NHTSA Complaint #11114238 — 2014 KIA SORENTO

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11114238
Vehicle	2014 KIA SORENTO
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	July 27, 2018
Date Filed	July 28, 2018
Mileage	93,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NC

Consumer Description

VEHICLE DISPLAYS NO WARNING LIGHTS. VEHICLE SUDDENLY CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD AT AN INTERSECTION, AND UPON TRYING TO RE-CRANK, IT MAKES A LOUD KNOCKING AND CLANKING NOISE. COULD ONLY SEMI-OPERATE CAR IN NEUTRAL. CAR WILL ONLY CUT ON FOR ABOUT 5-10 SECONDS AT A TIME. THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE, FOR THIS VERY SAME ISSUE, BUT ACCORDING TO MY VIN, MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL ALTHOUGH OTHERS DO. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE RODS ARE KNOCKING TO A HIGHLY EXTREME LEVEL.

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