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2013 KIA SORENTO Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1127422
Internal NHTSA #	10652000
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2013
File date	29/10/14
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	This "glitch" happened twice in one week. First, driving off from a stop light at about 15-20 mph the car seemed to brake itself for about a second, lunged me forward and 30 seconds later died. No check engine light. Car restarted fine after 3rd try. Then again i had let go of the accelerator and was cruising before braking at a light, the car did the same thing at about 25-30 mph but harder and a loud clunk came from it. Even the tires screeched when it "braked" itself for a second. This second time the car died 2 seconds later when i applied the brakes. Took it straight to the dealer, the car died again in front of them when they switched on the a/c to check if it was working (could be coincidence since i wasn't fooling around with the a/c the first two times). They called me back on second day and asked me to take my car back since they could not replicate the problem and the computer hadn't registered it. I've used it exclusively on highways for 2 days now and no problem. I've done less than 10 miles of city driving since i got my car back. I've heard of other people getting an upgrade for the ecu and solving the issue, but that upgrade was already applied over a year ago to mine and according to the dealer, there is no newer version.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	42000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DORAL, FL
VIN pattern	5XYKT4A80DGXXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
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
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Vehicle speed	25
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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.
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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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2013 KIA SORENTO Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 KIA SORENTO Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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