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2009 Kia SORENTO Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	764717
Internal NHTSA #	10308610
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2009
File date	09/02/10
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	2011 kia sorento; rental vehicle from national rental. Cruising at 65 mph and car began to violently jerk causing partial loss of control. Made popping sounds, and smoke came out rear of vehicle. Car barely moved and had to be towed from scene. During incident, vehicle was very hard to keep under control and in designated traffic lane. National rental sent a tow truck and a replacement vehicle. This kia had 62 miles on it at time of failure. Tow driver thought it was a transmission failure. This incident nearly caused me to totally loose control of vehicle and crash. I consider myself very lucky to get car stopped before having an accident. All i have is last digits of vin taken from rental paperwork.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	62
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WEST CHESTER, PA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	20/01/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	65
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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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2009 Kia SORENTO Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Kia SORENTO Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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