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2011 Kia SORENTO Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1319673
Internal NHTSA #	10908186
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2011
File date	01/07/15
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	2011 sorento shift really hard, sometimes i have to force it to shift by lowering speed, sometimes it does not want to shift at all and then my engine light comes on, then shifts really hard and wants to stop on me as i am driving. Sometimes at a light it does die, but then start back up. One time it would not go even with pushing the gas all the way down.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	52000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	KANSAS CITY, KS
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
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?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	14/05/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	10
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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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 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Kia SORENTO Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?