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Kia Sorento Power Train Safety Report | Feb 01, 2011



Reported on Feb 01, 2011


2011 KIA SORENTO. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE WITHIN THE FIRST 2 MONTHS OF PURCHASE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WOULD DOWN SHIFT UNEXPECTEDLY AND THEN JERK AND JOLT. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND FOR A SHORT PERIOD BEFORE THE VEHICLE REVVED UP AND ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE ALSO PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND THERE WAS A BAD GRINDING/RUBBING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, ALONG WITH SPONGY BRAKES WHICH WAS A PROBLEM FROM THE START. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND THE BACK-UP CAMERA STOPPED WORKING. *JB
Make: Kia
Model: Sorento
Manufactured by: HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC
Year: 2011
Was a crash reported? N
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Was a fire reported? N
Location: WASHINGTON DC
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