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2005 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1131696
Internal NHTSA #	10655071
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2005
File date	23/08/14
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	First incident-on august 16, 2014 while on vacation and driving from virginia to chicago ill, the vehicle start making a rattling noise coming from the front of the vehicle and warning lights came on the dash (battery, brake) and the power steering went out making the vehicle very hard to maneuver, i immediately pulled over into a fast food parking lot to check the noise and found that the harmonic balancer was loose and belts were not turning, i had the vehicle towed to a mechanic after inspection i was informed that the crank shaft gear pin had broke off to the harmonic balancer. I purchase the parts (harmonic balancer, bolt and crank shaft gear) and had the mechanic repair the vehicle and drove back to virginia. Second incident-october 2014 while my wife was driving the vehicle, she encountered the same problems the warning lights, rattling in the front of vehicle, power steering locked unable to turn vehicle, i inspected the vehicle and saw that the harmonic balancer was loose and belts were not turning, the pin in the crank shaft gear has broken again, i had the vehicle towed to the kia dealership in richmond, and they stated that i needed a new motor. After investigating complaints about this vehicle on line i found out that this problem is well documented with this make and year vehicle. If i or my wife had been on the highway at the time of this fault it could have been catastrophic. I also found that their is a class action suit against kia motors addressing the exact same fault.(civil action no. 13-006 united states district court, district of new jersey) essentially, plaintiffs claimed their vehicles were designed with a ? Defective crankshaft pulley bold and balancer,? Which could result in ? Breaking off the spring guide pin,? Causing ? Catastrophic engine failure.? This vehicle is unsafe, a recall is warranted and kia motors needs to correct the defect.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	110000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	RICHMOND, VA
VIN pattern	KNDJC733355XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
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
Drive train type	4WD
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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.
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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2005 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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