TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE GEAR ERRONEOUSLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE VIN WAS NOT UNAVAILABLE.
2011
POWER TRAIN
I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOPLIGHT, AND THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE, AND VEHICLE SEIZED TO ACCELERATE. THERE WAS A LOUD GEAR GRINDING NOISE WHEN GEAR WAS ENGAGED, BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE. CAR STARTED FINE AFTERWARD, BUT SAME GEAR GRINDING OCCURRED WHEN PLACED IN GEAR, WITH NO VEHICLE MOTION. *TR
