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2005 KIA SORENTO Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1178497
Internal NHTSA #	10712844
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2005
File date	23/04/15
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	At a stop light, i heard and felt a shudder throughout the vehicle. The brake and battery light came on immediately after the shudder. The engine continued to run normally. Proceeding through the intersection, i experienced the loss of power steering making the car very difficult to control. Managed to get the vehicle to a nearby parking lot where i called for a tow to the kia dealer. Dealer confirmed a sheared crank shaft bolt. Incident occurred on a busy state highway during rush hour. Speed limit is 45 mph on this stretch of road and very busy at rush hour. Had the vehicle been in motion at the time of the part failure there would have been an accident.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	87000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	KETTERING, OH
VIN pattern	KNDJC733255XXXXXX
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	0
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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 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 KIA SORENTO Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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