NHTSA Complaint #10468503 — 2011 KIA SORENTO

SERVICE BRAKES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10468503
Vehicle	2011 KIA SORENTO
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Date of Incident	July 26, 2012
Date Filed	July 31, 2012
Mileage	13,650 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

VEHICLE UNABLE TO START, EVEN WITH KEY IN 'HOLSTER' IN GLOVE BOX. VEHICLE BRAKE APPEARED TO BE PRESSED DOWN ALREADY AND NO REACTION WHEN START BUTTON WAS PUSHED. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER A 3 DAY PERIOD. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS OVER TWO DAYS, THE VEHICLE STARTED. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHO DETECTED NOTHING AND WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SITUATION. *TR

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