| Issue ID | 1290521 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10874404 |
| Manufacurer | Kia Motors America |
| Brand | KIA |
| Model | SORENTO |
| Model Year | 2014 |
| File date | 14/06/16 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Bought a pre-certified used 2014 kia sorento sxl. Passed all 150 inspection. Less than 24 hrs after buying the car, the following morning my pregnant wife was driving to work in rush hour traffic on the highway and all a sudden the car would not accelerate. She was pressing the gas pedal to the floor and the car was going 5 mph. She was so scared, specially being pregnant, that the cars were going to hit her. She tried getting into the shoulder but she was going so slow that cars were zipping pass her. Thankfully she able to get to the shoulder. Huge safety issue!!! After getting to a safe area, she turned the car back off and on, the car worked perfectly fine. Took it back to the dealership and they couldn't replicate the problem and their computer sensor couldn't pick up anything wrong with the vehicle. So long story short, nothing was done. There was a recall for accelerator pedal assembly for 2016 kia sorento. The affected sorento were built from oct 27, 2014 and jan 29, 2015. Our car just missed it by a few months. I guess kia is just waiting for a huge accident for them to do something about it. I hope it wouldn't be us. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 28105 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ANAHEIM, CA |
| VIN pattern | 5XYKW4A71EGXXXXXX |
| 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 | 5 |
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