NHTSA Complaint #10639375 — 2004 KIA SORENTO ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10639375
Vehicle	2004 KIA SORENTO
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	September 13, 2014
Date Filed	September 26, 2014
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	GA

Consumer Description

SON HEARD SQUEALING SOUND FROM BELTS, HAD BELTS CHANGED. 1 WEEK LATER BELT CAME OFF PULLEY AND NEVER WOULD LINE UP. REPAIR SHOP CAME BACK SAYING THAT IT WAS THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY AND THAT A BOLT HAD BROKEN. AFTER CHANGING TIMING GEARS, BELTS, GASKETS AND OTHER FRONT END PARTS END OF COSTING 1500. I THEN READ THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE ON LINE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND BECKY ACT LIKE THIS WAS THE FIRST THEY HAD HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

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