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2011 KIA SORENTO Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	871761
Internal NHTSA #	10415961
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2011
File date	26/07/11
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving on highway approximately 75 mph, car suddenly jolted like i hit something. It jerked very hard and decelarated. The rpms also went up much higher like it shifted to a lower gear. Pulled onto shoulder of road and turned car off. Same thing happened 2 days prior while cruise control was set at 71 mph. First time, was able to restart car and continue the 20 mile drive to work. Today, car would not restart and had to have towed. When arrived at dealership, car started without issues. Service manager said they hooked up the diagnostic computer and there were no problems with car. The technician drove the car about 30 miles and was unable to replicate problem.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	23000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	BOWLING GREEN, OH
VIN pattern	5XYKU3A12BGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
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Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
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Vehicle speed	75
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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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