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Kia Sorento Power Train Safety Report | June 21, 2011
Reported on June 21, 2011
| AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS ON SHOW UPSHIFTS, INTERMITTENTLY. BEGAN @ 3500 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CODE INITIALLY READ AS TRANSMISSION TEMP LIGHT FLUID . DEALER RESET CODE, COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RECURRED WITH SAME CODE FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID TEMPERATURE SENSOR . CONTINUED INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH SLUGGISH UPSTARTS AT LOW SPEEDS AND HARD SHIFTS INTO GEAR. INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISPLAYING FOR 24 HOURS AND THEN DISAPPEARING WITHOUT STORING CODE. DEALER REPLACING TRANSMISSION @ 4800 MILES | |
| 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: | SOUTHPORT IN |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 5XYKT3A10BG |
| Mileage: | 3500 miles. |
| Speed: | 20 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | |
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