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2006 Kia SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1001966
Internal NHTSA #	10534483
Manufacurer	Kia Motors Corporation
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2006
File date	22/03/11
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	We are the original owners of this vehicle. The engine shuts down-quits at any speed (even idle) last time at 60 miles an hour on the freeway. Luckily was able to get to the shoulder w/o being rear ended. The vehicle refused to start for about 10 minutes. Then i got it started and ran rough a couple of minutes then cleared up the rest of the way. Another occasion the engine quit in the middle of an intersection in 5:00 traffic, causing bad conjestion. The engine light is triggered occasionally but no repair codes are seen when the computer is hooked up. This is happening about every 3 -4 days and maybe 2 x's in a day. This has happened ever since the dealer changed the timing belt-regular maintenence about 80,0000 mi. The vehicle was running and sounding just great before the kia dealer did this. On the way home, the vehicle went dead and had no power. Got the dealer to take it back. Things were not plugged in--alternator etc. The mechanic was in a hurry to leave for the weekend. Now left lifter bank clatters upon startup a code was given that the dealer did not clear the computer when the belt was changed. We cleared it and the engine still quits. The dealer went out of business (go figure). Also the air conditioning quit due to a line that was split possibly when the mechanic was working on the timing belt. Someone is going to get hurt (accident) if this vehicle continues to do this. No one seems to know what is wrong.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	82000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NEWMAN LAKE, WA
VIN pattern	KNDJC733465XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	26/01/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	60
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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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2006 Kia SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Kia SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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