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2011 Kia SORENTO Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	827421
Internal NHTSA #	10366107
Manufacurer	HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2011
File date	21/07/10
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	7/21/10 purchased kia sorrento ex fwd from moritz 110 ne loop 820 hurst, tx 7/22 noticed engine hesitated several times while driving sufficient that cars pulled around me. Contacted jerry simpson and jim cartwright service manager 7/26 took sorrento back and to moritz and rode with jim cartwright through residential neighborhoods. Car exhibited no hesitation 8/2 have driven sorrento to oklahoma twice and around residential areas in the metroplex and noticed a slight hesitation. 11/8 while in 8:ooam bumper to bumper traffic east bound on hwy 820 in fort worth,tx at a slow 15mph (est) engine chugged down and then caught and then died completely and car had to be pushed out of way. Was able to restart and make it to doctors appointment then took the sorrento back to moritz kia where we bought it and told them i wanted it fixed 11/11 not having heard from moritz kia i called them and asked that they doucument what the found and we were going to pick up the sorrento. Which we did
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	485
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	FORT WORTH, TX
VIN pattern	5XYKU4A20BGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
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Date of purchase	19/05/25
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Vehicle speed	10
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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.
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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2011 Kia SORENTO Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Kia SORENTO Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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