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Kia Sorento Unknown Or Other Safety Report | June 22, 2011



Reported on June 22, 2011


MY SORENTO WILL HESITATE TO MOVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED AND THEN SUDDENLY LURCH FORWARD WITH FULL ACCELERATION FOR A BRIEF TIME. THIS IS AN ERRATIC PROBLEM. DEALERS RESPONSE IS TO WAIT UNTIL IT BECOME CONSISTENT -- MY RESPONSE, I MAY BE DEAD BEFORE THAT TIME. CUSTOMER SERVICE RESPONSE IS DRIVER ERROR. MY RESPONSE IS THAT I HAVE DRIVEN FOR DECADES MANY DIFFERENT MODEL AND AGE VEHICLES AND HAVE LOGGED IN APPX 2 MILLION SAFE MILES. MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE KIA IS MY FIRST PROBLEM WITH SUCH AN ISSUE. KIA DENIES ANY PROBLEM WITH THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION ISSUE, HOWEVER A GOOGLE SEARCH TURNS UP NUMEROUS SIMILAR ISSUES. I HAVE NOTED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ONLY WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS SO FAR. *JS
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: MADISON FL
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 5XYKT3A10BG
Mileage: 3500 miles.
Speed: 3 MPH
Number of cylinders: 4
Vehicle type: FWD
Vehicle fuel: GAS
Was a police report filed? N
Tire size:
Dealer name and location:
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