NHTSA Complaint #10947248 — 2013 KIA SOUL

SERVICE BRAKES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10947248
Vehicle	2013 KIA SOUL
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Date of Incident	January 20, 2017
Date Filed	January 23, 2017
Mileage	65,800 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NJ

Consumer Description

BRAKE SWITCH FAILED. MY BRAKE LIGHTS NO LONGER WORKED AND POWER STEERING WAS DISABLED, MAKING THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. COULD NOT GET CAR OUT OF "PARK" WITHOUT USING OVERRIDE BUTTON. CAR NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO KIA DEALER. THIS SWITCH HAS BEEN RECALLED ON 1.6 MILLION KIA'S BUT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED BUT SHOULD BE ADDED. NOT SURE HOW LONG I WAS DRIVING WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING. I'M GLAD I NEVER USE MY CRUISE CONTROL AS PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDDLE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION. *TR

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