NHTSA Complaint #11131644 — 2014 KIA SORENTO

MILEAGE 116,145. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY COMING DOWN A STEEP GRADE GOING STRAIGHT. IN THE FAST LANE I WAS GOING 75MPH AND THEN RAPIDILY EXCELERATED TO 82MPH ( THE RPMS JUMPED TO THE 6/7 RANGE). THE ENGINE COMPLETE STOPPED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, OIL LIGHT, POWER STEERING AND BATTERY LIGHT ALL CAME ON. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND RAPIDLY BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. WENT FROM 80 TO 50 IN A MATTER OF 10 SECONDS. I WAS ALMOST CRUSHED BY A SEMI TRUCK AS I DESPERATELY TRIED TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER LANE. THE CAR WAS BARLEY ABLE TO COAST AND IT WAS A STRUGGLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SAT WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK FOR 30 MINUTES - I TOOK A PHOTO OF THE WARNING LIGHTS THAT REMAINED ON. TOWING COMPANY CHECKED ALL FLUIDS , GAS, ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, BELTS AND ALL WERE IN WORKING CONDITION. THERE WAS NO INDICATION WHY THIS HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF.