NHTSA Complaint #10993030 — 2016 KIA SORENTO ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10993030
Vehicle	2016 KIA SORENTO
Component	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Date of Incident	April 17, 2017
Date Filed	June 3, 2017
Mileage	24,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NJ

Consumer Description

THE KIA SORENTO 2016 MY FAMILY AND WERE DRIVING AND THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" ON A BUSY STREET. WE NEARLY HAS AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHY IT OCCURRED. THEY SAID THEY SECURED THE WIRING AND RETURNED THE CAR TO US. APPROXIMATELY A WEEK LATER THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" AGAIN ON ANOTHER BUSY ROAD AGAIN PUTTING US IN DANGER OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THAT THEY THEN REPLACED THE THROTTLE. WE ARE NOT CONFIDENT IT WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN.

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