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2012 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1613163
Internal NHTSA #	11270941
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2012
File date	23/10/19
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I brought my 2012 kia sorento to dorschel for the sc147 recall a couple month ago. They said my engine was not being replaced because kia is only replacing engines for this recall if they stop working. They did not tell me i had any other issue with my engine, although kia's recall tells them to inspect to the engine for issue. I was directed to keep driving it until the engine stops working. Now my engine has major issues. While driving it was having tought time picking up speed when i enter a 55mph road and i could not accelerate fast. The car kept sputtering and shuttering, causing a car to almost hit me from behind. This is only a 2 months after they inspected it and found no issues. Dorschel kia says it is a timing chain failure and compression problem, bent valves and such, oil sludge and that this has nothing to do with the sc147. I also had really excessive oil consumption (1qt every 300 miles) since the sc147 inspection was performed. Why? Now kia company is saying this is not theirfault. I believe either dorschel was negligent in their engine inspection performed the sc147 recall, or the engine sludge was caused by the root caused of the sc147 problem, which caused the other issues. Or something during the inspection of the engine for the sc147 problem caused others issues that lead to my current situation. I had no engine problems before i brought my vehicle into dorschel kia 2 months ago and then i had all of this happen. What did dorschel kia really do to my car to make it fail so quick? This seems very suspicious to me.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	129000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MARION, NY
VIN pattern	5XYKTDA68CGXXXXXX
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	20
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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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