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2017 KIA SORENTO Electronic Stability Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1520365
Internal NHTSA #	11156992
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2017
File date	06/12/18
Component	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was driving my car going 50mph or 60mph and all of a sudden the check engine light came on and the car slowed down while i had my feet on the gas pedal all the way down to the floor causing me to have to pull over immediately when in traffic. I cut the car off and let it sit for a couple of mins and when i cut it back on it sounded like the car was idiled to high. I tried to driver again only for the car to jerk and seemed like it was driving itself only to slow down again to only 10mph with my feet all the way down on the gas pedal.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	64000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SMYRNA, TN
VIN pattern	5XYPGDA53HGXXXXXX
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?
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Date of purchase	19/03/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	50
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2017 KIA SORENTO Electronic Stability Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2017 KIA SORENTO Electronic Stability Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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