| Issue ID | 924597 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10461719 |
| Manufacurer | KIA MOTORS CORPORATION |
| Brand | KIA |
| Model | RONDO |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 09/05/12 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | On 5-9-2012, it was raining heavily. My rondo, which drove fine the day before and the day after, started making a loud screeching noise and the steering became very "tight" feeling. I pulled off road into a parking lot, and when i did experienced total loss of steering control. I came very close to crashing into the parked car beside me as a result. I waited a few minutes, restarted the car. Pulling out of the parking space, my vehicle brakes engaged suddenly without notice, and my son and i were grabbed by our seat belts as our bodies were thrown forward so hard. I was blocking traffic so i restarted the car, and it drove ok on a straight road, but when i turned, again lost steering. When i say loss of power steering, i mean with all my might i couldn't get the car to go where i wanted. The rain stopped and i had no further problems until yesterday, 6-13-12, when it had been raining again. This time, pulling onto a busy road, moving quickly due to the approaching traffic, and again lost all ability to steer. Fortunately i was able to slam on my brakes and go in reverse to get out of the path of oncoming traffic, but had the circumstances been different, my young children and i could have suffered a catastrophe. Nhtsa had two similar reports with the 2007 rondo: internal sequence number #736xxx dated 8-23-09 and #749xxx dated 12/2/2009. I hope nhtsa and/or kia addresses this problem before someone is injured or killed. "parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552 (b)(6). *jb |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 81000 |
| Number of Occurences | 2 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MONROE, NC |
| VIN pattern | KNAFG525777XXXXXX |
| 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 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 40 |
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