NHTSA Complaint #10136960 — 2004 KIA SORENTO

THE ENGINE COOLANT RESERVOIR FAILED CAN'T BE REPAIRED. IT MUST BE REPLACED. THERE ARE NO SUCH PARTS ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES. PARTS ARE ON A BOAT FROM KOREA. DUE TO THE SUSPECTED NUMBER OF SUCH FAILURES, AND TO THE BASIC LACK OF ADEQUATE DESIGN OF THE PART, WE SUSPECT THAT THERE HAS BEEN A MAJOR DRAW-DOWN ON THE PART, RESULTING IN A STOCK OUTAGE. OPERATING THE VEHICLE W/O THIS MAJOR COMPONENT WOULD RESULT IN ENGINE FAILURE. SUCH ENGINE FAILURE, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT, AND POTENTIAL INJURY. *NM *AK