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2012 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1197326
Internal NHTSA #	10732492
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2012
File date	07/08/14
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My 2012 kia sorento was running fine, no warning whatsoever. I was on the highway when i heard a flutter noise that turned into a knocking sound. Had the car towed to dealer. Tow truck driver started the car and drove it approximately 60 ft to a parking spot. I was told by the dealer i had catastrophic engine failure and that the engine was seized tight (which was not true at all) due to neglect. I have provided kia corp. And the dealer with all of the service records as well as the oil purchase receipts, oil filter receipts and oil change records. Oil changes were performed to what kia's manual suggests. I have done research and have found numerous kia owners with the exact same issue i had. Their complaints are almost exactly word for word what happened to my kia. Something needs to be done about this... Most kia owners had this catastrophic engine failure happen on the highway or when their teenagers were driving. Kia has a class action law suit against them for this very reason. Please do something before someone really gets hurt. I was very lucky there was not a lot of traffic and was able to get off of the highway. If there were traffic and i was not able to get off of the highway.. It could gave resulted in much worse. Please i am begging you to do something about this. I have came across so many people in stores, restaurants, and dealers while looking for another car to be able to get my child to and from school, football, etc. I still have a loan on my kia and now have another loan because this issue. Kia has based my warranty repair on pictures the dealer took. They absolutely refuse to listen to me nor help me. I begged and pleaded with them to look further into it and they wanted nothing to do with it. Then i was told there was nothing else they could do and i needed to get my car off of their lot.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	44516
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	TOWNSEND, MA
VIN pattern	5XYKWDA23CGXXXXXX
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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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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2012 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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