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2011 Kia SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1457749
Internal NHTSA #	11082583
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2011
File date	03/08/17
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Car stalls in traffic without warning. Rpms diminish and power is lost. We have been able to pull to the side of the road, turn off engine, wait for a short time, and restart it. There are two lights that come on in the panel. One is a check engine light, the other is lit up next to the 4wd indicator. In requesting service from one local dealership, we were told they couldn't make the car act in this way. Finally, after several returns to the dealer, we were told the computer (pcm) was bad and it would be $1500 to replace it they told us some day the engine would stop in this manner and we would not be able to restart it. After calling kia corporate about recalls, we were told the recall for this problem did not include our manufacturing date. This defect recall began with cars manufactured starting july, 2010, ours was manufactured in may, 2010. It was suggested we request a second opinion from the other dealership in town. And were told that any problem would show up with a code on the computer, they did diagnostics and reported there was no code on the computer that would indicate this problem. We pay close attention to the rpms and do not trust this car to take it out of town. This situation has occurred at least 8-10 times, fortunately not at highway speeds.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	85000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
VIN pattern	5XYKTDA11BGXXXXXX
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	21/05/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	40
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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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2011 Kia SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Kia SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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