NHTSA Complaint #11318036 — 2013 KIA SORENTO

DRIVING TO WORK, THE ENGINE SEIZED AT A RED LIGHT. MANAGE TO ROLL TO PARKING LOT. LOST STEERING AND BRAKING. MY SHOULDER STILL HURTS FROM PULLING ON STEERING WHEEL SO HARD. VERY SCARY AS WAS ON VERY BUSY 2 LANE (EACH WAY) IN MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. CALLED AAA IMMEDIATELY. THEY TOWED THE CAR TO OUR MECHANIC. MECHANIC SAID BEARING/ENGINE LOCKED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. SORENTO HAD 103K MILES SO NOT WORTH THE EXPENSE. RADIO/BLUE TOOTH, ETC. HADN'T WORKED FOR LONG TIME. SOLD SORENTO TO SALVAGE YARD THAT SAME DAY. THEY TOWED THE VEHICLE OFF OUR MECHANIC'S LOT. I WAS TOLD ABOUT THE RELATED RECALL AFTERWORDS. HAVEN'T CONTACTED KIA YET BUT JUST FOUND THIS #, 800-333-4542, WHICH I CAN TRY TO ASK THEM ABOUT THIS SITUATION. DOCUMENTS: I HAVE RECEIPT FROM THE SALVAGE YARD. AAA DIDN'T GIVE ME ANY PAPER WORK BUT I'M SURE THIS CAN BE DOCUMENTED. MY MECHANIC FELT BAD AND DIDN'T CHARGE ME SINCE HE COULDN'T FIX AND DIDN'T GIVE PAPERWORK.