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2011 KIA SORENTO Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	839502
Internal NHTSA #	10377110
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2011
File date	30/12/10
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Received our "repaired" 2011 kia sorento back, after 6 weeks of being without it from previous transmission failure, on 29 dec 2010. The vehicle smelled as though it were hot on drive home from dealership. The next morning 30 dec 2010, with the vehicle running and while at an intersection, i put the vehicle in drive but nothing happened except a grinding noise. I moved the shift up and down for several seconds and even tried turning the vehicle on and off to no avail. Finally after several seconds, i moved the shifter into drive and the grinding did not occur and the vehicle took off. The incident occurred, as did the initial failure 6 weeks ago, at an intersection whereby i could have been injured. The vehicle now, at random, repeats the same scenario.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	15345
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	TENNESSEE COLONY, TX
VIN pattern	5XYKT4A14BGXXXXXX
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
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Vehicle speed	0
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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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2011 KIA SORENTO Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 KIA SORENTO Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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