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2012 KIA SORENTO Electronic Stability Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1071237
Internal NHTSA #	10594876
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2012
File date	27/05/14
Component	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	For the third time in a 2 month span, my 2012 kia sorento has completely shut down as we have been driving it. We are at the 60k miles mark. This is very dangerous. Two of the three times we have been doing around 40 mph on very busy streets and thank god, we did not hit another car or get hit. The vehicle with zero warning, will just die and we will lose all power steering, we can't shift gears, and the brakes do not work like they normally do. The first time i thought it was just a battery, so i replaced it. But since then we have had it at the dealership twice and they do not know what is wrong with it. They will get it running again and then a couple of weeks later, it will die again. I have two babies that ride in this vehicle and i am looking at my options to getting rid of it. This vehicle is very dangerous!!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	59000
Number of Occurences	3
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DENTON, TX
VIN pattern	5XYKT4A23CGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	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	6
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Vehicle speed	40
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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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2012 KIA SORENTO Electronic Stability Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA SORENTO Electronic Stability Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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