't have the issue any more though.

When fuel gets low, the gauge kind of goes up and down. Gas light turns on and off. I just set my mileage counter at zero, and refuel at 200-220 miles.

Sometimes when you adjust the stereo sound settings, it tends to reset to manufacturer settings (great sound though if you have the Delco amplified stereo found in my 05 EX).

At 105k, driver's leather seat seams started to separate (maybe about time).

Used to start kind of bad, but when I stopped using cheap gas, problem has never came back.

General Comments:

The jeep is really a nice SUV. It sits on a truck frame. I have the rear wheel drive, and it feels like a Lexus LS400 that I previously owned. I would recommend this car to a friend.

Only thing that I would like Kia to improve on the Sorento is the fuel economy. For a 2005, I get 17mpg. Kind of low in my opinion. Freeway and city are about the same on the mpg's. Best ever on a cruise at 70 about 19 miles. It gets awesome mpg's (23 or so) if you drive 50mph, which is not common.

Ride quality is excellent. Similar to Lexus.

Engine performance is great.

The transmission is very comfortable (auto 5 speed).

Does not kick out of gear when you add throttle, instead uses the engine torque to accelerate. Transmission is similar to a V-8 setup. If you have ever enjoyed Lexus V-8, you know what I'm talking about.

Front of SUV looks awesome (I have the cladding all the way around with the alloys. Don't buy one without cladding, it looks wimpy and cheap!)

Rear can use some attention though. The rear bumper looks kind of out of place.

The car is very nice if you get it fully loaded with leather, cladding, auto transmission, alloys and Delco stereo.

Can't stand the base model.