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Kia Sorento Power Train Safety Report | Feb 21, 2011



Reported on Feb 21, 2011


WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD THE AXLE AND TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY WENT OUT. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO COME TO A SUDDEN ABRUPT STOP. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT IF TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED OR ON AN INTERSTATE. WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED, YOU HAD NO POWER TO THE VEHICLE AND IT COULD NOT EVEN COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. DEALER STATED IT WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT CAUSED BY A BOLT FROM THE AXLE HITTING THE TRANSMISSION AND SAID THEY FORWARDED PHOTOS TO KIA CORPORATE. I CONTACTED KIA CORPORATE AND ASKED FOR A WRITTEN EXPLANATION AND ASSURANCE THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WOULD NOT HAPPEN TO US AGAIN AND THEY DECLINED TO PROVIDE ANYTHING IN WRITING. OUR PROBLEM WAS FIXED, AT LEAST FOR NOW, BUT I WANT TO KNOW THAT MY FAMILY OR SOMEONE ELSE'S DOES NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND THEM AT 70 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE.
Make: Kia
Model: Sorento
Manufactured by: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Year: 2011
Was a crash reported? N
Was an injury reported? 0 person(s) were injured.
Was a death reported? 0 person(s) died.
Was a fire reported? N
Location: GREENWOOD SC
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 5XYKT3A14BG
Mileage: 27000 miles.
Speed: 25 MPH
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Was a police report filed?
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