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2009 KIA SPECTRA — ENGINE

crash · 1545741 · 2019-03-06

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SPECTRA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
95,000
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE CAR SPED UP AND LURCHED FORWARD HITTING THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME WHICH WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT; I HAD A MECHANIC INSPECT IT, HE SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE CALIPERS AND REPLACED THE CALIPERS, AND ROTORS, AND THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR..HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC 3 TIMES AND HE SAYS HE CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11184559
Machine
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