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2015 KIA SORENTO Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1709980
Internal NHTSA #	11382715
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2015
File date	02/02/20
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Electrical malfunctions inside the vehicle when you start up (i. E. Driver seat heating up, panel flashing, fuel ignition taking off sparadically when the car is in motion on city street, rear brakes screehing when in motion,(city street) car constantly requiring a charge up of the battery and replacement of batteries when stationary, exterior lights remaining on excessively after car is turned off, hood of car extremely hot to touch, liquid residue on driveway from rear brakes after the car is parked after use. When the car is stationary for 1 day or more the battery shorts out. When the car is in motion on city street the accelerator has a tendency to idle up and then resume back to normal.
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DELRAY BEACH, FL
VIN pattern	5XYKU4A78FGXXXXXX
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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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.
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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.
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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 Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 KIA SORENTO Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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