10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
17,800 miles

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2003 Kia Sorento engine problems

engine problem

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2003 Kia Sorento Owner Comments

problem #1

Apr 032004

Sorento 4WD 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 17,800 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

On Saturday, April 3, 2004, my 2003 Kia sorrento was parked in the middle of my driveway while I moved the lawn. After returning my lawn mower to the garage, I got into the sorrento to move it back into the garage. After I started the vehicle and put it into drive, it accelerated rapidly, pulled me through the garage and through the back wall, which is solid brick. I went through my front yard, and the only reason I stopped was because the vehicle went over some boulders and down an incline, causing the back wheels to come off the ground. I also hit a tree in my front yard. The air bags did not deploy.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

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