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2016 KIA SORENTO Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1701576
Internal NHTSA #	11372715
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2016
File date	01/11/20
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The entire vehicle shakes on the transition from 1st to 2nd gear. It previously would only do this once at the beginning of every drive, but now it happens during every acceleration from a stop. In other words, after every stop sign or light, the suv will kick with a significant jolt as it shifts from 1st up to 2nd gear.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	75000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BURBANK, CA
VIN pattern	5XYPK4A59GGXXXXXX
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?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	15
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
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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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2016 KIA SORENTO Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 KIA SORENTO Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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