WHEN WE ARE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE ALARM BEEPS/CHIRPS A WARNING. OUR VEHICLE IS STOPPED, NOT MOVING AT ALL. THE CAR IN FRONT OF US, OR NEXT TO US IS ALSO STOPPED, NOT MOVING. OUT OF NOWHERE, THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE LIGHT BEEPS CAUSING US TO BE CONCERNED THAT WE MIGHT GET INTO A COLLISION…
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WHEN WE ARE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE ALARM BEEPS/CHIRPS A WARNING. OUR VEHICLE IS STOPPED, NOT MOVING AT ALL. THE CAR IN FRONT OF US, OR NEXT TO US IS ALSO STOPPED, NOT MOVING. OUT OF NOWHERE, THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE LIGHT BEEPS CAUSING US TO BE CONCERNED THAT WE MIGHT GET INTO A COLLISION. IT TYPICALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF US IS A TESLA, MERCEDES OR OTHER HIGH END CAR, BUT ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF US IS NOT A TYPICAL HIGH END BRAND. THIS SAFETY CONCERN HAPPENS RANDOMLY, NOT EVERYTIME WE ARE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WE HAVE DOCUMENTED THIS WITH A VIDEO AND PROVIDED THIS TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE WITHOUT EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS FROM KIA ENGINEERS ON WHAT THEY SHOULD DO. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS BROUGHT IN, THEY CLEANED THE CAMERA LENS ON THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, BUT THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM, ONLY ONE WAY TO ELIMINATE AN EASY FIX. WE HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL MORE TIMES AND THE SERVICE WRITERS TOLD US THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND KIA SHOULD HAVE A FIX, BUT IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 1 YEAR SINCE OUR INITIAL COMPLAINT. I HAVE ESCALATED THIS CONCERN TO HIGHER LEVELS WITHIN KIA AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY OR TRY TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM.
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2022 Niro and 2018-2022 Niro Plug-in Hybrid vehicles. Fluid may leak into the printed circuit board inside the hydraulic clutch actuator, which can result in an engine compartment fire.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A fire increases the risk of injury.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the hydraulic clutch actuator as necessary and install a new fuse, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 29, 2023. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC276.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
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DP22005 · Pedestrian Alert Sounds
Opened Jan 27, 2023 · Closed Aug 7, 2023
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System:propulsion System
NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.
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