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2018 KIA SORENTO — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 injured · 1767879 · 2021-09-11

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SORENTO
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Speed
75 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

My 2018 Kia Sorento keeps going into limp mode. It can’t be duplicated by any shop so I keep paying for diagnostic and not having anything repaired besides things that could “possibly be the problem” but aren’t covered by the warranty like a positive battery cable or a software update. Now I’m $1000 out of pocket and had the most terrifying experience of my life and the car is still not repaired. Driving 75mph down the freeway, the car violently tried to stop and shut off and turned back on all on its own. It went into limp mode. Felt like a grenade went off. Still nothing can be found as to what the problem is! It is not safe and I refuse to put my children back in this car.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11432621
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown