This is an online automotive information provider of a detailed information on complaints, defects and recalls for KIA SORENTO 2011 power train. Our users can find data on mass market car models from most popular brands. The service allows to compare and analyze statistics for reported problems, complaints, recalls for various manufacturers. We hope our site will help with selecting of a reliable and safe car. By using this tool, you will be able to get records with description of safety issues for vehicles, equipment, tires and child restraints. These issues include safety recalls for your KIA SORENTO 2011 power train and complaints other owners have filed.

Enter valid VIN:

2011 KIA SORENTO Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	940171
Internal NHTSA #	10474446
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2011
File date	07/09/12
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Incident #1 while traveling 45 mph car lurched, and gas pedal was non-responsive. Engine was running, but no response. Only forward motion was "idle" speed which was not enough power to make it up hill. Stopped car in median. Towed car back o dealer. Check engine light stayed on. Dealership replaced a recall brake switch, and said as there was no computer code they couldn't find anything else to fix. Reset the computer to clear the check engine light. Incident #2 less than 50 miles (24 hours) after taking the car - at 60mph same issue occurred. Shut off engine, restarted & drove back to dealer. After starting/stopping about 4 times the check engine light went off. Car seemed to respond appropriately. The car is not safe to drive in this condition. Should this happen while merging, on a bridge, or in heavy traffic accident would occur.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	31900
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	REED, KY
VIN pattern	5XYKT4A2X BXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders
Drive train type
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	50
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
Dealer's state code
Dealer's ZIP code

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.

Last decoded VIN:

WAUZZZ8K98A033220 WF0NXXGCHNMC69768 W1X8EC3Y8MT082216 1FMJK2AT1LEA53103 WBA5K51050G433121 VWASBFTL0Y1133492 JF2SJAGC9HH499133 JTNBE40K603129325 MALB251ALSM549226 JNRAZ2NY4D9030205 2GNAXJEV1J6160396 WP1ZZZ92ZFLA40689

Rating: 4.7 from 5 (3783 reviews)

2011 KIA SORENTO Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 KIA SORENTO Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?