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2007 KIA RONDO Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1055471
Internal NHTSA #	10578112
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	RONDO
Model Year	2007
File date	06/04/14
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Vehicle had the stop lamp switch replaced under nhtsa campaign 09v130000 (kia recall sc077) in june 2009. On 4/6/14 the replacement stop lamp switch failed causing the esc malfunction light to illuminate, the brake lights to fail to illuminate, and brake-transmission interlock to prevent the transmission from being either shifted from n to r or from p to r without using the shift lock release tab. I had just backed out of a parking space at one store with no problems, crossed the street, and attempted to park at another store when the transmission would not shift out of drive. Had to use shift lock release to get vehicle home and to dealer on 4/7/14. Dealer confirmed failure of the replacement switch, charged me $69. 02 in parts and labor to replace it. Since kia expanded the recall in april 2013 to cover all remaining rondo's, i feel that kia should have replaced the switch under warranty as this indicates a lingering problem with the switches across various model years and other kia and hyundai models. I also feel that nhtsa should investigate failure rates of the switches replaced under nhtsa campaign 09v130000 (kia recall sc077) because kia apparently has not made satisfactory progress in resolving this safety issue given the failure of the unit placed in my vehicle.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	79190
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GASTONIA, NC
VIN pattern	KNAFG525977XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2007 KIA RONDO Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2007 KIA RONDO Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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