NHTSA Complaint #11221960 — 2012 KIA SORENTO

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11221960
Vehicle	2012 KIA SORENTO
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	June 18, 2019
Date Filed	June 23, 2019
Mileage	110,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

MY BURGUNDY 2012 KIA EX I PURCHASED IN 2017 HAS BEEN GIVING ME NO PROBLEMS I LOVE THE SUV UNTIL 6/18/2019 WHEN I STARTED UP THE SUV AN THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE IN THE ENGINE WHICH NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE WHEN THE NOISE QUIETED DOWN I PROCEEDED ON ROUTE 51 AN GASSING THE VEHICLE THE NOISE COMES BACK AN IT SOMETIMES FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO BREAK DOWN AN I DONT WANT TO HAVE A ACCIDENT I SAW THERE ARE SOME RECALLS ON THIS SUV THAT A CLEARLY WASNT AWARE OF AN I JUST WANT TO GET THIS RESOLVED

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