What 1,515 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Kia Sorento

2011 KIA SORENTO EX 3.5 ENGINE SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE HAS RANDOMLY CHANGED IN THE WAY ITS FEELS SAFE WITH ROUGH INSTABILITY IN MY SUSPENSION COMPONENTS.MY BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON A RANDOM BASIS AS WELL AS WHEN CAR IS PARKED WILL RANDOMLY CLICK IN MY GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM AND WILL FAIL TO LOCK WHEN CAR IS PARKED AND SHUT OFF IT WILL CLICK WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED.MY FRONT LIGHTS HAVE DIMMED AND BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BURNED OUT CONSISTENTLY AS WELL AS MY STEERING WHEEL HAS FAILED WITH ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS RANDOMLY.CAR HORN IS INOPERABLE AND MY CRUISE CONTROL STOP FUNCTIONING. MY ALTERNATOR BURNED OUT ON ME AND MY CAR HAS HISTORIAL PROOF OF CONSISTENT MAINTENANCE WITH CAR FAX REPORT IN HAND .MY GAS MILAGE HAS SINCE DECREASED. MY SUSPENSION FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND REALLY BAD ON BUMPS AND AVERAGE ROAD CONDITIONS ARE ALSO VERY UNPLEASANT SO I HAVE PARKED IT UNTIL IT'S FIXED FOR ACTIVE RECALLS AND OTHER POTENTIAL MANUFACTURER DEFECTS

NHTSA ODI 11395866

AT APPROXIMATELY 9 A.M. ON SEPTEMBER 11TH 2014 MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON 66 FROM FRONT ROYAL VIRGINIA TO THE DULLES AIRPORT . MY BOYFRIEND [XXX] WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME AND I WAS SEATED BEHIND HIM NEXT TO OUR 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. WE WERE TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE OF 66 AT ABOUT 70 MILES AN HOUR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN OUR VEHICLE WENT WILDLY OUT OF CONTROL. WE FISHTAILED, WENT THROUGH THE RIGHT LANE OF 66 ALL THE WAY ACROSS, SLAMMING US HEAD ON INTO THE DEWEY WALL AND GUARDRAIL. I WAS VIOLENTLY JOLTED FORWARD AND SMASHED MY FACE INTO THE BACK OF THE DRIVER SEAT. I WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO FRAQUIER CO. HOSPITAL. I SUFFERED MULTIPLE NASAL FRACTURES AND 2 ABRASIONS TO MY NOSE AND GASH ON MY KNEE. I REQUIRED A CT SCAN, STITCHES, AND MY NOSE TO BE RESET. I HAD BLACK EYES, SEVERE HEAD ACHES AND SWELLING FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. THE AXEL IN THE REAR PASSENGER, BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE, HAD SNAPPED CLEANLY AT THE WELD. THERE WAS NO MAJOR RUST AND NO JAGGED EDGES ON THE BREAK. THERE WAS ALSO NO DENT OR DAMAGED TO THE SCRAPE PLATE AS FOUND BY AUTO REPAIR SHOP.INDICATING THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN ROUGHLY. IT IS BELIEVED BY BOTH THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND IS WRITTEN IN THE POLICE REPORT AS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. MY FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, LUCKILY MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS OK EVEN THOUGH SHE STILL TALKS ABOUT THE INCIDENT. I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE AIRPORT FOR MY GRANDFATHER'S FUNERAL WHICH I MISSED. MY NOSE WILL ALSO REQUIRE RHINOPLASTY TO BE COMPLETELY FIXED. I HAD A LOOK AT THE PART MYSELF AND HAVE PICTURES IN CAN'T BELIEVE MY EYES, I AM AWARE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT AXLES OF THESE VEHICLES. THE INCIDENT HAS LEFT ME WITH SEVERE ANXIETY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ODI 10691561

WHEEL ASSEMBLY APPEARS TO HAVE COMPLETELY GIVEN OUT. VEHICLE TRAVELING AT ~35MPH WHEN IT ROSE SLIGHTLY THEN GAVE OUT. VEHICLE HIT SIDE OF PARKED CAR AND FLIPPED ON TO SIDE AND INTO RETAINING WALL - FULL SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. ENTIRE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL WELL COMPLETELY VACANT. EVERYTHING LAYING ON STREET INCLUDING SUSPENSION SPRINGS. WITNESS TO SUPPORT EVENTS. VEHICLE UNDER 25K MILES (2011 MODEL, INCIDENT 2012). VEHICLE TOTALED BY INSURANCE. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10484814