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2011 Kia SORENTO Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1648642
Internal NHTSA #	11315381
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2011
File date	28/02/20
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Two days later after buying the car we were driving it down the highway when i noticed that the rpms on the truck were going to high at 70 mph the rpm would be between 6 and 7 so i decide while driving to shift it to standard shift and in this particular truck the odometer shows what gear i am in and i could also shift it manually but the truck is stuck in 4th gear and at a complete stop the start doesnt seem to want to go at all and now it want go forwards or reverse. If i turn left or right signals the head lights go off. When i stopped at the gas station the passby person saw that it was a leak under the vehicle.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	89162
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WESTWEGO, LA
VIN pattern	5XYKT3A17BGXXXXXX
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	14/05/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	70
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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 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Kia SORENTO Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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