# 2007 KIA RONDO — TIRES
> NHTSA complaint `726435` · 2009-07-08 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** RONDO
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** TIRES
- **Miles at failure:** 12,000
## Narrative
HELLO,  I HAVE A 2007 KIA RONDO LX 4 CYLINDER. FROM THE DAY OF THE PURCHASE THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SOMETIMES MAKES NOISES AND DURING THE RAIN THE NOISE IS MORE APPARENT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THIS REASON AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. ALSO ONCE THE ESC LIGHT WAS BLINKING AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THE ESC SENSOR IS GOING TO BE REPLACED NEXT WEEK. WHAT CONCERNS ME IS THAT I WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. LAST YEAR MY CAR WAS HIT FROM THE BACK TWICE WHILE IT WAS AT A STOP POSITION. IN THE SECOND ACCIDENT IT WAS A HIT AND RUN, I WAS IN A TRAFFIC ON A HIGHWAY AND THE OTHER DRIVER HIT MY CAR FROM THE BACK. HE SCREAMED FROM HIS WINDOW "CHECK YOUR LIGHTS", NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING CAUSING ANOTHER VEHICLE TO HIT ME. I WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE DRIVER AND WAS FORCED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS MYSELF. IT COST ME $1235.30, OUT OF WHICH $190.25 WAS USED TO ORDER A BACK BUMPER AND $10.68 FOR SIDE BRACKET AND $19.37 FOR RIGHT GUARD BRACKET AND I PAID TO THE ZOOM AUTO BODY SHOP(LOCATED AT 240 N. HILL AVENUE, PASADENA, CA 91106) $915.11. THE FIRST ACCIDENT WAS SIMILAR AND NOW I AM WONDERING WHETHER MY VEHICLE'S NON-FUNCTIONING BRAKE LIGHT COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE AS WELL. THAT ACCIDENT COST ME $2461, LUCKY THE OTHER VEHICLE'S OWNER'S INSURANCE PAID FOR THAT. BOTH CASES ARE 
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