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2011 KIA SEDONA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash · 870518 · 2011-07-29

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SEDONA
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
600
Speed
3 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

PARKING SENSOR FAILED AND MY HUSBAND WAS IN A ACCIDENT, IN OUR NOW 3 WEEK OLD 2011 KIA SEDONA, THEY SOLD US THE FLOOR MODEL, WHICH HAD TO BE JUMPSTARTED WE THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT, TOOK IT IN BC LOW GAS MILEGE, AND BC THE DOOR WAS LOSE, THEN 2 DAYS AGO MY HUSBAND WAS BACKING OUT OF A SPOT THE ALARM NEVER SOUNDED, HE IS FINE SO IS THE OTHER DRIVER, WELL WE WENT TO WALMART AND WENT TO BACK OUT AND TH ESENSOR WAS GOING CRAZY, SO I GOT OUT AND NOTHING WAS THERE BUT WHEN I STTOOD DIRECTLY BEHIND THE CAR THE ALARM NEVER SOUNDED, THEN I BACKED MY HUSBAND OUT AND HOPED IN, THE ALARM STARTED TO SOUND AGAIN. WE HAVE 3 CHILDREN, WE GOT THIS CAR BC WE NEW IT WOULD BE A SAFE CHOICE BUT WE HAVE NOT HAD IT LONG AND ARE REALLY UPSET BY ALL OF THIS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10416309
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