Issue ID | 1289177 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10873377 |
Manufacurer | Kia Motors America |
Brand | KIA |
Model | FORTE |
Model Year | 2015 |
File date | 17/05/16 |
Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | I was driving 45 on a 4 lane highway the car in front of me had stopped dead in my lane i had plenty of distance to stop but when i applied the brakes i felt the antilock braes vibrate twice and then it felt like i was still going the same speed not slowing me down (i had both feet on brake pedal when i finally stopped). Resulting in me striking the car and totaling mine and his. Witnesses said it looked like i had applied the brakes in plenty of time but didn't stop. I did not know he had stopped because he had hit the car in front of him which had pulled to side of road . This was a 4 car accident car 2 hit car 1 and then car 3 hit car 2 leaving car 3 sitting in road which i hit car 3. All because car 2 was looking at a accident in median. I asked to have car brakes checked and they said it would cost to much to hire engineers to check over. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 40000 |
Number of Occurences | |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | JACKSONVILLE, NC |
VIN pattern | KNAFK4A65F5XXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
Was medical attention required? | Y |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | 1 |
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Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 45 |
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