NHTSA Complaint #11700466 — 2021 KIA SORENTO

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11700466
Vehicle	2021 KIA SORENTO
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	October 7, 2025
Date Filed	November 19, 2025
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IL

Consumer Description

After driving the Kia sorento and parking it for a little bit then restarting it again the transmission jerks very hard at times and sometimes it’s moderate. Its an on going issue. It starts happening after the car is being driven but on a cold start like overnight while its parked and the next day you turn the car on you dont feel anything until you start driving it then parking it and turn it off to go inside the store or something and once you come back out to start it you will feel it. My car only has 45K miles on it.

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