AS OF YET THERE HAS BEEN NO INCIDENT OTHER THAN BEING NOTIFIED THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND FOR OVER TWO MONTHS NOW THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WHO I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED CLAIM THAT THEY CAN NOT GET THE NECESSARY PARTS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ONE. THIS SAFETY RECALL IS FOR A DEFECTIVE BRAKE SWITCH WHICH C…
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AS OF YET THERE HAS BEEN NO INCIDENT OTHER THAN BEING NOTIFIED THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND FOR OVER TWO MONTHS NOW THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WHO I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED CLAIM THAT THEY CAN NOT GET THE NECESSARY PARTS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ONE. THIS SAFETY RECALL IS FOR A DEFECTIVE BRAKE SWITCH WHICH CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES LIGHTS, THE CAR NOT TO MOVE OUT OF PARK AND THE CRUISE CONTROL TO NOT SHUT OFF WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *TR
HUYNDAI-KIA IS RECALLING 139,844 MY 2006-2007- SEDONA, SPORTAGE, SORENTO AND MY RONDO AND AMANTI VEHICLES. THE STOP LAMP SWITCH IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY MALFUNCTION. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. A STOP LAMP SWITCH MALFUNCTION MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND IT MAY NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: ANY OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS, ALONE OR IN COMBINATION, MAY LEAD TO A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 17, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA'S CONSUMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-333-4542.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
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