NHTSA Complaint #11112260 — 2013 KIA SORENTO

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11112260
Vehicle	2013 KIA SORENTO
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	May 15, 2018
Date Filed	July 18, 2018
Mileage	112,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MD

Consumer Description

LESS THAN 3000 MILES AFTER KIA DID A OIL CHANGE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR ENGINE RECALL DID I FIND OUT THAT MY ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK MY VEHICLE AND AFTER 3 MONTHS A NEW ENGINE WAS PUT IT. I GOT THE VEHICLE BACK STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE ROUGH IDLING, PROBLEMS ACCELERATING AND SPUTTERING WHILE DRIVING.

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