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2011 Kia SORENTO Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1299004
Internal NHTSA #	10884919
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2011
File date	04/01/16
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Just went to open the driver's side passenger door of my kia sorrento one day in jan. 2016, and it would not open. When i took it to the dealer, they were able to get it open from the inside and disengaged the child safety lock, but it still would not open from the outside. I was told it would be $350 to fix it. I went to work a couple weeks later and came out to get in my car and the driver's side would not open. Fortunately i was able to get in the passenger side and reach over to open it. I have been doing that for 7 mo. Now because of a lack of $700 to fix both doors, and lack of time! I am taking it in tomorrow to get them fixed because our daughter and 3 grandchildren are coming this weekend to visit for 2 weeks. I began to panic when i realized if we were in a wreck, no one would be able to get us out on the driver's side, which could be the only available side! My husband called kia a few months ago about the situation and someone was supposed to call him back, but they never did. I called, but did not have the vin with me at the time. I find it interesting that so many others have complained about this and nothing is being done to help us with this obvious manufacturing problem, yet i read or saw somewhere something about their customers safety being a priority??? I just hope it doesn't take a death to get them to act on this! I'm doing my best to be sure it isn't one of my loved ones, but do expect kia to "man up" and reimburse us! To answer your other questions... The car was stationary, parked, was told it was some mechanism inside the door. I will be able to upload a repair invoice tomorrow after the job is complete. In this case, they say they will use genuine factory parts, but i'm not so sure i want them to!!! Are we facing the same "trip" again "down the road?" are these parts going to be any better??? That remains to be seen!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	90000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LAKE PLACID, FL
VIN pattern	5XYKU4A25BGXXXXXX
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	13/05/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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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 Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Kia SORENTO Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

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