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2012 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1315410
Internal NHTSA #	10904193
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 car shut off while driving on the highway (doing about 70mph) back in the summer of 2013. Luckily, there was no traffic so i was able to coast over to the side of the highway to restart my car (push button start). They said it was the crankshaft sensor. On august 7, 2014 (44,516k), 8 oil changes using synthetic oil and kia oil filters (2 generic), my engine was making a fluttering noise and then a knocking noise. End result, they said i neglected my car and needed a new engine. Kia motors outright refused to fix my car under the warranty. Even when proof of oil changes was done. I had no warning whatsoever. No smoke of any kind coming from the tailpipe, not sluggish, no warning lights, nothing. Kia motors never fixed my car. It sat dead in my driveway for over 15 months. I finally wrote a letter to the owner of the dealership back on june 3, 2015 and she contacted me in october and said that, "if anyone has pull with kia, it's me, i own the dealership, and they won't even talk to me about your car." she ended up replacing my engine with a used one, got it all ready for inspection and put newer tires on it so that it would pass inspection and offered to pay for half the cost ($4200, i paid $2100). This is a very big problem. I am hearing of more and more people having the exact same issue i did. Even one person who stated all of their vehicles maintenance was done through the dealership and kia motors still refused to fix their car under the warranty. Something needs to be done about this. Let's not wait until god forbid someone gets killed because of this issue.
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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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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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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