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Kia Sorento Power Train Automatic Transmission Safety Report | Dec 30, 2010
Reported on Dec 30, 2010
| RECEIVED OUR REPAIRED 2011 KIA SORENTO BACK, AFTER 6 WEEKS OF BEING WITHOUT IT FROM PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ON 29 DEC 2010. THE VEHICLE SMELLED AS THOUGH IT WERE HOT ON DRIVE HOME FROM DEALERSHIP. THE NEXT MORNING 30 DEC 2010, WITH THE VEHICLE RUNNING AND WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION, I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE BUT NOTHING HAPPENED EXCEPT A GRINDING NOISE. I MOVED THE SHIFT UP AND DOWN FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND EVEN TRIED TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF TO NO AVAIL. FINALLY AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS, I MOVED THE SHIFTER INTO DRIVE AND THE GRINDING DID NOT OCCUR AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, AS DID THE INITIAL FAILURE 6 WEEKS AGO, AT AN INTERSECTION WHEREBY I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. THE VEHICLE NOW, AT RANDOM, REPEATS THE SAME SCENARIO. *TR | |
| Make: | Kia |
| Model: | Sorento |
| Manufactured by: | KIA MOTORS CORPORATION |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | TENNESSEE COLONY TX |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 5XYKT4A14BG |
| Mileage: | 15345 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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