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2015 KIA SORENTO Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1608980
Internal NHTSA #	11267679
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2015
File date	23/09/19
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Alternator fails car battery goes dead causing you to have a hard time steering and unable to shift gears roll down windows or use safety flashers because you have no power! We had been on the expressway going 70 and were so lucky to have just pulled into our bank when failure occurred!! A few minutes earlier and my wife who was driving would of crashed because of lost of power steering going out and weak shoulder strength from shoulder surgery. The car is 23 days over 5 years and had 43757 miles at5 time of failure. This vehicle needs to be recalled because the alternator failure is a safety hazard because i believe the alternator is underpowered for all it is asked to do much in the way of the 2000-2007 kia spectra which is a recalled vehicle>
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PFLUGERVILLE, TX
VIN pattern	5XYKW4A75FGXXXXXX
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?
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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	0
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Type of child seat code
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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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2015 KIA SORENTO Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 KIA SORENTO Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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