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Kia Sorento Power Train Automatic Transmission Safety Report | Mar 23, 2011
Reported on Mar 23, 2011
| AFTER COMING HOME FROM WORK MY DAUGHTER SAID HER CAR WAS MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. SHE ASKED ME TO TAKE IT FOR A TEST DRIVE TO SEE IF I COULD TELL WHAT WAS WRONG. AFTER STARTING THE CAR I PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE. AT THAT POINT I NOTICED A LOUD NOISE AND FELT A STRONG BUMP. AFTER BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND NOTICED THE SAME NOISE. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED AS I STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION I NOTICED THE NOISE AGAIN. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT A MILE I WENT TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN, WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE, FELT A BUMP, AND THEN HEARD A VERY LOUD GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. AT THAT POINT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ANY WHERE. WE WERE ABLE TO COST TO A SAFE LOCATION ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP. *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: | WILMINGTON OH |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 5XYKU3A15BG |
| Mileage: | 22500 miles. |
| Speed: | 10 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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