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Kia Sorento Power Train Safety Report | July 26, 2011



Reported on July 26, 2011


WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, CAR SUDDENLY JOLTED LIKE I HIT SOMETHING. IT JERKED VERY HARD AND DECELARATED. THE RPMS ALSO WENT UP MUCH HIGHER LIKE IT SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR. PULLED ONTO SHOULDER OF ROAD AND TURNED CAR OFF. SAME THING HAPPENED 2 DAYS PRIOR WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 71 MPH. FIRST TIME, WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR AND CONTINUE THE 20 MILE DRIVE TO WORK. TODAY, CAR WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO HAVE TOWED. WHEN ARRIVED AT DEALERSHIP, CAR STARTED WITHOUT ISSUES. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY HOOKED UP THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH CAR. THE TECHNICIAN DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 30 MILES AND WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE PROBLEM.
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: BOWLING GREEN OH
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 5XYKU3A12BG
Mileage: 23000 miles.
Speed: 75 MPH
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