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2013 KIA SORENTO — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1071972 · 2014-06-04

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SORENTO
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
19,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WE HAVE OWNED OUR KIA FOR 9 MONTHS, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 4 TIMES AND NOW ITS IN THE SHOP AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WILL COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN GOING FULL SPEED, WE WERE GOING 45MPH FOR THE LAST INCIDENT AND THE KIA CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP OUT OF NO WHERE AND THE ENGINE SHUT WAS STILL ON BUT IDLE HIGH AND WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE UNTIL YOU TURNED THE KIA OFF, WAITED FOR 15-20MINS FOR IT TO "REPROGRAM" AND THEN IT HAD ENOUGH POWER TO MOVE SLOWLY OUT OF THE ROAD. AFTER GETTING IT HOME MY HUSBAND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THE FIRST TIME AND THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG SO THEY SENT US TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AT THE TIME BUT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO BRING IT BACK, WELL 9 MONTHS LATER WE ARE STILL HAVING ISSUES AND ARE NOT ABLE TO DRIVE IT WITHOUT FEAR THAT IT WILL JUST RANDOMLY SHUT DOWN IN THE ROADWAY. THE ONE TIME IT DID IT WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE, AS A PARENT MY KIDS CAN NOT RIDE IN A VEHICLE THAT KEEPS DOING THIS AND KIA WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10596070
Machine
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