9.3

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
1,432 miles

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problem #2

Aug 252019

Sorento

  • 2,214 miles
I was driving back home I had too work in rodeo California half the way everything was going great I had my 3 children with me my car didn't gave me any warning no check engine light.,no white smoke, I was passing the dodger stadium when suddenly my 2018 Sorento just shut down almost got hit I was about too enter the 710 and nooooo I didnt even got a chance to get out the I-5 South I checked the water it was full oil was ok no smoke no over heating ones the car shut down I try too stop since when passing dodger stadium in going down hill the damm breaks didnt work god was on my side I stop the car the dash board turn on and off the engine how ever never turned back on. I waited for 5 hours for Kia roadside service 60 minutes turned up too be 5 hrs its funny I got that 2018 because I didn't want to be having problems like this one I thought hey a new car would be great for the family...nope I should had never got that car love my Chevrolet Silverado nothing like Chevy

- Compton, CA, USA

problem #1

Feb 022018

Sorento

  • 650 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Kia Sorento. While the vehicle was stationary, the smart cruise system malfunctioned. The contact stated that the smart cruise system did not detect that a vehicle was in front of it and accelerated forward independently. Stevens creek Kia in san jose, California was made aware of the failure, but the source of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 650.

- San Jose, CA, USA