| Issue ID | 1263635 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10837655 |
| Manufacurer | Kia Motors America |
| Brand | KIA |
| Model | SORENTO |
| Model Year | 2016 |
| File date | 21/02/16 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The vehicle while traveling at various speeds will violently and suddenly try to momentarily move either left or right from its normal straight ahead forward moving position. The movement is much like when a car experiences a very strong gust of wind from the side when traveling at higher speeds, except in these cases there is no outside forces involved. These events seem to be random when they occur with no braking or human movement to the steering wheel in any way. The effect of the event causes the vehicle to move out of the normal straight line forward travel lane suddenl and without any advance notice, which is a very scary and unsafe situation. The event discribed happens can occur at mid to higher speeds and on all types of streets, but is most dangerous when it occurs at the higher speeds or in inter city close contact areas. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 9300 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LAKE CITY, FL |
| VIN pattern | 5XYPK4A52GGXXXXXX |
| 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 | |
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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 | 50 |
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| Was defective tire repaired? | |
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