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2011 Kia SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1459809
Internal NHTSA #	11084448
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2011
File date	31/01/18
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving about 40mph on a highway with a speed limit of 55 mph, the engine sized without any warning. The car would not accelerate and went about 1 mile and started making a clunking sound. Car was pulled over immediately and the all the warning lights came on and the car was inoperable. Cooper kia (5056 commercial dr., yorkville ny) was contacted but the vehicle was not diagnosed. Referenced nhtsa campaign # 17v224000 (engine and cooling) as a possible solution. Advised that this engine was not in a recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure was about 115,000 miles.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	115000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WESTMORELAND, NY
VIN pattern	5XYKUDA2XBGXXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	19/05/25
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

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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