| Issue ID | 888866 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10432655 |
| Manufacurer | KIA MOTORS CORPORATION |
| Brand | KIA |
| Model | BORREGO |
| Model Year | 2009 |
| File date | 24/10/11 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was driving on a four lane 35mph straight road and the steering became difficult to impossible--the wheel seemed to almost lock up. I slowed down considerably and managed to gt off on the right side of the road. I came to a stop, and tried to start up again because i was close to home. It began to steer again and i took it home. The vehicle was taken into the local kia dealership and they could not find anything wrong with it. My concern is that the power steering pump had an intermittent failure and may do so again. If this had occurred on a curve it would have caused an accident. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 64570 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | COLUMBIA, MO |
| VIN pattern | KNDJH741395XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
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| Vehicle speed | 35 |
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