Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / SORENTO / 2004

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0 Injured
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004285844 Incident Date: Mar, 08 2004
Consumer's City: WINOOSKI Consumer's State: VT
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: SORENTO Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KNDJC733945 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 29 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 16 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1. since new, 2004 kia sorento 5-speed transmission has had a grind when shifting between lower gears. i brought problem to attention of berlin city kia dealership in burlington vt during my first routine service. they confirmed the grind and elected to replace the transmission as an attempted solution. 2. the problem continued with the new transmission, and in fact has gotten worse, particularly on cooler mornings. i have had it back for them to repair the problem, and have been advised that kia is aware of the problem on these particular transmissions, but has no solution at this time. 3. i believe a recall is in order, as the transmissions are known to be defective by the manufacturer. *ak