Powertrain-related issues were sore points for the turbocharged Kia SUV during its 40,000-mile stay.
That Colorado trip included a visit to Pikes Peak for the annual hill climb. The steep drive down the mountain may have contributed to the Sorento scoring its front rotors. Resurfacing both 12.8-inch discs set us back $353. Though this out-of-pocket repair failed to fix the brake pedal’s wooden feel, it did mitigate the pulsations that came through the left pedal under braking.
Our Sorento required 164 feet to come to a halt from 70 mph at the conclusion of our test, one foot shorter than it needed some 40,000 miles earlier. Likewise, the well-used, but still serviceable, Continental CrossContact LX Sport all-season rubber helped the Sorento pull 0.85 g around the skidpad—a smidge better than the 0.84 g it managed at the start of our test.
These Continentals were not the only tire the Sorento wore during its stay, as we swapped in $1205 worth of Vredestein Wintrac Pro winter tires for the cold and snowy Midwest winter. Shod with the Vredesteins, the Kia was a formidable tool throughout the frigid months. An encounter with a pothole, however, claimed the left front wheel and tire. It cost us $932 to replace both items. Shortly thereafter, a cracked windshield set us back an additional $769.
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