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2005 Kia SORENTO Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	982771
Internal NHTSA #	10513442
Manufacurer	Kia Motors Corporation
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2005
File date	20/05/13
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	3/2/13 had timing belt replaced @50,031 miles on my 2005 kia sorento to manual specs. Drove from phx to nashville. 5/2013 i heard a terrible squeaking sound under my hood,first thought loose belt. Went on to get it check out&as i was trying to make a right turn a few blocks from the house,my steering wheel was almost impossible to turn. Thought my power steering pump had gone out. I almost ran over 2 people crossing the street&almost hit another car. I was turning my steering wheel to the right w/all my might! Everyone was honking at me & thought i was probably drunk! I was so upset. Had it towed to kia. My power train still under warranty,am original owner&denied coverage 3x. They tried to sell me a used engine for $5k. Stated they knew they could not get the broken piece of bolt out. I did some research on-line&there is many complaints w/ this problem,some have had it happen 2,3,4 x. Mgr. Told me my model had the new re-designed bolt,&it was brakes plus fault when they put on the timing belt. Mgr. Said that they should have never used the old bolt&that they put on a new bolt when replacing timing belt. I heard a tsb went out regarding the bolts to all service shops to use the new re-design bolt on 03&04 models,but not 05. If i had gotten a copy of that notice,i would have made sure that whoever replaced timing belt,used new bolt. A kia tech wrote:8/10/12 its not the bolt, it is the crank sprocket&balancer, the design of the balancer sticks out to far&weighs to much breaking off the spring guide pin. When there is a repair,we replace them everytime we do a timing belt on one. You take the crack sprocket&balancer&u add 2 more spring pins as well as drill&tap the crank&install a timesert (heavier helicoil) have not had one of these come back,if anyone is doing a timing belt i highly recommend doing this at the same time,but it will not break the bolt or sheer the guide pin.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	52000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BRENTWOOD, TN
VIN pattern	KNDJD733555XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	25/01/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	15
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2005 Kia SORENTO Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Kia SORENTO Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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