NHTSA Complaint #11242708 — 2018 KIA STINGER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11242708
Vehicle	2018 KIA STINGER
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	August 5, 2019
Date Filed	August 8, 2019
Mileage	8,500 miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	Yes
Injuries	2
Deaths	1
Vehicle Towed	No
State	VA

Consumer Description

THE VEHICLE WAS IN CAR ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND HAD ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME SO IT SHIFTED DOWN SO CAR WAS IN FRONT OF ME AND LANE ASSIST JERKED THE WHEEL AS I WAS APPROACHING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND CAUSED ME TO GO INTO THE OTHER LANE AND AND THEN IT RESUMED SPEED BECAUSE IT DID NOT REALIZE A VEHICLE WAS COMING THE OTHER WAY. AT THIS TIME I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. BY THE TIME I COULD GET BACK OVER AND GOT CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IT WAS TO LATE AND I HIT SOMEONE AND THEY DIED. THIS CAR HAS A DEFECT OR MALFUNCTION AND THESE SAFETY FEATURES ARE PUT IN VEHICLES TO HELP BUT I AM NOT SO SURE THEY HELP AND ARE

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