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2012 KIA SPORTAGE Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	882054
Internal NHTSA #	10425730
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Brand	KIA
Model	SPORTAGE
Model Year	2012
File date	15/09/11
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Vehicle was purchased new and on the way home from the dealership the brakes were applied as i was approching a traffic light and the brakes made a very very loud grinding noise and the vehicle did not want to stop after brakes were applied so i had to put much more than normal pressure on the brake pedal to get the vehicle to stop. I carried the vehicle back to the dealership to have it checked (did not make the noise on the way to the dealership) and after checking it i was told by the service department that they could not get it to make the noise and could not find anything wrong with the brakes. On the way home from the dealership the vehicle made the same malfunction once (loud brake grinding noise and hard to stop) but did not do the same the rest of the way home. My wife and daughter drove the vehicle and as they were approching stopped traffic at a traffic light and she applied the brakes the vehicle made the same malfunction with the brakes making the loud grinding noise (as she said it sound like chains wrapped around the brake calipers it was so loud) the vehicle did not want to stop as the brakes were applied in the normal manner and she almost hit the stopped vehicles in front of her before she could get it stopped (traveling at 45 mph) and the instrument cluster lights began to flash on and off. Please note this brake malfunction has happened (3) times since the vehicle was bought new and we have only driven it approx. 80 miles and my concern is when the malfunction occured we were only traveling at approx. 45 mph and could hardly get the vehicle stopped so what would happen if my teenage daughter was driving on the highway at a higher rate of speed and this malfunction occured - she may not be able to get the vehicle stopped in the distance required to avoid an accident. *tt
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	340
Number of Occurences	3
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MUSCLE SHOALS, AL
VIN pattern	KNDPCCA2XC7XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	AWD
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Vehicle speed	45
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What is Recall?
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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 KIA SPORTAGE Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA SPORTAGE Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects

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