NHTSA Complaint #11183623 — 2011 KIA SORENTO

ACCORDING TO THE OBD CODE READER: CODE P0335, $07E8 GENERIC. CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR A CIRCUIT. VEHICLE HAS TROUBLE STARTING. THE TACHOMETER FALLS TO 0 AS OPPOSED TO SITTING AT A HIGHER IDLE, AND DOES NOT MOVE WHEN PRESSING FOOT ON GAS PEDAL WHEN STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. WHEN IN MOTION, THERE CAN BE TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER, THE INABILITY TO SHIFT GEARS, AND/OR THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND RATTLES. THIS HAPPENS ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, WHEN IN ALL TYPES OF TRAFFIC AND WHEN MOVING AT CONSTANT SPEEDS. WHEN THIS SITUATION HAPPENS, THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT GEARS AT ALL AND MUST BE RESTARTED. THIS HAS CAUSED DANGEROUS LANE CHANGING TO HIGHWAY SHOULDERS AS WELL AS DIFFICULT ATTEMPTS BACK ONTO THE ROADWAYS DURING RUSH HOUR.