NHTSA Complaint #10706622 — 2004 KIA SORENTO STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10706622
Vehicle	2004 KIA SORENTO
Component	STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Date of Incident	April 18, 2015
Date Filed	April 20, 2015
Mileage	120,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MA

Consumer Description

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OBSERVED THAT THE REAR FRAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Related Complaints for the 2004 KIA SORENTO

Other STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS Complaints

#11020676 — August 30, 2017 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY....

Recent Complaints for the 2004 KIA SORENTO

#11444487 — POWER TRAIN — December 20, 2021 — Crank pully bolt snapped. Causing crank pully to fall, and critical belts to fail.

#11351192 — STRUCTURE:BODY — August 25, 2020 — THIS KIA WAS HOUSED AND STORED IN A GARAGE FOR MOST OF ITS LIFE AND DRIVEN ONLY IN THE SUMMER. IN THE WINTERS OF MICH...

#11300856 — SERVICE BRAKES — January 21, 2020 — WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE BRAKE LINES TOWARD THE RE...

#11300856 — STRUCTURE:BODY — January 21, 2020 — WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE BRAKE LINES TOWARD THE RE...

#11298476 — SUSPENSION — January 10, 2020 — 2004 KIA SORRENTO 97,000 MILES. THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE REAR CONTROL ARM BRACKETS RUSTED OFF.