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2013 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1575208
Internal NHTSA #	11221711
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2013
File date	12/06/19
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My sorento was making a noise in aug 2018. I took my sorento to kia. Kia stated the noise was a low engine bearing noise on start and recommended engine replacement at my cost. The car at this time had 117,090 miles, which just put it out of warranty. Fast forward to june 2019. We were driving my sorento on a highway going a speed of 55-60 mph, when my engine stopped running and 3 children and myself barely made it off the road (this could have been much worse if i was pulling out into fast moving traffic). The car sat for 30 mins and restarted, but made a funny noise. It took us 2 hours to get tow truck to come on the side of the busy highway to get our car and us moved to safety. They finally arrived and the car was towed on a wed night to the same kia that worked on it in 2017 and a note was left with my keys about what happened including the noise. The next morning (thurs) i called and spoke to the service manager at kia and repeated the noise and issues that brought my car into them. He called me back stated he let the car run for 1. 5 hours, checked the electrical system, and all the fluids. The car didn
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	130000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CARROLL, OH
VIN pattern	5XYKT4A14DGXXXXXX
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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2013 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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