| Issue ID | 1620936 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11281732 |
| Manufacurer | Kia Motors America |
| Brand | KIA |
| Model | SORENTO |
| Model Year | 2015 |
| File date | 19/11/19 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Vehicle has 85,940 miles on it and has a blown head gasket. I bought it in april and it has run fine. Took the vehicle in for a routine oil change and the technician noticed coolant leaking from the engine block by the connection point with the head gasket cover on the driver's side of the engine. This is not expected from a ~4 year old vehicle with < 100,000 miles that's only driven about 10 miles a day m-f on roads with speed limits below 45 and very little traffic. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 84940 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | COLUMBIA, TN |
| VIN pattern | 5XYKT4A71FGXXXXXX |
| 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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