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2017 KIA SORENTO Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1543263
Internal NHTSA #	11184165
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2017
File date	02/03/19
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving at night with the headlights in the auto mode, the headlights will periodically go off for 4 to 5 seconds before coming back on again. This has happened 10 times over the past 10 months. We were told by kia dealership service department they could not duplicate the issue and recommended driving at night with the headlights turned on in the manual position. The issue has occurred when the car is in motion on the highway, on city streets, on straight roads and on corners.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	16257
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BLUFFTON, SC
VIN pattern	5XYPK4A57HGXXXXXX
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	27/03/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	15
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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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2017 KIA SORENTO Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2017 KIA SORENTO Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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