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2008 Kia SORENTO Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1060051
Internal NHTSA #	10584254
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2008
File date	10/10/10
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My car will rock back and forth violently while driving. Notice it more at higher speeds, seems to happen when i take my foot off the gas pedal. It's progressively getting worse and i'm terrified of having a wreck. Have tried new tires, tire rotations, alignments etc.. I've been told it may be the differential.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SENECA, SC
VIN pattern	KNDJD735385XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
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	15/01/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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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.
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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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2008 Kia SORENTO Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Kia SORENTO Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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