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2005 Kia SORENTO Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	971439
Internal NHTSA #	10504175
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2005
File date	16/02/13
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	the power steering on our 2005 kia sorento being driven by my 18 year old daughter failed. It was so fortunate that it occurred when she was decelerating to turn a corner, however it was incredibly hard to steer with the loss of power. She was lucky to be able to navigate out of traffic safely. Had aaa tow to the dealer who had sold us the car 2 months earlier. I had purchased an extended warranty for just this purpose... Never thinking that i would need to use it so soon.. The aaa driver said it looked as a belt had come off. When at the dealer, found that the crank pully bolt had sheared off resulting in no power steering, ac or charging system! Bolt had broken off and harmonic balancer had dropped off the vehicle! After some net research i found a technical service bulletin{ #072 revised} for this same crankshaft bolt. Kia is well aware of this failing bolt and continues to put peoples lives at risk? This is a huge design flaw.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	104424
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DISCOVERY BAY, CA
VIN pattern	KNDJD733755XXXXXX
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	22/05/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	15
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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 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Kia SORENTO Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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