2012 KIA SORENTO — Complaint #1763533
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NHTSA Complaint about POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:LINKAGE:CLUTCH CABLE/ROD/ARM filed August 17, 2021
NHTSA complaint #1763533 (ODI reference 11429401) concerns a 2012 KIA SORENTO and was filed on August 17, 2021. The owner reports the failure occurred on August 14, 2021. The vehicle had 81,000 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Colorado based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as power train:clutch assembly:linkage:clutch cable/rod/arm, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same KIA SORENTO cohort independently describe similar power train:clutch assembly:linkage:clutch cable/rod/arm failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2012 KIA SORENTO shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2012 Kia Sorento. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed, there was an abnormal knocking noise detected. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that there was plenty of fluids in the vehicle however, the rod bearings needed to be replaced. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 81,000.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1763533 |
| ODI Number | 11429401 |
| Date Filed | August 17, 2021 |
| Failure Date | August 14, 2021 |
| VIN | 5XYKT3A14CG |
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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