Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / SORENTO / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007111827 Incident Date: Jun, 24 2007
Consumer's City: NORTHVILLE Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: SORENTO Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KNDJC733035 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 14 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was dropping off someone at work when the car made a thump and all the dash warning lights came on. i drove it home about two miles away, and took it to a automobile service center the next day. they told me that the crankshaft pulley was ready to fall off. the next day i had it towed from the service center to the dealer. the dealer said the same thing as the service center, and that it was under warranty. also, it a needed a 60000 mile service for which i paid extra. when i went to pick the car 5 days later the car was making a belt noise, it was slow in starting, the dash light wouldn't come on, and the airbag light was on. when i took it back to the dealer, they tightened the belts and checked the other problems at a cost of $150, and that these other problems were not under warranty, and would cost $1400 to fix them. i have never had a problem with this car until the crankshaft pulley failed, and could not see why if a warranty failure caused something else to fail, why wasn't it fixed under warranty? also, the person who worked on the ca rcomplained about the oil pan with the sealer that was used to seal the engine.*ak