NHTSA Complaint #11466558 — 2011 KIA SORENTO

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11466558
Vehicle	2011 KIA SORENTO
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	April 5, 2022
Date Filed	May 28, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	SC

Consumer Description

2011 Kia Sorento, built 2010 , Kia issued a recall notice concerning misaligned intermediate shafts on the passenger side of trans axle. This recall is for vehicles manufactured from start of production thru may 22 2010. Our vehicle has manufacture date of June 9 2010, and has suffered thru 168000 gimpy miles on this gnarled intermediate shaft. Photo included. So Kia did have this problem longer than theinial 4/25/2011 recall for Power Train campaign #11V258000.

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