NHTSA complaint: 2012 KIA SORENTO — ENGINE
MY SON WAS DRIVING OUR 2012 KIA SORENTO AND AS HE EXITED THE FREEWAY TO THE SERVICE ROAD AND APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION WHICH WAS ON AN UPHILL GRADE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. HE LOST BRAKING AND STEERING CONTROL ON THE CAR. THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO THE CAR BEHIND HIM AND COLLIDED WITH THE CAR RESULTING IN $1,820 DAMAGE TO THE OTHER CAR. THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED AND THREW A ROD INTO THE VEHICLE STARTER.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation