NHTSA Complaint #10637412 — 2006 KIA SORENTO

CAR AT FIRST WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING , PULLED CAR OVER AND WOULD START BACK UP, TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC AND SAID IT WAS THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, REPLACE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR, FEW WEEKS LATER PROBLEM RETURN, MECHANIC THOUGHT IT WAS THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR STILL HAD THE PROBLEM OF CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING IN CITY AND HIGHWAY.FINALLY AFTER MONTHS OF BACK IN AND OUT OF THE MECHANICS WHILE DRIVING CRANKSHAFT BOLT BROKE WHILE DRIVING, AFFECTING THE HARMONICA BALANCER AND TIMING BELT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL POWER IN THE CAR AND HAD NO POWER STEERING, VERY LITTLE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, COASTED INTO DRIVEWAY LUCKILY NO ON-COMING CARS , AFTER SPENDING SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS, MECHANIC IS TELLING ME THE ENGINE IS NO GOOD, CAR IS UNDRIVABLE NEEDS NEW ENGINE AT COST OF 5300 DOLLARS. *TR