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2012 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1536015
Internal NHTSA #	11175131
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2012
File date	25/12/18
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	All this happened on christmas day, 2018. My family and i were driving on the interstate to visit family for the holiday, when the engine out of no where made a squeaking noise and then started knocking. It was like i immediately lost a lot of power of the engine and it was hard to steer off the road. It died and when restarted it was knocking and barely wanted to go. We drove it 4 miles to the exit and parked it at a bk for the night. We got it towed back to our house 40 miles away. Initially had thought the timing chain but later found out it that the whole engine needed to be replaced. It had metal flakes and shavings along with problems with the camshaft. We were told by kia that ours was not included and that the warranty extension was only for original owners. I am the second owner and purchased the car in 2012. The vehicle is just over 100k miles. I still owe about $8000 left on the car. Engine replacement quotes about $3000 but i fear putting in a new motor the same problem could eventually happen again.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	115000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BELLE RIVE, IL
VIN pattern	5XYKT3A11CGXXXXXX
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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Vehicle speed	70
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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.
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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.
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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