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2004 Kia SORENTO Power Train Driveline Differential Unit Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	502549
Internal NHTSA #	10090727
Manufacurer	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2004
File date	30/08/04
Component	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	1st- manual transmission, hesitiation of take off.. O-ring replaced. 2nd-clinking noise when shifting gears.. Bearings failing in rear differential was replaced 3rd-felt looseness in emergency brake.. I was told no trouble found 4th-rust on metal parts of headrest.. Dealer to replace.. 5th-metal attachments in trunk area also rusted .. Were not replaced.. 6th-the back defrost plastic protectors were never removed when vehicle was delivered, so when back defrost was used the heat melted the strips which caused condensation build up causing the rust. Gardendale kia of al had my car for five days and i had to find a way to work on my own. I was told they didn't give loaner cars.. Very poor customer service. I believed in the company/product and purchased brand new off the lot with a full warranty and because of bad kia products, i should have been able to get a loaner car. I still have to pay full monthly car note. Customer service is very important to me and i don't feel that i got it. I had to call back to the service to get a status of where they were repairing my vehicle.. I was told it would be 09-01-04 and i did not get a response, so i called on 09-02-04 and was told the part came in but all parts were not included so i had to wait another day 09-03-04. I called at 4:30pm cst to get a status, i was told they were working on it & it would be later that afternoon. This was afternoon, they close at 6:00pm cst.. Needless to say, i got my car at 5:45pm.. I guess it really did not matter to them since they were not getting any money out of me.*ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	10243
Number of Occurences	3
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BIRMINGHAM, AL
VIN pattern	KNDJD733X45XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	09/01/04
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	RWD
Transmission type	MAN
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Dealer's name	SERRA KIA OF GARDENDALE
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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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2004 Kia SORENTO Power Train Driveline Differential Unit Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Kia SORENTO Power Train Driveline Differential Unit Problems, Complaints and Defects

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