NHTSA Complaint #10544284 — 2008 KIA SORENTO

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10544284
Vehicle	2008 KIA SORENTO
Component	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Date of Incident	August 6, 2013
Date Filed	September 18, 2013
Mileage	135,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	SD

Consumer Description

I ALMOST KILLED EVERYONE IN MY CAR, ALONG WITH OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY. I PULLED OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND HAD NO POWER TO MY VEHICLE. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. I NOTICED MY ESC OFF LIGHT HAD COME ON SOMEHOW. I TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE LIGHT DISAPPEARED AND I HAD POWER AGAIN. SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN THE LIGHT WILL RANDOMLY COME ON AND I WILL LOSE POWER. I CALLED A COUPLE MECHANIC SHOPS BUT WHEN I TRY TO TAKE IT IN THE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSES THIS TO HAPPEN BUT I SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE ISSUE. *JB

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