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Motor vehicle Kia Sorento Overview Manufacturer Kia Production 2003–present Model years 2003–2009 2011–present Body and chassis Class Compact SUV (2002–2009) Mid-size crossover SUV (2009–present) Body style 5-door SUV Layout Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive (2002–2009) Front-engine, front-wheel-drive (2009–present) Front-engine, all-wheel-drive (2002–present) Chassis Body-on ...
This model of Corvette is particularly derided for its poor performance. Edmunds.com named this model the 3rd worst Corvette of all time, [87] Time magazine listed it as one of the 50 worst cars of all time, and it is included in Automotive Atrocities! The Cars We Love to Hate by Eric Peters. Dan Neil wrote of the 1980 small block Corvette ...
To arrive at its list of the most and least reliable automotive models, Consumer Reports used at least two model years of data to calculate a predicted reliability score on a scale from 1 to 100.
2004 JA 2017 Global (except North America and China) A-segment city car. 148,197 Ray: 2011 TAM 2011 South Korea City car with single rear sliding door based on the Picanto for the South Korean market. Battery electric version is available. 44,566 Sedan/liftback: EV4: 2025 CT 2025 Global Battery electric sedan based on the Hyundai E-GMP platform ...
In addition, the online data includes coverage that is not published in the magazine; for example, vehicle reliability (frequency of repair) tables online extend over the full 10 model years reported in the Annual Questionnaires, whereas the magazine has only a six-year history of each model. In 1990, Consumer Reports launched Consumer Reports ...
The 1997 model year Kia Sportage was the world's first production vehicle to be equipped with a knee airbag. [3] This first-generation model (1993–2002) sold in low numbers, even domestically in South Korea, and models after Hyundai's 1998 partial takeover of Kia (1997–2002) were recalled twice for rear wheels dismounting while driving. The ...
graph with an example of steps in a failure mode and effects analysis. Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA; often written with "failure modes" in plural) is the process of reviewing as many components, assemblies, and subsystems as possible to identify potential failure modes in a system and their causes and effects.
A product recall is a request from a manufacturer to return a product after the discovery of safety issues or product defects that might endanger the consumer or put the maker or seller at risk of legal action. Product recalls are one of a number of corrective actions that can be taken for products that are deemed to be unsafe.