Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - PEDALS AND LINKAGES | ||||||||||||||||
| 12V245000 | KIA MOTORS CORPORATION | from 05/02/2008 to 01/20/2009 | V (Vehicle) | 21912 | MFR | KIA MOTORS CORPORATION | 05/31/2012 | 05/31/2012 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Kia is recalling certain model year 2009 borrego vehicles, manufactured from may 2, 2008, through january 20, 2009, equipped with non-adjustable brake pedals. certain pedal mounts may have a fiberglass composition that allows them to break off in a collision where the impact has not immobilized the vehicle, which would then allow the vehicle to roll. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If this occurs, the driver would need to stop the vehicle with the parking brake or experience a possible second impact, increasing the risk of personal injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake pedal mount, free of charge. the recall will begin during june 2012. owners may contact kia consumer assistance center at 1-800-333-4542. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Kia's safety recall campaign number is sc096.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR | |||
| 07/15/2011 | |||
| I have had my 2009 kia borrego for 1.5 years and all 4 rotors are warped now, but no other problems. brake pads are fine. disk are fine. if you research warped rotors you will find that bad brake pads are usually the cause for warpage. i read in several forums that other people had the same problem with their 2009 kia borrego, which tells me that this is a manufacturing defect. i strongly do not feel that heat should cause all 4 rotors to warp at the same time. that is what the dealership told me that probably caused this. i read that someone else was told this too. i live in florida, if that was the case everyone would have to replace their rotors every year in a half. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 02/02/2010 | 11000 | ||
| Front rotor warped before 12,000 miles, kia dealer refused to cover it under warranty. i went to the dealer on a saturday morning, but they said they were very busy to complete all the issues i had, a reoccurring vibration at 70-80, brakes vibrating and an oil change, so i rescheduled. i missed the rescheduled date and when i did finally make it in i was over 12000 miles and the dealer refused to cover the brakes. i contacted kia customer service as i also had to address the vibration between 70 -80 mph. kia contacted the dealer to see if a goodwill repair or exchange would be done, and arrange test drive by a regional manager. the dealer service manager & regional parts manager test drove my vehicle. can you believe they had the audacity to tell me that the vibration is inherent to the borrego because the regional manage drives the same suv and it has the same vibration? it so annoying, you can actually see the passenger seat vibrate. again they refused to cover the brake repair stating nothing was wrong, even though i had a written estimate from them to cut the rotor. the next day i scheduled service to have the brake rotors resurfaced, and they did it. how do they explain resurfacing rotors that a region manger claims had no brake problem, and i had to pay to have the resurfaced. at 23800 miles, they warped again, i paid to cut them again. at 33,000 they warped again, i paid to get them replaced (kia oem). at 41,000 the rotor warped again. i took it to a different dealer, the say to put on aftermarket slotted drilled rotors. i disagree as i don | |||
| 01/25/2011 | 11000 | ||
| Tl. the contact owns a 2009 kia borrego . the contact stated while driving 30 mph the rear passenger side brake will locks up cause the rear passenger side to drag and cause the rotors to heat up. the contact stated if the vehicle is dragging long enough the rotors could cause a fire. the contact has not taken the vehicle to a dealer but has called the manufacturer. the manufacturer stated their is no recall but the repair will be covered under the vehicle warranty. the failure mileage was 11,000. jo | |||