| Issue ID | 564951 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10139518 |
| Manufacurer | KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | KIA |
| Model | SEDONA |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 08/09/05 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Driving vehicle as normal on rte 1 north. Attempted to slow vehicle to stop at amber colored light before intersection with e. Grand ave,vehicle traveling over 5 mph but under 10 mph at this time, applied brakes, vehicle did not slow down. Pumped brakes and pushed brake pedal to floor of vehicle to no avail, vehicle still moving , maintaining speed,and about to travel through red light at intersection, also applied emergency brake, vehicle did not stop, vehicle proceeded through red light and collided with another vehicle traveling east bound on e. Grand avenue, after collision turned off vehicle, vehicle restarted, tested brakes on side of road, brakes were applied but did not function normally, when brakes were applied they hesitated and you could still push pedal to floor without stopping vehicle. Turned off car again and restarted for later testing by police officer. Later testing showed brakes "appeared" to function normally. Car was driven to dealer for further testing, observing brakes jerking and hesitating. Car had not demonstrated this behavior prior to incident. Mechanic called in specialist, as per manufacturer, to make assessment of brakes. Recall notice received for defective throttle, producing same effect as demonstrated at incident. Informed mechanic of recall notice upon receipt,recall repaired as per dealer mechanic. Car has not produced same effect since. *nm |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 24717 |
| Number of Occurences | 2 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CARTERET, NJ |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 1 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 01/03/04 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | |
| Drive train type | U |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 10 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | LOMAN FORD AND KIA |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | WOODBRIDGE |
| Dealer's state code | NJ |
| Dealer's ZIP code |