NHTSA Complaint #11174832 — 2014 KIA SORENTO
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11174832 |
| Vehicle | 2014 KIA SORENTO |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | MD |
Consumer Description
I AM A LITTLE PERPLEXED WITH YOUR JUDGEMENT CALL KIA...I OWN A 2014 KIA SORENTO THAT'S AS APART OF YOUR ENGINE RECALL...THE CAR 'PASSED' THE TESTS RAN ON IT TO DETERMINE IF A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED, ONLY TO HAVE THE ENGINE COMPLETELY CEASE GOING 50MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN VIRGINIA...I RECEIVED A CALL TODAY ABOUT AN OPEN RECALL ON A FUEL PUMP ISSUE POTENTIALLY CAUSING FIRE...WHILE I WAS AWARE OF THIS SITUATION DUE TO THE NATIONAL NEWS THE ISSUE HAS RECEIVED I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THE SUPPOSED RESOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE...I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION TO DETERMINE 'IF THEY' THOUGHT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED...SO, LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT YOU WANT ME TO YET AGAIN TRUST PEOPLE THAT TOLD ME MY ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY FINE WHEN IT WASN'T TO NOW TELL ME I DON'T NEED A NEW FUEL PUMP BUT POTENTIALLY CATCH FIRE ??? SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS SITUATION ! THE FACT THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO PUT PEOPLES SAFETY AT JEOPARDY IS DISHEARTENING...I HAVE ZERO TRUST THAT IF I AM TOLD THE FUEL PUMP DOESN'T NEED TO BE REPLACED THAT I AM SAFE...YOU NEED A BETTER RESOLUTION AND YOU NEED ONE FAST....
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