04 Sorrento, steering difficulty when in 4x4

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Rashid - 12 Aug 2006 15:56 GMT

Had my little truck for about 3Y now. Love it. Had following issues:

- once, the tranny got stuck in 4x4 low gear mode. Took me about 15
mins of turning
the tranny mode switch and driving the car back and forth to get the
darn thing to
disengage

- crankshaft pulley fell off, just 2 weeks ago. To dealer it went,
spent 14 days there,
they fixed it at no charge

Here's one thing that I don't like: when in 4x4, tight radius turning
becomes nearly impossible.
I am sure it has something to do with
power-transfer-to-the-front-wheels design.

I had a friend rent one a looong while back and complain about same
thing.

Is it a design flaw or a problem that can be fixed ?

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Tim Lapin - 12 Aug 2006 16:20 GMT

> Had my little truck for about 3Y now. Love it. Had following issues:
>
> - crankshaft pulley fell off, just 2 weeks ago. To dealer it went,
> spent 14 days there,
> they fixed it at no charge

There was a Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) on the crankshaft for 03, 04
and 05 model years, I believe. I don't think it mentioned them ever falling
off though. Nasty thing to happen and I'm glad nobody was hurt.

> Here's one thing that I don't like: when in 4x4, tight radius turning
> becomes nearly impossible.
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>
> Is it a design flaw or a problem that can be fixed ?

Tight turns when in 4x4 mode will be difficult. As I understand the
technology, it is a natural consequence of being in full-time 4x4 and
probably unavoidable.

Read the following for more info:
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http://auto.howstuffworks.com/four-wheel-drive.htm
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/differential.htm

Hope this helps!

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