Kia Sorento Complaints
10,397 consumer complaints on file.
- #10508535April 17, 2013VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECTLY DETERMINE HOW FAR AWAY THE VEHICLE BEHIND HIM WAS. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE APPEARED FURTHER AWAY THAN IT ACTUALLY WAS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MIRROR WOULD NOT BE REPLACED, AS IT WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10508459April 16, 2013AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
MY 2005 KIA SORENTO HYDROPLANED . THE SUV FLIPPED OVER 3 TIMES AND HIT AN CONCRETE WALL. MY AIRBAGS AND SEAT BELT FAILED TO SECURE ME . KIA SAYS THAT MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE ROLL OVER AIRBAGS THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR MY INJURIES. I FEEL THAT KIA SHOULD OWN UP TO THE POORLY MADE SUV THAT THEY DESIGN . *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10508480April 16, 2013ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHEN MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE (INCREASING SPEED FROM 25MPH AND UP) VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPS AND DOESN'T ALLOW ME TO ACCELERATE AND THE ESC OFF ILLUMINATES ON THE DASH AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE I HAVE TO MOVE OFF OF THE HWY INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, PUT ON MY FLASHERS, TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND PRESS THE ESC OFF BUTTON. THE VEHICLE THEN STARTS AND I SLOWLY MERGE BACK ONTO THE HWY CAUTIOUS NOT TO ACCELERATE TOO QUICKLY AS THE ENTIRE PROCESS WOULD OCCUR AGAIN. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT OCCURS WHEN AN INCREASE IN SPEED IS NEEDED AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP, THEY 'TIGHTENED SOME WIRES" AND LITERALLY THE NEXT DAY IT OCCURRED AGAIN. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10508220April 15, 2013POWER TRAIN
DRIVING AT 65MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET; WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS A VIOLENT JERK/HESITATION, AND AN EXTREMELY LOUD BANG, AS THOUGH I HAD HIT SOMETHING. STOPPED ON SIDE OF THE ROAD, VEHICLE NOT MAKING ANY DIFFERENT NOISE OR RUNNING DIFFERENT, PLACED WITHOUT A PROBLEM INTO PARK. CHECKED AROUND VEHICLE NOTHING OUT OF ORDER, NO FLUIDS RUNNING UNDER VEHICLE, TIRES OK, UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM. IT SEEMED LIKE A MISS OR SOMETHING WITH THE TRANSMISSION, DIDN'T NOTICE LIGHTS OR ANY THING ABNORMAL ON WARNING SYSTEM. GOT BACK IN CAR AND CONTINUED ON NO ABNORMAL NOISE, SHIFTED WITH OUT INCIDENT, NOT SURE BUT I AM WONDERING ABOUT A TRANSMISSION ISSUE, HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10508347April 15, 2013STEERING, ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL, VEHICLE LOST STEERING IN A TURN CAUSING US TO NARROWLY MISS HITTING A UTILITY POLE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO SERVICE GARAGE WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT HAD BECOME LOOSE CAUSING THE HARMONIC BALANCER PULLEY TO WOBBLE, BREAK AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO ALL SURROUNDING ENGINE COMPONENTS. $1700.00 REPAIR DID NOT WORK AND ISSUE RECURRED. AFTER A SECOND REPAIR ATTEMPT, SAME ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN THIS TIME WITH THE CRANKSHAFT BOLT HAVING SHEERED OFF. VEHICLE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, IS NOT DRIVABLE AT THIS TIME, AND WILL THIS TIME COST MINIMALLY $3500.00 FOR A REPLACEMENT MOTOR....AND POTENTIALLY A LIFE. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE NHTSA MANDATE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES AS IT IS LUDICROUS TO WAIT FOR A DEATH OR MULTIPLE DEATHS BEFORE ACTING ON WHAT I AM WELL AWARE IS A COMMONLY REPORTED AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM. A GOOD PART OF "SAFETY" OCCURS IN BEING PROACTIVE. THE ABSENCE OF A RECALL ON THIS IS MIND BOGGLING. NHTSA MUST ACT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10508127April 13, 2013ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY FAMILY AND I (WIFE, 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND 9 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER) HAD JUST EXITED THE FREEWAY AND ENTERED OUR HOUSING COMPLEX. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD OUR VEHICLE'S ENGINE AS WELL AS ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TURNED OFF. WE WERE IN MOTION AT THE TIME IT TURNED OFF. WE HAD ANOTHER VEHICLE BEHIND US, BUT LUCKILY THEY SAW OUR VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN AND DROVE AROUND US. