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2006 Kia SORENTO Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	999523
Internal NHTSA #	10532771
Manufacurer	Kia Motors Corporation
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2006
File date	23/11/12
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was merging onto a highway when all of a sudden i heard a loud thud and my battery light & e brake light came on and i lost power steering. I was able to drive the vehicle to a local mechanic who informed me that the harmonic balancer had fallen off due to the crankshaft bolt shearing off. Once it was fixed by an ase certified mechanic, approximately 8000 miles later i was driving to work and the car started shaking like i was driving on rumble strips. I took it back to a service garage and after replacing the harmonic balancer and crankbolt again they came to the conclusion that the crankshaft was bent. The garage suggested replacing the entire crankshaft and balancer and then having the engine rebalanced or a complete engine replacement both of which are greater than $3500 to repair on a vehicle that's worth about $5500.. It's been approximately $2000 that i've already spent to correct this problem and the problem still exists. It's at a local kia dealership now, where i purchased the vehicle and they told me that it's not fixable and they can only recommend to replace the engine which would cost $6,700 for a used engine with 71,000 miles on it. It seems that this same issue happens on these motors between 60k and 90k miles then from doing some research, it seems after repairs are done the same problem happens approximately 6k-10k miles later. After looking into it, it leads me to believe that the only cause of this problem would be manufacturer defects and faulty parts. This has caused me to be out of a vehicle since mid november of 2012. It's disturbing with how many other complaints i'm reading on this site about the same exact thing!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	97000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SLIPPERY ROCK, PA
VIN pattern	KNDJC733965XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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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
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Vehicle speed	50
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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 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Kia SORENTO Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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