NHTSA Complaint #11414632 — 2015 KIA SORENTO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND APPROACHING A HIGHWAY EXIT, THE CONTACT SLOWED DOWN. AFTER ENTERING THE EXIT RAMP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SLOWLY DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO MYRTLE BEACH KIA (4811 US-501, MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29579, (843) 444-8000) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.