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2015 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1414641
Internal NHTSA #	11034108
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2015
File date	14/10/17
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	"takata recall" we have around 41000 miles on our 2015 kia sorrento. My husband took a position working approximately 2. 5 hours away from our home and making a daily commute of 5 hours each day to work. We have never had any trouble out of our sorento. In saturday, october 14, 2017 after a long day at work he was traveling home and was about 1. 75 hours into his 2 hour commute when our sorento started making a terrible knocking noise. No light indicators came on to indicate what could possible be going wrong at the time. He got over in the slow lane and dropped his speed to approximately 30mph. Before every trip he made a point to check the oil and that morning was no diffetent. All oil levels were fine. After a few minutes the oil light came on. He got off at the next exit and put in around 1 quart of oil.. Still no lights but the terrible knocking noise coninured. He sat for a bit and let the new oil run through and started to make his way home at which time the engine light and the oil light came on. He then pulled over and called a tow truck and had our car towed home. Our engine is completely blown. Upon starting it makes a terrible knocking noise and after 15 to 20 seconds turns off. A mechanic checked our car over and said there was metal shavings in our oil. We have contacted kia but they we are not willing to do anything as we did not get all services and oil changes at the dealership.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	42000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ASHEVILLE, NC
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
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	60
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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 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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