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2011 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1458327
Internal NHTSA #	11083318
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2011
File date	17/02/18
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Sudden failure of the crank shaft, rod, and rod bearing. Failure resulted in a rod bearing blowing a hole through the motor block and oil pain resulting in oil drainage and subsequent catastrophic failure of the entire motor. In the days leading up to this event i didn't notice any noises or change in vehicle behavior. All functioned as normal. I merged onto a highway and reached a speed of approx 65 mph for approx 2 miles all was normal and fine. I then heard a loud bang and noticed vehicle losing power. I pulled vehicle off the road to a safe area and had the vehicle towed approx 1 mile to a local service station. The information i related in the beginning is the official diagnosis from the mechanic. I have an after market warranty unfortunately due to the high cost of repairs they are fighting paying for needed repairs, which is causing me to incur a very large financial loss. My vehicle was very well kept, and only had a little over 108,000 original miles. All service records are kept. Religiously kept up with typical pm such as tires, oil change, brakes, rotors, ect. All non-typical pm repairs were always done at a kia dealership by a certified kia technician, and always requested to check vin for any recalls and when found had recall repairs made. As i stated there was nothing in the behavior of the vehicle in the years, months, weeks, or days leading up to this incident that would indicate a catastrophic failure of this nature was impending.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	108000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BRACKENRIDGE, PA
VIN pattern	5XYKTCA1XBGXXXXXX
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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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	65
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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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2011 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?