10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 12,667 miles
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I was backing out of my driveway and the car would not stop although I was pressing the brake. The car crossed the street behind my house and finally crashed into a group of trees. I think that the throttle got stuck, but I'm not sure why it happened. The car was totaled and ended up being taken to the junk yard.
- Augusta, GA, USA
The contact owns a 2008 Kia Rio. While driving approximately 35-40 mph on normal road conditions; an aggressive and forceful pressure was applied to the brake pedal to avoid striking two deer in the road. Suddenly, the brakes locked without warning and the vehicle began to skid sideways. There were no personal injuries or damages. The vehicle resumed to normal operation with caution. An authorized technician cleaned the service brakes; although, he was unable to duplicate the failure. This failure has occurred on three occasions for identical failures which there were no resolutions. The vehicle has not been repaired.the failure mileage was 9,000 and the current mileage was 14,000.
- Charlotte, NC, USA
- Lambertville, MI, USA