Complaint 1112751
2009 KIA SEDONA • SERVICE BRAKES • incident Apr 1, 2013
- Complaint ID
- 1112751
- Make
- KIA
- Model
- SEDONA
- Model Year
- 2009
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES
- Incident Date
- Apr 1, 2013
- Date Received
- Sep 23, 2014
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RELAY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.