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2012 KIA SORENTO Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1715951
Internal NHTSA #	11386997
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2012
File date	17/11/17
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving the vehicle under normal operating conditions the tachometer will drop to zero and the car will start to sputter and stall. This occurs intermittently sometimes while on the highway sometimes at stop lights or stop signs. This vehicle only has 142k miles and has had the cam sensors replaced by the dealership but is still having issues that they don
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	142000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CLAYTON, OH
VIN pattern	5XYKT3A62CGXXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
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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	60
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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 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA SORENTO Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?