NHTSA Complaint #10596070 — 2013 KIA SORENTO
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Crash
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10596070 |
| Vehicle | 2013 KIA SORENTO |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 19,000 miles |
| Crash | Yes |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | VA |
Consumer Description
WE HAVE OWNED OUR KIA FOR 9 MONTHS, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 4 TIMES AND NOW ITS IN THE SHOP AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WILL COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN GOING FULL SPEED, WE WERE GOING 45MPH FOR THE LAST INCIDENT AND THE KIA CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP OUT OF NO WHERE AND THE ENGINE SHUT WAS STILL ON BUT IDLE HIGH AND WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE UNTIL YOU TURNED THE KIA OFF, WAITED FOR 15-20MINS FOR IT TO "REPROGRAM" AND THEN IT HAD ENOUGH POWER TO MOVE SLOWLY OUT OF THE ROAD. AFTER GETTING IT HOME MY HUSBAND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THE FIRST TIME AND THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG SO THEY SENT US TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AT THE TIME BUT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO BRING IT BACK, WELL 9 MONTHS LATER WE ARE STILL HAVING ISSUES AND ARE NOT ABLE TO DRIVE IT WITHOUT FEAR THAT IT WILL JUST RANDOMLY SHUT DOWN IN THE ROADWAY. THE ONE TIME IT DID IT WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE, AS A PARENT MY KIDS CAN NOT RIDE IN A VEHICLE THAT KEEPS DOING THIS AND KIA WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE. *TR
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