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2016 KIA SORENTO Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1515535
Internal NHTSA #	11152918
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2016
File date	01/09/18
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2016 kia sorento. While attempting to refuel the vehicle, fuel spewed out of the fueling hole. The fuel nozzle would continue to click while fueling. The contact indicated that the failure would occur regardless of how much fuel was in the fuel tank. The vehicle was taken to nationwide kia (22 w. Timonium rd, timonium, md) where it was diagnosed that the vapor recovery line was damaged by insects. The recovery line was repaired and the failure was remedied. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 16,500. ttjb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	16500
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	JARRETSVILLE, MD
VIN pattern	5XYPKDA50GGXXXXXX
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	30/10/15
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	AWD
Transmission type	AUTO
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Dealer's name	KIA OF BOWIE
Dealer's telephone number	301-820-7500
Dealer's city	JARRETTSVILLE
Dealer's state code	MD
Dealer's ZIP code	21084

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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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2016 KIA SORENTO Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 KIA SORENTO Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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