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND STATED EVERYTHING LOCKED UP AND, AS EXPECTED, SHE HAD TO MUSCLE THE STEERING TO PULL TO THE SIDE AND OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ALSO DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND HAD NO ABS. WE HAD TO WAIT FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND START THE ENGINE BACK UP. I INITIALLY TOLD MY WIFE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL BUT AFTER TRYING THAT, IT DID NOT WORK. AFTER WE GOT THE VEHICLE BACK ON WE DROVE STRAIGHT HOME. I CONTACTED CITRUS KIA THAT DAY AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THAT ISSUE AND WOULD HAVE NO WAY CONFIRMING WHAT HAPPENED UNLESS IT DID IT WHILE THEY WERE INSPECTING IT. MY VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FROM 4/10/13- 4/13/13. THE END RESULT IS THAT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM BUT DID DO A NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS TO "HOPEFULLY" PREVENT THE PROBLEM FROM RE-OCCURRING. THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO AS THEY HAVE NO WAY OF ACTUALLY VERIFYING WHY THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION. AS OF THIS WRITING I WAS ADVISED I COULD COME DOWN AND PICK UP MY VEHICLE, BUT WILL REFUSE UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS FOUND AND RESOLVED, AS THIS IS MY WIFE'S VEHICLE AND I DO NOT WANT THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENING AND IT RESULTING IN A INJURY OR FATAL COLLISION. I HAVE READ EDMUNDS.COM (HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F13B7CA/40) AND SEE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH NO RESOLUTION. PLEASE PLEASE HELP. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10506086April 12, 2013POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING IN BUSY CITY TRAFFIC, HEARD A LOUD CLUNKY NOISE, LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES IMMEDIATELY ALONG WITH BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHTS APPEARING ON DASH. VEHICLE TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT "CRANK BOLT BROKEN OFF THE CRANKSHAFT, REMOVED CRANK BOLT WITH EASY OUT, REPLACED DAMAGED CRANK SPROCKET, DAMPER PULLEY, AND CRANK BOLT." NOW TEN (10) MONTHS LATER AND 7000 MILES (APPROXIMATELY) WE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE IDENTICAL TO THE ORIGINAL. AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR RESOLUTION FROM DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND SERVICED. IT IS CURRENTLY THERE WAITING REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. SEEMS THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS NOT FIXED BY SIMPLY REPAIRING OR REPLACING THE CRANK BOLT AS IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE WITH MY VEHICLE, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A STRESSOR ELSEWHERE! MORE THAN LIKELY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK SOMEWHERE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10505794April 10, 2013ENGINE
MY 22 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT COLLEGE WHEN IT SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING AND THEN SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. LUCKILY SHE WAS NOT ON A CURVY ROAD WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED AND AFTER MECHANIC'S INSPECTION WERE TOLD THAT THE CRANKSHAFT BOLT "WOBBLED" LOOSE AND DISRUPTED THE TIMING BELT ASSEMBLY SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE. THIS $2 BOLT HAS CAUSED AN ESTIMATED $3500 REPAIR BILL OR EVEN AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. OUR RESEARCH HAS UNCOVERED TO US THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS 3.5L ENGINE. THIS BOLT EITHER BREAKS OR WOBBLES OUT OF IT'S THREADING TO CAUSE TIMING BELT PROBLEMS AND REQUIRES EXTENSIVE AND EXPENSIVE REPAIR TO THE ENGINE. THIS INDICATES TO US A MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN FLAW AND PROBABLE SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY KIA WORLDWIDE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10505592April 8, 2013FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING 30 MILES AN HOUR WHEN MY CAR STALLED OUT. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR TO START. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE MAIN FUSE PANEL AND THE FUEL PUMP. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID ONE SHORTED THE OTHER OUT AND THAT IT WAS A FLUKE. ON 4/7/2013, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AGAIN, CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. NOBODY, CAN TELL ME WHY THIS IS HAPPENING AND I AM REALLY NERVOUS TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN.. IF THE CAR STALLS OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, IT COULD BE DISASTROUS. KIA IS SAYING THEY HAVEN'T HEARD THIS HAPPENING WITH OTHER VEHICLES, HOWEVER, AFTER COMING TO THIS SITE, IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING WITH REGULARITY. HELP. WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS?? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10507222April 5, 2013ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE MOTOR PULLEY FAILED ON THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10507297April 5, 2013STEERING
I HAD JUST PURCHASED MY 2003 KIA SORENTO ON FEBRUARY 23 2013 FROM A LOCAL USED CAR DEALER. THE CAR HAD 85,000 MILES AT TIME OF PURCHASE. IT WAS DRIVING FINE UNTIL MARCH 31, 2013. AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND THEN I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING ALMOST GOING INTO MY NEIGHBORS DITCH. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC(TOWED) WHERE HE FOUND THAT THE BOLT GOING INTO THE CRANK SHAFT HAD BEEN SHEARED OFF CAUSING THE BELT TO COME OFF. THE PROBLEM IS THAT EVEN AFTER HE FIXES IT (1800.00 +) HE SAID IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN.THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. AFTER READING COUNTLESS ACCOUNTS ONLINE OF OTHER KIA SORENTO OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, I FEEL KIA NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PART. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10507094April 4, 2013FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN REFUELING THE TANK WILL SUDDENLY "SPRAY"GASOLINE FORCEFULLY FROM THE NECK OF THE GAS TANK FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. TOOK IT IN ON THE VOLUNTARY RECALL AND HAD THE AIR FILTER REPLACED. CAR WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS BUT IS NOW EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. PUMPED LESS THAN $25.00 IN THE TANK TWO NIGHTS AGO AND WAS SPRAYED WITH GASOLINE! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10507184April 4, 2013ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
AT AN IDLE, THIS VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH AND SHAKES. IT FEELS AS THOUGH IT WILL STALL. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE HAPPENING WITH A NEW CAR. I TOLD THE MECHANIC AT MY FIRST MAINTENANCE CHECK, AND HE ACTED AS IF IT WOULD GET BETTER WITH AN OIL CHANGE. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. I COMMUTE 120 MILES A DAY FOR WORK, AND I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 5 MONTHS, IT HAS 9000 MILES NOW. NOW THE RADIO WILL NOT TURN ON? THIS CONCERNS ME THAT MAYBE SOMETHING ELECTRICAL IS MALFUNCTIONING. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10507186April 4, 2013ENGINE
WE BOUGHT THE 2013 KIA SORENTO IN SEPTEMBER 2012 WITH 140MILES ON IT. WE'VE HAD NO ISSUES TILL THIS YEAR MY WIFE HAD HER 1ST STALL IN MID JANUARY WHILE AT A STOP SIGN. SHE NEVER MENTIONED IT TO ME UNTIL IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME IN FEBRUARY. IT FINALLY HAPPENED TO ME DURING THE SECOND WEEK IN MARCH ON A SATURDAY I WAS BRINGING MY SON TO BASEBALL PRACTICE I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY DROVE TO THE END OF THE STREET AND STOPPED AT THE CORNER BUT WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE. IT TOOK ME A FEW SECONDS TILL I NOTICED IT HAD STALLED IT WAS SO QUICK AND SILENT I DIDN'T HEAR OR FEEL IT STALL. I PUT IT IN PARK THEN STARTED IT AND IT'S BEEN FINE TILL TODAY WHEN MY WIFE WENT TO PICK UP OUR KIDS FROM SCHOOL. SHE WAS DRIVING SLOWLY ON THE SIDE STREETS NEXT TO THE SCHOOL LOOKING FOR A PARKING SPACE WHEN IT JUST DIED. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF THIS HAPPENS AND CAUSES AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN A FATALITY KIA WILL HAVE A SERIOUS LAW SUIT ON THEIR HANDS. I'M BRINGING MY KIA TO THE DEALER ON APRIL 18, 2013 BUT WHEN I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE GUY ON THE PHONE TODAY HE MENTIONED IF THERE ARE NO CODES THERE'S NOT MUCH TO GO ON TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10505487April 3, 2013ENGINE
ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE, CHECKED OIL TURNED ENGINE OFF AND ON AGAIN AND NOISE CONTINUED. DROVE HOME APPROX 150 MILES FROM VISITING OUR SON AT COLLEGE. AFTER ARRIVING AT HOME ENGINE STILL MADE NOISE. TOOK INTO DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY AND TODAY WAS INFORMED WE ARE NEEDING A NEW SHORT BLOCK ENGINE AND IT'S ON BACKORDER FOR A WEEK AND A HALF. NOT A HAPPY CUSTOMER, SINCE I AM MAKING CAR PAYMENTS AND DON'T HAVE THE VEHICLE. IT WORRIES ME WHAT IS YET TO COME WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE REASON WE PURCHASED IT TO BEGIN WITH WAS THE WARRANTY, BUT HAD WE KNOWN WE'D BE USING IT 7 MONTHS INTO OWNING THIS KIA I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED IT TO BEGIN WITH. I DO WANT TO SAY THE DEALERSHIP WE ARE DEALING WITH ARE EXTREMELY HELPFUL WITH A LOANER CAR, ALTHOUGH IT'S A SEDAN AND NOT WHAT I PURCHASED. SO THEY ARE DOING THEIR PART AND I APPRECIATE THAT FACT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10505554April 3, 2013SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT WANT TO GO INTO/OUT OF GEAR. WHEN STARING IN THE MORNING, I OFTEN HAVE TO PUMP BRAKES, OR TURN CAR OFF AND RE-START IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE INTO REVERSE. ON ONE OCCASION, IT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF DRIVE AND INTO PARK. WHILE THIS HASN'T CAUSED ANY ACCIDENTS/INJURIES, IT COULD HAVE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. HAD MY TEENAGED DAUGHTER BEEN DRIVING IT AT ANY OF THE TIMES THAT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T COOPERATE AND MOVE OUT OF DRIVE, IT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10505364April 2, 2013EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V130000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10505347April 2, 2013AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHENEVER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED HIM THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10504877March 28, 2013ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE THREW A ROD, CAUSING A HOLE IN THE OIL PAN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10504664March 27, 2013EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SLOW TO DISENGAGE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AUGUST 19, 2009 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V130000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) FOR THE STOP LAMP SWITCH. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THAT COMPONENT HAD FAILED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. KMJ *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0