NHTSA Complaint #10348930 — 2009 KIA BORREGO

ON MY NEW KIA BORREGO, 2009 WITH 6000 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY I WAS TRYING TO STOP QUICKLY FROM 70 MILES TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN THE FRONT OF ME WHO SUDDENLY STOP DUE TO SOME CONSTRUCTION ON THE HIGH WAY. I HIT THE BRAKE VERY HARD. THE CAR START PULSATING AND SHAKING VERY HARD. IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WAS A HORRIFYING MOMENT BEFORE FINALLY THE CAR SPEED WENT TO ABOUT 15 MILES. WHEN I TRIED TO CATCH THE TRAFFIC FLOW AGAIN, I PRESSED THE GAS PADDLE, HOWEVER IT THE CAR FELT VERY VERY HEAVY LIKE I WAS DRAGGING A TRAIN BEHIND ME, AND THE ESC LIGHT KEPT FLASHING IN THE DASH BOARD. I HAD TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION HANDLE FROM THE AUTO MODE TO THE MANUAL MODE. WHEN I DID THAT, I FOUND THE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK AND LOCKED ON THE 4TH SPEED . I HAD TO PULL THE TRANSMISSION HANDLE BACK TO THE 1ST SPEED THEN TO THE SECOND BEFORE THE CAR WAS ABLE TO RUN AGAIN, THEN I PUT THE TRANSMISSION ON AUTO AGAIN. DEALER SAID IT WAS A PAD BRAKE ROTORS AND HAD TO CHANGE ALL 4 OF THEM. THERE WAS BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE FRONT BRAKE SIDES AND A LOT OF BLACK DUST COVERING THE 4 WHILES REMS, DEALER SAID IT IS A BRAKE DUST. THEN THEY DID UPGRADE TO THE COMPUTER REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE BUT THE SECOND TIME I HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE. *TR