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2015 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1586790
Internal NHTSA #	11235244
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2015
File date	21/07/19
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I purchased my vehicle less than 2 years ago. I received regular oil changes on the vehicle, with the last one being 3 weeks ago. Last week, i heard a loud rattling noise coming from the engine, upon acceleration. The next day, when i tried to start it the noise got louder. I contacted my warranty company and the had it towed to a local repair shop. The repair shop stated that the oil was very dirty and contaminated with metal, an issue that kia has had with their engines. The paperwork from my last oil change is currently in my vehicle, but the warranty company stated that i need every maintainence record since i had the vehicle for them to move forward. Who keeps almost 2 years of oil changes? I contacted kia and told them the situation and how i only have the last oil change record, which she stated that's fine and that they probably won't even need them and they stated their had recalls on the engine sensors in this model that were supposed to alert you before the engine failure. They towed the vehicle to a kia dealership to handle to situation from there. The dealership called me, before even looking at the vehicle and asked for the maintenance records. He is supposed to look at the vehicle on monday and we will see from there. My wuestion is that with all of the complaints about the faulty engines on these modeks, why has nothing been done about it? Are you waiting for someone to be severely injured to do so? Why are these vehicles still allowed to be purchased?
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	64000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CHARLES TOWN, WV
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	25
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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

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What is Failure?

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