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2004 KIA SORENTO — ENGINE

1 injured · 1064349 · 2014-05-13

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SORENTO
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT,POWER STEERING FAILEDBY THE GRACE OF GOD WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE INTERSTATE. LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND SEEN THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY AND BOLT LAYING ON THE TIE ROD UNDER CLOSE EXAMINATION THE SPRING PIN WAS SHEARED OFF FROM THE TIMING CHAIN PULLEY. THE FIRST TIME TOOK THE VEHICLE TO KIA OF BRANDON FLORIDA , INWHICH THEY SAID OTHER THINGS WERE WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AS WELL, THE TOTAL BILL CAME TO AROUND 800.00 DOLLARS. I THINK THEY JUST TIGHTENED DOWN THE BOLTS BECAUSE THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY CAME OFF AGAIN, WENT BACK TO KIA OF BRANDON AND THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT, STATING THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE, THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ANOTHER 800.00 DOLLARS...SO VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC THAT REATTACHED THE PULLEY...AND THE PULLEY CAME OFF AGAIN THIS TIME THE BOLT BROKE OFF IN THE CRANK SHAFT,THE TIMING CHAIN SPROCKET ALSO CAME OFF. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE ONLY REPAIRING CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS OF THAT YEAR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10587968
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