Four-wheel drive problems

Four-wheel drive: Four wheel drive. Four wheel drive in the 4 wheels. It is usually very common in all-terrain cars.
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Clicking sound in 4wd

Kia Sorento 2008 2.5 diesel auto 150000 miles
Driving in 2wd is absolutely fine but when have it in 4wd it making a clicking sound when accelerating.
Michelle from United Kingdom 3 years ago  
MI
2 reports 
dlinn56 from United States 2 years ago
Sounds like the acctulor isn't fully engaugeing the axles to make it FWD. Or you have a bad CV-Joint going out. Good Luck.
Yo yo ma from United States 2 years ago
Sounds like a u joint, cv click and pop when you tirn
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4wd not engaging.

Kia Sorento 2008 Manual 110000 miles
I drove on to wet grass on a very slight incline. I went to switch to from 2wd to 4w Hi and nothing happened (no orange light). I drove forward/backwards expecting into the come on but nothing. I then tried 4w Lo but the green light kept flashing. I had rear wheels spinning but the front wheels were doing nothing. I ended up having to be pulled out from the wet grass. An hour later I switched my to 4wHi whilst stationary on tarmac and it changed. Does it need traction on the wheels to engage 4wd?
Abbie1811 from United Kingdom 2 years ago  
AB
2 reports 

Four-wheel drive failure

Kia Sorento 2007  62000 miles
Good morning, the four-wheel drive works only at some moments. When the last position from the selector 4x4 (bottom to top) is set, the 4wd indicator lights blins and the four-wheel drive does not work. What might be the failure and possible solutions? I have read that, if the four-wheel drive is not used regularly, this usually happens. Is it true? Thanks for your answers.
zay from United States 9 years ago  
ZA
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JERRY from United States 8 years ago
Hi, buddy. I have the same problem and bought the module that controls the four-wheel drive, but without any positive solution. However, I've just been told that I need to reset the new module so that the failure disappears.
JERRY from United States 8 years ago
Hello, everyone. I tell you that I had exactly the same problem you are mentioning and, after buying a new module as well, I consulted with a person who reads automobile electrical diagrams, who determined that the problem was not the module, but a reprogramming that needed to be made to the computer with a scanner. The four-wheel drive has been working perfectly since then. Hope it helps.
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Car hesitates then dies

Kia Sorento 2012 Kia Sorento  86000 miles
My kia starts hesitating when pressing the gas. When this happens, the 4WD light comes on and sometimes stays on then my car dies. Sometimes it's hard to get it started again and sometimes it starts up just fine afterwards. I have taken it tooi a Kia dealer twice. They replaced my computer module the first time and told me if it doesn't fix the problem they would need to change the throttle. Went I went back the 2nd time, they said there were no codes coming up so didn't do anything.
cjones from United States 3 years ago  
CJ
7 reports 
mike c from United States 2 years ago
Same here- they said they had to download new software, but after a $380 bill, it still does this- happens 5 minutes after I start the car, every time!
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Put into gear won't move when I lift the clutch

Kia Sorento 2004  129000 miles
Been on motorway all good got home went to shop got back in starts OK put into gear let clutch up won't move in any gear or 4wdrive any idea anybody pleassssse
Ccoop from United Kingdom 4 years ago  
CC
2 reports 
Eddie from United States 2 years ago
Same issue my 2001 won't go into gear half of the time can't figure it out
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