NHTSA Complaint #11114220 — 2012 KIA SORENTO

THE BREAK LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ESC AND DOWNHILL BREAKING CONTROL DHC LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS ALERTED TO THE BREAK LIGHT ISSUE WHEN I WAS STOPPED BY A FORT WORTH POLICE OFFICER. I TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY CHECKING THE BREAK LIGHT BULBS (THEY WERE GOOD), THE FUSES WERE ALL GOOD. I REPLACED THE BREAK SWITCH WITH ON BOUGHT FROM O'REILLY AUTO PARTS. IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THE SWITCH WAS BAD, SO I RETURNED THAT SWITCH AND CHANGED IT AGAIN BUT STILL THE LIGHTS DIDN'T WORK. I TOOK IT TO SOUTHWEST KIA IN MESQUITE AND WAS CHARGE $312.95 TO FIX A $19.41 PART: ANOTHER BREAK SWITCH. I FOUND THIS PREPOSTEROUS. AS I WAS WAITING IN THE WAITING ROOM I LOOKED UP KIA RECALLS AND I FOUND THAT PREVIOUS YEAR MODEL VEHICLES HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE AND THAT 2012 AND OTHER MODEL YEARS HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL...