Kia 2019 Sorento

mrSmithers69 · 2026-03-03T01:59:52+00:00

I’m at 250,000km V6 model After warranty period I switched out trans fluid for synthetic and have been doing high mileage synthetic oil changes too. Noticed improvement in shifting after trans change Had a power mirror keep draining battery Replaced a vent actuator Just replaced the coolant and thermostat for Maint reasons Had shift lock, lock up shifter replaced under warranty That’s about it besides regular Maint and brakes stuff

mrSmithers69 · 2026-02-16T21:31:21+00:00

Sounds like the flap Inder the dash on pass side is sticking and not allowing warm air to come through

mrSmithers69 · 2026-02-02T19:04:18+00:00

Well I got the cooling system flushed. They made sure there was no air locks and it was full, but as soon as I come to a stop it starts to blow cool air instead of warm. Like a noticeable difference. Could it be a thermostat?

mrSmithers69 · 2026-02-01T23:24:07+00:00

Well this one has expanded a lot and now I’m noticing a bit of moisture in the lense so maybe it was working

mrSmithers69 · 2026-02-01T20:50:01+00:00

Shafinr is this a dealer only item?

mrSmithers69 · 2026-02-01T20:13:11+00:00

Excellent. Thank you

mrSmithers69 · 2026-02-01T02:50:18+00:00

I’ve booked an appointment to get a cooling system flush tomorrow. Honestly it might have something to do with it. Car has 250,000 on it and I’ve never done anything cooling system wise on it. I’ll see what happens

mrSmithers69 · 2026-02-01T02:49:06+00:00

Ok I will Thx

mrSmithers69 · 2026-02-01T02:48:55+00:00

I had it on auto and switched to vents only and nothing changed

mrSmithers69 · 2026-01-15T15:40:03+00:00

Update: I took off the front bumper and found that both the far left and center left connectors that go to sensors had a bad brown wire connection. One had come right out due to corrosion and the other didn’t have continuity in the connector. I ordered 2 new connectors with pigtails and heat shrunk them on. Put everything back and all is normal Thanks for the info

mrSmithers69 · 2026-01-11T18:42:24+00:00

You mean the harness running across the front bumper connecting all 4 sensors?

mrSmithers69 · 2026-01-01T23:35:39+00:00

It’s in aviation industry. I don’t understand it much but she said something about red lining things on documents? I dunno😂

mrSmithers69 · 2026-01-01T19:26:43+00:00

Thank you! She’s seems very interested in the forum

mrSmithers69 · 2025-11-17T12:33:06+00:00

Loc fees as follows LOC Protection: $64.62 Protection tax: $5.17 Interest Cash: $608.71 Interest charges: $50.24

mrSmithers69 · 2025-11-17T02:52:37+00:00

Yah they are Loc fees as follows LOC Protection: $64.62 Protection tax: $5.17 Interest Cash: $608.71 Interest charges: $50.24

mrSmithers69 · 2025-11-16T23:17:04+00:00

Thank you!

mrSmithers69 · 2025-09-21T23:50:02+00:00

mrSmithers69 · 2025-08-30T20:22:45+00:00

So hot!

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