Kia Sorento

[Tudor_374242012]

I would like to say that its the best towcar I have ever had, but on certain single lane roads I have had a problem with the motorized mirror,fitted with an extension mirror, being blown back against the window from the draft of heavy lorries going in the other direction.Have any members had the same problem.

 

[Cockovan]

I have a Toyota Landcruiser and it suffers from the same problem. The previous model didn't have motorised mirrors and was fine. Toyota tell me that the miror mechanism cannot be adjusted in any way to prevent this from happening. I have now reverted to the type that strap around the door and hook between the glass and frame thus putting no stress on the vehicle mirrors.

 

[SteveW77]

I have had 2 Sorenetos in the last 4yrs and towed about 8000 miles and I have never experienced this problem, maybe you are extending the mirror arms further out than is necessary.

Steve W

 

[clivea]

Hi,

I use Milenco mirrors and although they will waver a bit when large vehicles pass by I hav never had them come back on themselves. I do have them set quite close to the car's mirrors withouta long overhang.

Other Clive

 

[DavidKlyne]

Tudor

Although I don't have the motorised mirrors on my XE I did experience the very same thing on our way to Lincolnshire. It has only happened once in 500 miles so I am not overly concerned. However I will ask on the Sorento forum whether there is any kind of adjustment. I use the mirrors that clamp to the top rim of the car mirror with a strap around the back of the mirror housing.

David

 

[WatsonJohnG]

There was a universal fix for this a few years ago that could be a DIY remedy

It consisted of a stick on vacuum type hook forward of the mirror with a string/tape attached to the mirror outer edge (or round the towing mirror arm)

 

[RogerL]

Because we tow with a relatively narrow car, the wing mounted towing mirrors have to extend quite a long way out to see alongside the caravan.

When towing on single carriageway A-roads we sometimes meet a HGV with a bow wave that pushes the mirror back but it's very much a minority and not obviously related to size, speed, shape of the HGVs as the vast majority we meet don't give this problem.

I have to stop and reset the mirror but as it only happens about once a year, I don't regard it as an issue.

 

[tffwkends]

Tudor

Although I don't have the motorised mirrors on my XE I did experience the very same thing on our way to Lincolnshire. It has only happened once in 500 miles so I am not overly concerned. However I will ask on the Sorento forum whether there is any kind of adjustment. I use the mirrors that clamp to the top rim of the car mirror with a strap around the back of the mirror housing.

David

hi david

any chance you could tell me where to find this sorrento forum please.

jim

 

[DavidKlyne]

hi david

any chance you could tell me where to find this sorrento forum please.

jim

Jim

Nor sure the link will work on here so you will have to cut and paste but try here http://www.kiasorento.proboards46.com/index.cgi?

David

 

[jmg12]

I have the sorento xs with th motorised mirrors and I have never experienced this problem when I have had my towing mirrors on maybe you just need to buy some different towing mirrors

 

[RayS]

I've had the same problem with my Merc. ML 270 but only when towing into a stong wind. What happens is that the extra drag of the extension mirror produces the same force as accidental contact 9say by passing vehicle) and the mirror folds rather than breaks - as it is designed to do.

With the Raydot type mirror secured with rubber straps there is not much you can do about this, but with the Milenco type you can set the extension mirror upwards and outwards from the main mirror but overlapping it slightly, thus reducing the effective leverage.

The real pain with this is when towing on Sapnish autovias which have very few pull-offs and your (UK) nearside mirror folds. With a fixed bed van you then have effectively no rear vision. To date I have found that the "folding" control will always restore the mirror but only when stationary - there is a safety interlock to prevent you folding mirrors while moving.

 

[stephen_5065465]

I agree with your comment on the Sorento I am on my 2nd. Had 1st 4 yrs,It got better with age.The best towcar in its class if they got rid of the snob value in the towcar awards(cc).The best type of mirrors I have used so far to eliminate the blowback problem is the Suck It and See.Just done 1500 miles on the Continent and provided they are put on dry they never budge and mirrors do not move even in high winds.