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2005 KIA SORENTO Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	869488
Internal NHTSA #	10414268
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2005
File date	15/06/11
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The main crank shaft pully bolt stripped out and caused the crank shaft to start to work its way out of the motor block i talked to kia customer service center and they said that it was not covered as a recall even though it was a main failure in the previous two years of 2003 and 2004 they said that they had fixed the problem by installing a different bolt in the 2005 model but in my opinion that is a false statement do to the fact it has failed in my 2005 sorento telling me the problem has not been solved.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	120000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	HOT SPRINGS, AR
VIN pattern	KNDJC733855XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
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Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
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Vehicle speed	35
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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.
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2005 KIA SORENTO Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 KIA SORENTO Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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