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2012 KIA SORENTO Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	964179
Internal NHTSA #	10497876
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2012
File date	05/02/13
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My wife parked car in driveway and open garage door to take trash out to curb. She left the car idling and in park. My driveway has slight incline. It took her about 3 to 5 minutes to bring trash to curb. While approaching the kia sorento she noticed it started rolling down the driveway. Panicking she tried to reach in and kill the engine. She was hit by door and knocked her onto the drivers floor with her feet outside the car. She tried pressing the brake pedal with no luck slowing down the car. As she got to the end of the driveway the cars speed had increased enough where she couldn't hold on any longer. She was thrown from the car into the street. Take one step back now. When she pulled into the driveway she put the car in park allowing her to get out of the car. When i got there afterwards no one had touched the car yet and the car was in neutral. The sorento had to slip out of park and into neutral. Reasoning is because 1) if left in any gear other than park door wouldn't of unlocked. 2) if left in gear the car wouldn't of stayed in one place in the driveway hill for 3 to 5 minutes before staring to roll. Trying to see if anyone else has had their kia sorento slip from park into neutral! Please let me know if you have.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	20000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
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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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

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