Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / SEDONA / 2004

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005042409 Incident Date: Sep, 07 2005
Consumer's City: CARTERET Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: SEDONA Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 11 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Feb, 29 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Driving vehicle as normal on rte 1 north. attempted to slow vehicle to stop at amber colored light before intersection with e. grand ave,vehicle traveling over 5 mph but under 10 mph at this time, applied brakes, vehicle did not slow down. pumped brakes and pushed brake pedal to floor of vehicle to no avail, vehicle still moving , maintaining speed,and about to travel through red light at intersection, also applied emergency brake, vehicle did not stop, vehicle proceeded through red light and collided with another vehicle traveling east bound on e.grand avenue, after collision turned off vehicle, vehicle restarted, tested brakes on side of road, brakes were applied but did not function normally, when brakes were applied they hesitated and you could still push pedal to floor without stopping vehicle. turned off car again and restarted for later testing by police officer. later testing showed brakes "appeared" to function normally. car was driven to dealer for further testing, observing brakes jerking and hesitating. car had not demonstrated this behavior prior to incident. mechanic called in specialist, as per manufacturer, to make assessment of brakes. recall notice received for defective throttle, producing same effect as demonstrated at incident. informed mechanic of recall notice upon receipt,recall repaired as per dealer mechanic. car has not produced same effect since. *nm