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2006 Kia SORENTO Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	989986
Internal NHTSA #	10521398
Manufacurer	Kia Motors Corporation
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2006
File date	15/01/11
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento. The contact stated that the brake lights stopped illuminating intermittently. Additionally, while accelerating the vehicle jerked and decelerated suddenly. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. The mechanic was unable to diagnose the failure. There was a recall under nhtsa campaign number: 09v130000 (exterior lighting) that could have been related to the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the vin was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 190,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	190000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	FORT WAYNE, IN
VIN pattern	KNDJD733665XXXXXX
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	20/01/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	0
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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 Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Kia SORENTO Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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