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2006 Kia SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1112128
Internal NHTSA #	10637412
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2006
File date	19/02/14
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	car at first would shut off while driving , pulled car over and would start back up, took car to mechanic and said it was the crankshaft sensor, replace crank shaft sensor, few weeks later problem return, mechanic thought it was the camshaft sensor still had the problem of car shutting off while driving in city and highway. Finally after months of back in and out of the mechanics while driving crankshaft bolt broke while driving, affecting the harmonica balancer and timing belt causing the vehicle to lose all power in the car and had no power steering, very little control of the vehicle, coasted into driveway luckily no on-coming cars , after spending several hundreds of dollars for repairs, mechanic is telling me the engine is no good, car is undrivable needs new engine at cost of 5300 dollars.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	113000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FARMVILLE, VA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	19/01/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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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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