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2008 KIA SORENTO Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1321679
Internal NHTSA #	10910025
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2008
File date	26/09/16
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owned a 2008 kia sorento. While driving approximately 35 mph approaching a traffic light, the brake pedal was applied and the vehicle suddenly surged at a high rate of speed. The contact crashed into the preceding vehicle, which caused that vehicle to crash into a third vehicle. The driver side air bag deployed with extreme force. The contact sustained injuries to the head, neck, and a whiplash. The contact was also injured by the seat belt. Medical attention was required. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a yard and destroyed. The vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 13v114000 (exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vin was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 122,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	122000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	AVERILL PARK, NY
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?	Y
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	35
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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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 KIA SORENTO Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 KIA SORENTO Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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