# 2011 Kia Sorento occasionally won’t start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-kia-sorento-occasionally-won-t-start/158056>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** kia, sorento\
**Created:** [February 7, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-kia-sorento-occasionally-won-t-start/158056 "2020-02-07T17:00:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![CBRust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@CBRust](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CBRust)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-kia-sorento-occasionally-won-t-start/158056/1 "2020-02-07T17:00:54Z")

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occasionally this car won’t start, i.e., it won’t crank at all; the interior lights all come on but no sound when key is turned. after several tries (sometimes 5 to 20 minutes) it finally cranks and starts immediately

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-kia-sorento-occasionally-won-t-start/158056/2 "2020-02-07T17:16:22Z")

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Any chance that you just need a new battery ? That is my first guess from cyber space . Second guess is the brake or clutch switch is faulty .

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**Author:** ![CBRust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@CBRust](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CBRust)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-kia-sorento-occasionally-won-t-start/158056/3 "2020-02-07T17:54:54Z")

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already put new battery in it, no help…thanks for tip about brake or clutch switch

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**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-kia-sorento-occasionally-won-t-start/158056/4 "2020-02-08T23:28:21Z")

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My third guess after Mr. Volvo’s excellent two, is to get new battery cables.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2020, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-kia-sorento-occasionally-won-t-start/158056/5 "2020-02-08T23:33:04Z")

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The next time the engine won’t start, with the dash lights on, step on the brake pedal, shift the transmission into neutral and then try starting the engine.

If the engine starts, there’s a problem with the park/neutral safety switch.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/d/e/de2a8e35b0c98609c194a232050d191b1e101c15.jpeg)

Tester