NHTSA Complaint #11630911 — 2016 KIA SORENTO POWER TRAIN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11630911
Vehicle	2016 KIA SORENTO
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	December 14, 2024
Date Filed	December 16, 2024
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

While sitting in park the parking shift level assembly was bumped by a hand bag by someone getting in the vehicle car shifted out of park into reverse and began to roll backwards while the person was still getting in the car. At the time the driver did not have any foot on the brake Or accelerator. Further discovery show that the car could be shifted out of any gear Including park at any time without applying the brake.

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