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2004 Kia Sorento - corrossion?
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    Posted: 30 Jul 2010 at 11:52am
Hi all - newbie here about to buy a 54 plate Sorento. :D
 
Car seems spotless, mileage is average but I had an independant mobile mechanic look at it who noticed significant corrosion around what he claimed was the rear cross member and said to walk away from the car as the only way to fix it would be to cut it out and replace it which would be expensive.
 
The dealer I'm buying from (a friend of a friend) was very surprised by this and arranged for his local garage which he regularly uses to look it over.
 
They confirmed that yes there was some corrosion but it was not the cross member but an additional support bar at the rear of the car that was rusted - this is apparently a hollow bar that just gives a little extra support but is not part of the chassis or the integral structure.
 
I spoke to the mobile mechanic who started to back track slightly claiming that it wasn't the cross member but that this bar did a similar job but was still part of the chassis however he was happy that if replaced properly the car would be fine.
 
I then spoke to my regular mechanic (who unfortunately couldn't travel the distance to check the car) and he agreed that a lot of SUV's have this additional bit of strapping at the back but due to these cars not being undersealed properly it does get filled with water and start to rust and he agreed that if a new bar was correctly welded into place it would be fine.
 
So, the garage is going to replace this part before selling me the car - it is a big job which is being done at their expense but I wanted to check if anyone has had or heard of similar issues?
 
My mechanic seems certain that the chassis on these cars are very thick and not likely to rust at such a young age but I'd like some further reassurance if possible as this car will be used to regularly tow a horsebox.
 
My plan is to get the car tomorrow, take it to my mechanic next week and get him to check the quality of the welding and then underseal the car for me!
 
Fingers crossed that fixes things!
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Never seen any significant chassis corrosion on a Sorento.
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hi   I agree with murphwiz
Sometimes think the people doing these inspections  tend to be a little over cautious  ,just to cover themselves but always a good idea to have the vehicle checked if your not too  sure yourself
I don't think you will have no major problems with it
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