NHTSA Complaint #11120106 — 2008 KIA SORENTO

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11120106
Vehicle	2008 KIA SORENTO
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	April 14, 2015
Date Filed	August 15, 2018
Mileage	92,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WA

Consumer Description

MY 2008 KIA SORRENTO, WITH ONLY 92K MILES ON IT... I HAD IT IN THE SERVICE SHOP AT THE KIA DEALER, FOR A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE.. THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS THE MAIN BARRING GOING OUT.. AND THEY QUOTED ME 12K TO REPLACE MY ENGINE AS A FIX... OF COURSE I SAID NO, THAT WAS 3 YEARS AGO, MY SORRENTO IS STILL SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY UN-DRIVEN, WHICH IS COMPLETELY PAID OFF.. INSTEAD I PURCHASED ANOTHER CAR FROM KIA... RECENTLY I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEMS ON NEWER VERSIONS OF THE SORRENTO'S... I WROTE KIA CORPORATE, ABOUT THIS, AND OF COURSE NO RESPONSE BACK FROM THEM AT ALL. I AM A LOYAL KIA DRIVER, HOWEVER I WISH KIA WOULD STEP UP AND CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS MAIN BARRING DEFECT.. A LOUSY $20 DOLLAR PART FAILED ON A 30K PURCHASED SORRENTO, AND THEY WILL NOT ANSWER ME BACK.

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