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2006 Kia SORENTO Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	884356
Internal NHTSA #	10427834
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2006
File date	10/04/09
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Under normal operation at highway speed, the crankshaft bolt broke and allowed the harmonic balancer/crankshaft pulley assembly to come free of the crankshaft. This resulted in a broken crankshaft sprocket, crankshaft position sensor and timing belt. The vehicle was not covered under warrantee because it is not considered part of kia's drivetrain because it is not a lubricated part. The vehicle was out of service for 14 days. On september 22, 2011 the same bolt came loose and snapped the spring pin aligning the balancer with the crankshaft sprocket. This resulted in the loss of power steering and charging system while my wife and daughters were traveling in the vehicle. The vehicle was not up to speed yet so the damage was minimal. The bolt had to be removed as well as the balancer. The spring pin had to be drilled out of the crank sprocket and replaced. The vehicle was out of service for 7 days. *tt
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	65830
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ELLENBURG DEPOT, NY
VIN pattern	KNDJC733265XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	25/01/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	55
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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.
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2006 Kia SORENTO Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Kia SORENTO Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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