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2004 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1065441
Internal NHTSA #	10587968
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2004
File date	22/08/13
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving there was a noise from the engine compartment,power steering failedby the grace of god was able to get the vehicle off of the interstate. Looked under the hood and seen the crank shaft pulley and bolt laying on the tie rod under close examination the spring pin was sheared off from the timing chain pulley. The first time took the vehicle to kia of brandon florida , inwhich they said other things were wrong with the vehicle as well, the total bill came to around 800. 00 dollars. I think they just tightened down the bolts because the crank shaft pulley came off again, went back to kia of brandon and they would not repair it, stating that they were not going to repair the vehicle for free, they wanted to charge another 800. 00 dollars... So vehicle was taken to a mechanic that reattached the pulley... And the pulley came off again this time the bolt broke off in the crank shaft,the timing chain sprocket also came off. Called the dealership and they are only repairing certain vin numbers of that year.
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Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PINELLAS PARK, FL
VIN pattern	KNDJC733735XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	Y
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	55
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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