NHTSA Complaint #11463938 — 2011 KIA SORENTO

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11463938
Vehicle	2011 KIA SORENTO
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	May 3, 2022
Date Filed	May 9, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TN

Consumer Description

Going down the highway with cruise control on, the car jolted and disengaged cruise control. At another time it jolted at an intersection and the car died. Was able to restart and continue. Turning a corner, felt the small jolt / surge..nothing else noted....yet

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