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2004 Kia SORENTO Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1684970
Internal NHTSA #	11351192
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2004
File date	28/06/20
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	This kia was housed and stored in a garage for most of its life and driven only in the summer. In the winters of michigan is was housed in a clean dry garage. This kia was a 2 owner car. I am the second owner. I had driven it one winter and this summer took it to get an alignment because it pulled to the right. Alignment center could not do the alignment because the whole right driverside of the frame was rusted out beyond their safty standards. The kia was pulling to the right because the whole frame on the right side was 80% rusted out and the left side was also but not to the extent of the right side. There are foot long gaping holes in the frame due to the rusting. It is irreparable. There is no safe spot to weld to to fix it either. After a rain i noticed the pools of water go directly under the kia instead of on the sides pooling and dripping off the frame on each right and left side. A flaw of design but a deadly if travelling and the car snaps in half. The kia looks perfect and runs perfect. The underside it's frame is totally rusted beyond repair. Kept in a garage and out of elements for virtually all of its life, this should not have happened. Defective steel ? Defective body design? Defective kia. Not safe not drivable.
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	KALKASKA, MI
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
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Date of purchase	26/01/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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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 Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Kia SORENTO Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

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