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2014 KIA SORENTO Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1716532
Internal NHTSA #	11387387
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2014
File date	01/01/17
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Nighttime driving with this vehicle is horrible. While a well-lit interstate may not necessarily be an issue, dark roadways (rural, dark interstates, some urban streets) are. The headlights will blow randomly blow within as few as some days after replacement to a month after replacement. The headlight assembly uses projector lenses. However, the light does not project. I have tried adjusting the headlights and the headlights respond by projecting a scattered beam that barely illuminates the roadway. Cheap walmart flood lights do a better job than these projector lenses. I tried using leds to get more light. While the mission was technically accomplished, the beam pattern is still scattered. I detail cars and the plastic cover is not the issue. My state law tells me that my headlights should illuminate a pedestrian 400 feet away during nighttime hours. These lights do not do this. My function as a police officer is that of a traffic crash investigator (with extensive nhtsa training spanning from sfst through advanced traffic crash) as well and these headlights will contribute to animal/pedestrian strikes as they do not project the light where it is needed. There are a number of kia forums talking about the same thing across many different models. This needs to be a recall that replaces the ground wire and the headlight assembly to project the light where it needs to be. These lights are dangerous. There are a number of electrical issues with these vehicles (such as the brake lights going out completely for no random reason or the brake lights remaining illuminated without application of the brake) but this one takes the cake. This has been an ongoing issue with this vehicle since we purchased it in 2016. This vehicle has a poor iihs rating for small overlap crashes. The lights don't illuminate the roadway well enough when passing another car on a two-lane highway.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	90000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ZEBULON, NC
VIN pattern	5XYKT4A65EGXXXXXX
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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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	45
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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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2014 KIA SORENTO Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2014 KIA SORENTO Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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