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2004 Kia SORENTO Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1163889
Internal NHTSA #	10692430
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2004
File date	03/03/15
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was on my way to work on tuesday, march 3, 2015. It was about 7:30/7:40 a. M. I was driving my 2004 kia sorento ex. I had just driven through st. Peter, mn on hwy 169 south on my way to mankato and was starting to pick up my speed as the speed limit increases as you leave town. All of a sudden, without warning, my vehicle just shut down. The "dummy lights" all lit up. I had no power steering, no brakes, no accelerator - nothing was working. Thank goodness the vehicle, because there was no power, slowed to a stop within a short period of time. I was able to pull over without a collision and no one was hurt. I put it in park and turned the key to the off position. I tried to see if it would start again and absolutely nothing happened when i turned the key. I called aaa and the sorento was towed to the nearest mechanic shop. Without investing too much time in it because i didn't want a huge bill, the mechanic told me that it has electrical power - has good power to the starter, but the engine does not rotate. They could not even physically rotate the engine. He told me that regardless of what it was, it would be very expensive to repair it because, at this point, they have no idea what is wrong with it. That's when i got on facebook and started asking if anyone had any ideas of what could be wrong and a friend told me about the kia sorento engine defect class action lawsuit. I believe my 2004 kia sorento ex is affected by this engine defect. It was dangerous to be driving and i am thankful i was not on a busy freeway. As this just happened 3 days ago, i do not know what i am going to do with this sorento. I would like to have it fixed, but cannot afford to do it. It is still sitting in the parking lot at the mechanics in st. Peter where aaa towed it to.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	159600
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LE SUEUR , MN
VIN pattern	KNDJC733545XXXXXX
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	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	26/01/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	60
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What is Recall?
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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
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 Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Kia SORENTO Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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