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2011 KIA SORENTO Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	913071
Internal NHTSA #	10452862
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2011
File date	15/06/11
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My 2011 kia sorento downshifts while at a high rate of speed. It also gets stuck and while the rpms are racing, it will not shift up. The bluetooth does not work properly and am only able to make a call 30% of the time. Backup cameras and sensors are intermittent. Window will not work. Back drivers side door fell off hinges while i was driving with my child in the backseat. My passenger side seat overheated and would not turn off. Causing my car to fill with smoke on the expressway. Many issues with this lemon! Shifter will not go from drive into park leaving me stranded in my car. Vehicle has no power.... Poor engine. Paint and chrome of handles are coming off. Pulls to the left and esc light comes on all the time.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	1200
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BURLINGTON, KY
VIN pattern	5XYKT4A18BGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	55
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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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2011 KIA SORENTO Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 KIA SORENTO Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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