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2014 Kia SORENTO Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1119654
Internal NHTSA #	10643560
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2014
File date	10/09/14
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2014 kia sorento. Upon starting the vehicle, the gear was shifted into reverse and the engine revved when the contact lightly depressed the accelerator pedal. As a result, the vehicle backed into a steel post. The front passenger had to help the contact shift the gear into neutral in order to stop the vehicle from accelerating. Suddenly, the vehicle accelerated forward into a field at a high rate of speed while the brake pedal was depressed. The contact had to press the ignition start button in order to stop the vehicle. The contact sustained minor ankle injuries, which did not require medical attention. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated that there was a manufactured electrical cord that was connected to the accelerator, which may have caused the failure. The failure codes did not illustrate that this was the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The speed was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 12,900. Updated 12/01/14lj as
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	12900
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	GRAY, TN
VIN pattern	5XYKTDA68EGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	AWD
Transmission type	AUTO
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	KIA OF KINGSPORT
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	KINGSPORT
Dealer's state code	TN
Dealer's ZIP code	37660

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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2014 Kia SORENTO Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2014 Kia SORENTO Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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