| Issue ID | 1138386 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10663030 |
| Manufacurer | Kia Motors America |
| Brand | KIA |
| Model | SORENTO |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 01/12/13 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I bought this car brand new 2. 5 years ago and for about a year or more now i have had at least 50 incidences of my car stalling mostly when at a stop (either stop light or stop sign) but now it's even stalling when i decelerate to make turns. This is so dangerous and i'm lucky i haven't been in an accident yet because of the car stalling out while driving. The car flips into "limp mode" and i'm unable to accelerate. I've had my car checked out at the kia dealership/service center many, many times and they say they did some type of systems logic update and the car should be ok, but sometimes the day of or day after getting the update, my car will stall again. The service guys also say they don't see any message on my car computer system that any stalling has occurred. When this happens, the check engine light intermittently comes on. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 15000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MILPITAS, CA |
| VIN pattern | 5XYKT4A27DGXXXXXX |
| 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? | |
| 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 | 0 |
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