Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKING BRAKE | |||
| 08/05/2010 | 6000 | ||
| On my new kia borrego, 2009 with 6000 miles on it. while driving on the high way i was trying to stop quickly from 70 miles to avoid hitting the car in the front of me who suddenly stop due to some construction on the high way. i hit the brake very hard. the car start pulsating and shaking very hard. it was almost impossible to control the steering wheel. it was a horrifying moment before finally the car speed went to about 15 miles. when i tried to catch the traffic flow again, i pressed the gas paddle, however it the car felt very very heavy like i was dragging a train behind me, and the esc light kept flashing in the dash board. i had to put the transmission handle from the auto mode to the manual mode. when i did that, i found the transmission was stuck and locked on the 4th speed . i had to pull the transmission handle back to the 1st speed then to the second before the car was able to run again, then i put the transmission on auto again. dealer said it was a pad brake rotors and had to change all 4 of them. there was burning smell coming from the front brake sides and a lot of black dust covering the 4 whiles rems, dealer said it is a brake dust. then they did upgrade to the computer regarding the transmission. that was the first time i have problem with the brake but the second time i have problem with the transmission. very scary and unsafe. | |||