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2005 KIA SORENTO Suspension Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1210517
Internal NHTSA #	10749008
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2005
File date	16/08/15
Component	SUSPENSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While examining the rear suspension prior to replacing the shocks i saw that the upper control arm brackets on the rear axle are badly rusted. The left is slightly worse. I do not live in a rust belt area. Western washington to be specific. There is no other rust or corrosion on this car. There is a design flaw that allows water to stay in the area above the axle and corrode the bracket. When the bracket breaks the rear axle is no longer held in place. The car will be very difficult to steer and the wheels could lock up. The addition of a weep hole and an anti-corrosion coating would have prevented this. There are reports here on nhtsa where these brackets have rotted away and failed causing loss of control of the vehicle. This is a known design flaw that is just now appearing on the older cars. There are a multitude of comments on the internet worldwide. There will eventually be more of these failures and there is a potential for fatal accidents from loss of vehicle control. In the uk kia has acknowledged the problem and has been repairing sorentos for free since 2013. Kia usa needs to acknowledge this design flaw and issue a recall before people are killed.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	95847
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BONNEY LAKE, WA
VIN pattern	KNDJC733955XXXXXX
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
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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
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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.
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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 Suspension Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 KIA SORENTO Suspension Problems, Complaints and Defects

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