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2012 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1178033
Internal NHTSA #	10712492
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2012
File date	21/04/15
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving down highway at 55 miles per hour with a semi tractor trailer behind me. My kia sorento just shut off. I just pulled over on the side of the highway in time so i wouldn't get hit by the semi. It took me about 6 hours to get my car home. I was out in where there wasn't a garage or nothing around. After getting it home and jump start the battery it started. Then on 4/22/15 i was taking my wife to a appointment and it did the same thing and the engine is knocking before it shut off going done highway. I bought this kia used with 52,000 miles on it in july 2014. Have extended warranty for 6 months or 36000. Well 6 months is passed and now i am struck with this problem. Called dealer where i got it. They wont help. I hope that you can help me with this problem because it is a dangerous thing that the car just shut off driving down highway. I am paying for a car that is faulty and they mislead you on the mileage to. Only get 20-23 at 55 miles per hour. Not now 30 or so like they say. I hope you can help me. I still have to get my car yet. It is getting pricey to keep a car that suppose to be good car. Thank you [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	113000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GRANDVALLEY, PA
VIN pattern	5XYKTDA67CGXXXXXX
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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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
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Vehicle speed	55
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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.
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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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2012 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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