NHTSA Complaint #10625724 — 2003 KIA SORENTO
STEERING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10625724 |
| Vehicle | 2003 KIA SORENTO |
| Component | STEERING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 140,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | VA |
Consumer Description
I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK ONE DAY ,WHEN THE CRANKSHAFT BOLT CAME OUT OF MY CAR .I BARELY MADE IT HOME .BUT THE FRONT END WAS JARRING MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON MY BREAKS LIKE SAME ONE AND I DID NOT HAVE NO CONTROL OF MY STEERING .THEN IT COST ME 1700 .THEN ONE DAY I WAS IN TOWN AND THE CRANKSHAFT BOLT CAME OUT OF MY CAR AGAIN WHICH THIS TIME I DID NOT HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING IT TOOK EVERY MUSCLE THAT I HAD TO KEEP IT IN THE ROAD THE FRONT AND SHOOK SO BAD IT JARRED EVERYTHING I LOSE MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON MY BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON IT WAS A HAZARDOUS ON THE HIGHWAY SERIOUSLY KILLED ME OR SOMEONE ELSE OR REALLY BADLY HURT THEM.THEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC AGAIN AND HE SAID WELCOME IT'S GOING TO COST YOU 1700 MORE WHICH I DID NOT HAVE SO I LET THE BANK HAVE IT BACK WHICH NOW IT HAS RUN MY CREDIT BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED AND I LOST MY CREDIT BECAUSE OF THISSO YES THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL ON THE CRANKSHAFT BOLT BEFORE IT DOES KILL SOMEONE IS THAT WHAT THEY'RE WAITING FOR FOR SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT.AND I KEEP ON REPLACING BUGS BRAKE LIGHTS HEADLIGHTS AND EVERYTHING THEY KEEP ON BLOWING IN THIS IN THE KIA AND I KEEP ON PUTTING MONEY IN IT FOR ME TO GET IT INSPECTED IT COST ME A HUNDRED SIXTY TWO DOLLARS AND 22 DISH TO REPLACE BULBS THAT I JUST REPLACE NOT EVEN A MONTH BEFORE THAT I HAVE RECEIPTS I AM SO TIRED OF PUTTING MONEY INTO THIS KIA I DIDN'T HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO LET THEM TAKE IT BECAUSE IT C AND THE TIRES AT 8 MY TIRES UP AND I PUT NEW TIRES ON WHICH COST ME 800 800 AGAIN TO PUT IN800 AGAIN TO PUT INAND WHEN THIS BIT WHEN THIS HAPPENED I CALLED KIA IN CHARLOTTESVILLE VIRGINIA AND THEY SAID THEY PUT A NEW CRANK BOLT IN AT THE KIDS EMBRACE CHEVROLET BEFORE I BOARDED SO THIS WOULD MAKE THREE TIMES THE CRANKSHAFT BOLT HAD BEEN REPLACED I WANT THIS KIA..................
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