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2011 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1661743
Internal NHTSA #	11325047
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2011
File date	21/11/19
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On the interstate the car missed & died. Tried to start and it made a rattling sound. A tn trooper sd it sounds like timing chain and we had to tow it home 75 miles $500. A ford master mech sd in 20 yrs he never saw this b4. Oil level was full but the oil wasn't getting to the engine and the crank cracked in 3 spots. Called local kia maryville tn & she sd it was over the 100,000 mile warranty and i bought it used.. No telling what the other dealer did to it. Still i do to tow it to kia parkside knoxville tn and pd them almost $200 to tell me the exact same thing; he'd been a mech for 20+ yrs and had no idea how that could even happen. They won't fix it though the recall is for the 2. 0 liter engine, mine is a 2. 4 2011. (my car is the 2012 body style made in 2011) they will sell me another engine. We brought the car home and i tweeted about it. Kiamotors_america dm'd me offering help. They denied my claim entirely because my engine isn't part of the recall, even though my issue is the same. I found thousands of ppl just like me being told the same thing. I'm on ss disability paying $267/mo + full cov ins since nov. I have 2 specialists 100 miles in opp directions that i have no car to go to. I watch my 3yr old grandson and was going to the store for my mom who has stage 4 lung cancer. I would tweet news articles warning ppl and kiaamerica blocked me. I couldn't talk to them if i tried. I thought i filed a complaint here once b4, i don't see it though. I was thinking of trying my senator. Kia is reckless, unprofessional and has no concern whatsoever about human lives. I wish i knew a good lawyer, this has almost destroyed me.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	130000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LENOIR CITY, TN
VIN pattern	5XYKT3A11BGXXXXXX
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
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
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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

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