NHTSA Complaint #10594090 — 2012 KIA SORENTO

WIFE DRIVING FROM NY TO CONN, VEHICLE LOSING POWER, EXTREME SHAKING, GRINDING/RATTLE NOISE, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, STAYED ON, THEN BLINKING ON AND OFF, VEHICLE REALLY RUNNING BAD AT THIS TIME. FOLLOWING DAY, ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON, NEED TO PUMP GAS PEDDLE TO GET STARTED. IDLE VERY ROUGH. 2012 KIA SORENTO WITH 38;000 MILES. VERY CONCERNED THAT VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF COMPLETELY, AS IS COMMON PER NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS, AT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. WILL BRING TO DEALERSHIP TOMORROW, HOWEVER, HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING KIA SORENTO ENGINE PROBLEMS THIS AFTERNOON AND IT DOES NOT LOOK GOOD. 1) DEALERSHIP TECHS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEMS. (COMMON) 2) RECALL TO REPLACE ECM BUT CUSTOMERS NOT NOTIFIED AS DEEMED NOT A SAFETY ISSUE BY KIA. REALLY???? 3) THROTTLE ACTUATOR FAILURE PART OF PROBLEM BUT NOT WIDELY KNOWN BY CONSUMERS.(COMMON) IMPORTANT FOR 2012-TO 2014 OWNERS. NEW YORK HAS LEMON LAWS. IF YOUR VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD OR HAS LESS THAN 18,000 MILES AND YOU HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK FOR REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES, THERE ARE ATTORNEYS WHO LIVE FOR THIS TYPE OF THING. I AM IN THIS GROUP AND SENT E-MAIL TODAY TO JUST THOSE TYPE OF SHARKS. BE PRO-ACTIVE, NOT RE-ACTIVE. I PLAN ON HAVING PLAN B IN PLACE IF I FIND MYSELF GOING DOWN THE PATH OF "WE DON,T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG, THE COMPUTER SAYS YOUR CAR IS FINE, JUST BECAUSE YOU NEED TO RENT A ROOM AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE YOU ARE THERE SO MUCH DOES NOT MEAN WE DON,T CARE". WHAT WE REALLY MEAN IS WE REALLY DON,T CARE!! REALITY CHECK.. FYI CHECK THIS OUT...........HTTP://ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2013/KIA/SORENTO/ENGINE/PROBLEM.ASPX PS IN NY DON,T FORGET CLASS ACTION LAW-SUIT THAT IS CURRENTLY GOING ON, DOES NOT COST ANYTHING TO ADD YOUR NAME TO THE LIST OF PLAINTIFFS. *TR