NHTSA Complaint #10447250 — 2011 KIA SORENTO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10447250
Vehicle	2011 KIA SORENTO
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	February 23, 2011
Date Filed	February 9, 2012
Mileage	11,815 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

02/23/2011 VEHICLE WOULD NOT START; DEALER REPLACED BRAKE SWITCH. 10/14/2011 VEHICLE WOULD NOT START; DEALER REPLACED BATTERY. 11/14/2011 VEHICLE WOULD NOT START; DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION SHIFTER. 01/05/2012 VEHICLE WOULD NOT START; DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, STARTED AFTER BATTERY JUMP. 01/29/2012 VEHICLE WOULD NOT START; CALLED FOR TOW; VEHICLE STARTED AFTER 40 MINUTES OF NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. 02/07/2012 VEHICLE WOULD NOT START; VEHICLE STARTED AFTER 30 MINUTES OF NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. 02/09/2012 VEHICLE WOULD NOT START; TOWED TO DEALER. SOMETHING IS OBVIOUSLY WRONG WITH THESE PUSH-BUTTON STARTERS! 5 TOWS WITHIN ONE YEAR PLUS OTHER NON-START TIMES?! KIA NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THEY HAVE A PROBLEM! *TR

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