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2013 KIA SOUL — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1547403 · 2019-03-11

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SOUL
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
55,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

STARTING IN 2018, ON 6 OCCASIONS AND AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN 2019, WHEN I TRY TO BRAKE THE CAR ACTUALLY ACCELERATES. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON STREETS AND IN PARKING LOTS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 DEALERS AND BOTH HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ASSIST ME, AS THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ THAT SEVERAL DIFFERENT KIAS IN DIFFERENT YEARS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11185989
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown