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Kia Sorento Service Brakes, Hydraulic Safety Report | May 02, 2011
Reported on May 02, 2011
| DISCOVERED SEVERAL DAYS AFTER ALMOST HAVING ACCIDENT, KIA WAS EQUIPPED WITH SMART BRAKE WITH NO WARNING FROM DEALER . IF YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE LIGHT PRESSURE ON ACCELERATOR & BRAKE, YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE AGAIN UNTIL YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT COMPLETELY OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL . I DISCOVERED THIS ABOUT 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE AS I TRIED TO ENTER US 19 A 6 LANE HIGHWAY; LUCKY THERE WAS A CENTER TURN LANE OR I WOULD HAVE COLLIDED WITH A 18 WHEEL SAND TRUCK AND A SURE DEATH . TOOK ME SEVERAL DAYS OF DRIVING VEHICLE TO DIAGNOSIS PROBLEM .. I HAVE DRIVEN APPROX 55 YRS AND NO ACCIDENT SO MY METHOD OF DRIVING USING BOTH FEET HAS PROVEN SAFE FOR ME .. I REPORTED THIS TO KIA OF LAGRANGE, GA. AND TRIED TO GET THEM TO NOTE THIS PROBLEM ON SERVICE RECORD AS I FEEL IT DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE ! I WANT THIS ON RECORD IN THE EVENT THIS SAFETY BRAKE CAUSES ME TO HAVE A ACCIDENT .. AND REST ASSURED I WILL FILE A LEGAL SUIT WHICH I ALSO TOLD THIS DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT | |
| Make: | Kia |
| Model: | Sorento |
| Manufactured by: | KIA MOTORS CORPORATION |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | THOMASTON GA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 5XYKW4A29BG |
| Mileage: | 200 miles. |
| Speed: | 3 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
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| Was a police report filed? | |
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