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2008 Kia SORENTO Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1293385
Internal NHTSA #	10876599
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2008
File date	20/06/16
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Purchased this vehicle from a kia dealership now out of business in february 2009 as a new vehicle. The odometer reading today is 31000 miles. Despite regular kia maintainance a few weeks ago we noticed sluggish acceleration and a hum at increased speed from the rear end. We took it to a kia dealership and was diagnosed as entire rear axle assembly needed to be replaced as well as left rear tire. The service tech said it was unsafe without the repairs and the original michelin left driver side tire was close to failure. I notice that nhtsaid# 10625749 complaint on this site is nearly identical. Authorized replacement of rear axle at a cost of $2219 and picked up vehicle yesterday and bought new tire from tire store. While car in kia shop i noticed 10 year 100000 mile warranty covered rear axle so called kia motors usa and opened a case. Case still under review but was surprised to learn kia claims 100 k warranty not applicable because their record shows we are not the original owner despite all our purchase documents say it is new and not a used or demonstrator we purchased. Realize that is warranty dispute with kia but shows how kia will try all in its power to cover up defects they should know about and not honor their warranty.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	31000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LAS VEGAS, NV
VIN pattern	KNDJD735X85XXXXXX
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
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Date of purchase	23/01/25
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

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