| Issue ID | 958360 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10491765 |
| Manufacurer | KIA MOTORS CORPORATION |
| Brand | KIA |
| Model | SORENTO |
| Model Year | 2012 |
| File date | 15/11/11 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I own a 2012 4 cylinder kia sorento. I bought it new in nov 2011. Had it about 8 months and was driving up a hill with traffic behind me and it just stopped.... Had to let traffic around me and then let off brake to coast back down hill until i got to a place i could pull in. Took it to local dealership... Transmission issues-had to get new one... Dealership kept it over a week. Less than 2 weeks later my husband was driving up a hill and again same type of problems and was told by dealership i needed another transmission.... It's been at dealership 1/2 a week and not sure when i'll get it back. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 18000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| 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 | 25 |
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