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2005 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1205380
Internal NHTSA #	10745243
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2005
File date	23/07/15
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Driving in rural eastern colorado when the battery and brake warning lights came on. Drove on to the next town with a repair shop (brush, co) and checked under the hood. Belts were loose and the bottom pulley was lying in the bottom of the engine compartment. Had to have it towed 70 miles to the kia dealership in windsor, co ($375). They did the repair and charged $1303. 85. Had to rent a car while the repair was completed ($343. 57). Harmonic balancer had failed and caused damage to timing belt, tensioner, crank sprocket, etc. Updated 10/9/15 ln updated 12/21/2015js
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	119248
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	IOWA CITY, IA
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	70
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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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