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Q: What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request" A:Brake shift lock. Yes, available for inspection upon request. Q: How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? A: Rolled backwards in driveway, injured foot and brake trying to stop vehicle from passenger side; vehicle rolled into neighbor's driveway before rolling forward to complete halt in the middle of the street. Incident on video occurred Sun 11/4 @ 9:51pm CDT. Q: Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? A: No. Not as of yet on Sun 11/4 @ ~11pm CDT. Q: Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? A: No. Not as of yet on Sun 11/4 @ ~11pm CDT. Q: Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear" A: No.
Lower brake lights not functioning. Fuse is fine (swapped with good fuse, no change). Bulbs are fine (replaced with new anyway). Top brake light bar is fine. Only L and R rear brake lights not coming on. Dealer in Anchorage, Alaska confirmed all. No warning lamps came on. Car operates fine otherwise.
Our vehicle has the electronic stability light, ABS, light on. It over heats if sitting still. The cooling fan is not working replaced the fuse relay. For the cooling fan, still no cooling fan. Constantly filling the coolant. It seems to be electrical but I decided to wait for a pro to see if it is recall related. When the light first came on while the van was in motion 55 mph, the lights came on and went off three times for staying on. " ABS, electronic stability control, this is when the overheating problem started while idling.
While pulling into my driveway going between 5-10 mph I applied the brake and the vehicle lunged forward into my garage door which was closed and damaged another car parked in the garage. If the other car was not there to stop it I may have been killed. I reported this to Kia and the investigation only showed a blown fuse when they connected it to the tester. There are two other accidents that I know of with similar circumstances, please check into this before someone is killed or loses money due to something that was not their fault. By the way I was turning right into my driveway and my husband was backing out in his car when this took place and he saw the whole thing.
The persistent problem that we have had with our vehicle is the engine shuts down while driving, causing a serious safety hazard. The safety hazard is serious in that, while the vehicle is in motion, power steering shuts off and the brakes are slow to work. Each occurrence has happened when the vehicle is in drive and moving at a speed of approximately 20-25 mph. This has happened 3 times: - January 29,2017 - January 30, 2017 - February 16, 2017 the circumstances in each instance included driving and maintaining approximately 20-25 mph. Other factors are unknown. Fortunately, in each instance, I was able to pull safely to the side of the road and assess the vehicle. The first two occurrences, I pushed the start button and it was evident the vehicle starting system was acting unusual as it tried starting. The vehicle eventually started and I was able to continue driving. The third occurrence on February 16, 2017, I took Kia's advice and did not attempt to start the vehicle and contacted Kia roadside service. The second event occurred the next day on January 30, 2016 under similar circumstances. Again I was able to pull over without the power steering system functioning properly to a safe area and re-start the vehicle with the same uncommon sounds from the starting system. I called joe myers Kia in houston, Texas and explained the occurrences. On January 31, I drove the vehicle to joe myers Kia for troubleshooting and repair of the vehicle. The vehicle has been to the dealership two times to address the safety defect. The first time was January 24, 2017 for 8 days. The service department could not duplicate the concern. The next time, it was towed on February 16, 2017 and it stayed there for 41 days. Kia did install a flight recorder to record all systems the second time the vehicle was brought in.
- Katy, TX, USA
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My daughter was driving when this incident occurred. While in heavy traffic, she had come to a stop. After stopping then resuming a very slow speed (5 mph or less), while her foot was on the brake pedal, the vehicle lunged forward in to the vehicle in front of her, causing significant front-end damage and air bag deployment. A few weeks prior to this, I was in the vehicle in my front yard at a stand still, engine running and transmission in drive because I was going to be moving it slightly, and it suddenly lunged forward while my foot was on the brake. At the time I thought I had done something wrong, but now with a similar thing happening with a different driver, and such extreme damage, there must be a bigger problem.
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- Frisco, TX, USA