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2011 KIA SORENTO Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1492552
Internal NHTSA #	11122261
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2011
File date	24/08/18
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	This is the second time my car jolts when i am driving. Does not matter how fast i am going. It feels like the car gets really sluggish and it jolts before acceleration, it happened about two years ago and the dealership made me pay $600 to change the intake manifold claiming that it would fix that issue and it did not. After that it kept doing the same thing and i look it up online and saw that people were saying to request for a transmission update, so i went back and they did that and it "fixed" the issue. That time my engine light was on and came back on even after they fixed the supposed issue. This time there's no engine light on and the car jolts even harder. I have seen so many complaints about this online i don't understand why my car does not show as a recall for the transmission. This has been happening now for a few days and the jolting just gets worse every time i drive. Last night when i was on the highway going about 40 mph it did it and again after 50mph it was very scary.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	142000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BEDFORD, TX
VIN pattern	5XYKT3A10BGXXXXXX
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	40
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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 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 KIA SORENTO Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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