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2005 KIA SORENTO Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1236942
Internal NHTSA #	10789001
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2005
File date	07/11/15
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Vehcile was filled up and driven to friends house. Vehicle was stationary at friends house for few hours. When leaving i smelled the odor of gas. Got light to observe puddle of gas under vehicle. I drove home because it was dark and waited to inspect in the morning. When re-inspected it was verified gas was leaking from inside an inset on the bottom of the gas tank.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	115000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NICOMA PARK, OK
VIN pattern	KNDJC733855XXXXXX
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?
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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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 Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 KIA SORENTO Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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