NHTSA Complaint #10904210 — 2015 KIA SORENTO

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10904210
Vehicle	2015 KIA SORENTO
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	April 12, 2015
Date Filed	September 6, 2016
Mileage	25 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

THE SUV HAS BEEN HAVING WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM TAILPIPE AND THE CAR HAS BEEN PULLING. IT MAKES UGLY NOISE WHEN WE TRY TO ACCELERATE ON THE FREEWAY AND PULLS. THE OIL LIGHT ISN'T COMING ON TO TELL US WHEN THE OIL IS LOW EVEN IF IT'S NOT TIME FOR A PIL CHANGE. WE SEEM TO NOTICE THAT THE CAR IS BURNING OIL MORE FREQUENTLY THAN A NORMAL VEHICLE. ALSO NOTICE SLUDGE WHEN WE CHECK THE OIL EVEN IF WE HAD JUST HAD A OIL CHANGE IT SEEMS TO COME BACK. THE DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY TELL ME THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG.

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