Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 01/10/2012 | 100000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 kia optima. the contact was driving 65 mph when the brake was applied and the abs system activated without warning. the failure caused the steering wheel to seize and the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle. the driver of the second vehicle was injured. the contact also sustained injuries to the right wrist. the vehicle was towed by the contact's insurance company and a police report was filed (austin police department case number: 1200904053). the vehicle was destroyed. the failure and the current mileage was 100,000. kmj | |||
| 01/10/2012 | 10000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 kia optima. the contact stated while driving at 65mph when the brake was applied the abs system locked without warning. the contact was unable to steer the vehicle out of traffic and crashed into the proceeding vehicle rear end. the driver in the proceeding vehicle back was injured. the contact right wrist was broken. the vehicle was towed to the local tow yard the austin police department case 1200904053. the insurance company crashed the vehicle. the failure and the current mileage was 100,000. li | |||
| 11/30/2008 | 2600 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 kia optima. while driving approximately 25 mph in the rain on a highway and applying pressure to the brake pedal it locked up. the contact attempted to drive the vehicle to the emergency lane and was unsuccessful. he rear-ended the proceeding vehicle and caused a multi-vehicle traffic collision. the air bags did not deploy with the impact to the front of the vehicle. the air bag warning light indicator illuminated on the instrument panel and remained on until the engine was shut off. in addition, the seat belt shoulder harness straps were non-functional on the front passenger side. the police and ambulance arrived and a police report was filed. there was no personal injury. the vehicle sustained damages and was driven to his residence. the failure and current mileages were 2,600. | |||