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2012 KIA SORENTO Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1528703
Internal NHTSA #	11166448
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2012
File date	12/12/18
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On three occasions in the last two years, my 2012 kia sorento, while cruising at the speed limit of appx 55 mph on a major highway, totally lost power. Dashboard lights were blinking, but nothing else was operable. On the first two incidents, i managed to steer car onto shoulder. I put the car in park and tried to start it again. After about 30 seconds, car restarted. I was able to drive normally after that. Later on the evening of the first incident, sometime in 2016, i replaced the battery in the fob and thought that solved the problem. After second incident (3/5/17), i took car to herson's kia in rockville, md. They did a diagnosis, which reported no problems. After the third incident (12/12/18), i took it back to herson's kia. They checked and saw that a recall procedure (sc 106) that was supposed to have fixed the problem had been performed on an earlier visit. They again performed a diagnostic, which again reported no problems. They basically said they couldn't do anything about it if they couldn't diagnose the problem. This third incident was pretty frightening because the car lost power in the center lane of a five-lane highway, so i couldn't pull over. This is obviously a situation that could be life-threatening. Although my web research finds that this has happened to many other 2010--2013 kia sorentos,, kia doesn't seem to be able to figure out what the problem is or know what to do about it.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	72775
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DERWOOD, MD
VIN pattern	5XYKUDA21CGXXXXXX
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	55
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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 Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA SORENTO Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

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