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2014 KIA SORENTO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

1 injured · 1165748 · 2015-03-15

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SORENTO
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
7,000

Severity

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

Narrative

LEFT 2014 SORENTO SXL AT AIRPORT PARKING AND FLEW TO ANOTHER CITY FOR ONE WEEK. CAME BACK TO FIND VEHICLE WILL NOT START. BATTERY WAS DEAD. I SPRAINED MY BACK TRYING TO OPEN THE SUV TRUNK FROM INSIDE AS THERE WAS NO POWER AVAILABLE TO RELEASE THE TRUNK LOCK. FIVE (5) SIMILAR EVENTS HAVE HAPPENED TO ME, ONE OF THEM AT THE KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. IN RESEARCHING THE WEB, IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT KIA HAS NOT RESOLVED AND MANY PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED WITH BATTERY DRAIN WITHIN 3 TO 5 DAYS OF LEAVING THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10694347
Machine
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