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2005 Kia SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1228340
Internal NHTSA #	10781372
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2005
File date	11/10/15
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The kia sorento has a catastrophic failor do to a single pin on the crank shat timing gear. This gear has broken free twice and caused head damage bent valves and also cost between 2 and 4 thousand dollars to replace the 30 dollar gear that will with out question fail again i'm on my third time of this happening this time the timing gear pin grow slowing only the crank shat himonic balancer to come free braking a 10 dollar bolt but with out a doubt it will cost me again thousands to fix . Each time this has happened it has been a different situation once was while driving on the high way the vechical made a loud bang and the vechical list power and came to a halt once while pulling out of my drive way this time the engine locked up and the vehicle had tobe towed to a shop only to find out they would not work on it because it is a know defect the third time was driving threw town and it sound like i had dropped a saw mille under the hood it damaged the valves and broke the fans and tore up the most thus time.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	66778
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CAMERON, MO
VIN pattern	KNDJC733755XXXXXX
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	19/05/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	55
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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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2005 Kia SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Kia SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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