On the 23 of february I noticed all the lights on in dash, check engine, ESC, brake light ect. Was not able to put the car in park to shut it off. I did notice when driving, coming to a complete stop applying the brake, all the lights go off except the check engine light and it also acknowledge what gear I was in,therefore I was able to put the car into park and shut down the engine. Multiple times I have to unlock the shift manually. Took it to the dealership and was told it was the ABS module needing replaced.. I don't believe I should be paying 2000 for a part that I don't believe it needs. I believe it is the brake light stop switch which was replaced after a recall. This should be again recalled as a default, if it is the ABS module, then it should be recalled as well, this is a safety issue as much as this is happening. Im very frustrated with all we have to go through to get a solid answerer . And would appreciate a reply.
2009 Kia Borrego brakes complaints
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On friday, 14 november 2014 I was driving to the va hospital at great naval base, illinois in my 2009 kia borrego when the ESC light came on. At that time,l I was driving in the I-294 (highway) at the 55 miles speed with the cruise control on, suddenly the vehicle in front of me reduced the speed and when I applied the brakes to reduce the cruise control did not disengaged almost causing me to have an accident. I called the same date the kia dealer at ed napleton kia in elmhurst, il, make an appointment and brought it in on 18 nov 14 at 10:30 supposedly the vehicle was fixed and I was charged $320.94 for a switch assy- brake and labor. Today, 24 november 2014 I was driving again in the same highway before mentioned and almost had another accident due to the same issue. I went to the dealer to talk to the maintenance personnel and I asked for the manager. The manager came out I explained him the situation and he send a mechanic to test drive with me the vehicle and I showed him the ESC light on and explained him that the vehicle continue with the same issues that had before. He replied that first they had to change the brake switch to see if that will fixed the issue but now I must change the brake module which is $1,500 dollars the part and about $800 dollars in labor. The dealer personnel and the manager never let me that this issue was a recall and I was charged for it. In addition, the mechanical/safety issue was not fixed.
While driving at 60 miles an hour suddenly ABS,vehicle stability icon,break icon,engine icon,cruise control turned on and speedometer failed and showed speed of zero while I am still going at same speed of 60. Few seconds later all icons disappeared as I prepared to stop so I kept driving till destination. Once car was turned on again at destination, above icons came on, had car towed to kia dealership. Main electronic control module failed and was replaced without charge by kia. Not clear what might have caused total failure of main ECM.
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 recurring 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't want to void any warranty.
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.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 kia borrego. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH the rear brakes locked causing the rear end to drag and the rotors to over heat. The failure could potentially cause a fire. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer but the manufacturer was notified. The manufacturer stated that there were no recalls but the repair will be covered under the warranty. The failure mileage was 11,000.
On my new kia borrego, 2009 with 6000 miles on it. While driving on the high way I was trying to stop quickly from 70 miles to avoid hitting the car in the front of me who suddenly stop due to some construction on the high way. I hit the brake very hard. The car start pulsating and shaking very hard. It was almost impossible to control the steering wheel. It was a horrifying moment before finally the car speed went to about 15 miles. When I tried to catch the traffic flow again, I pressed the gas paddle, however it the car felt very very heavy like I was dragging a train behind me, and the ESC light kept flashing in the dash board. I had to put the transmission handle from the auto mode to the manual mode. When I did that, I found the transmission was stuck and locked on the 4th speed . I had to pull the transmission handle back to the 1st speed then to the second before the car was able to run again, then I put the transmission on auto again. Dealer said it was a pad brake rotors and had to change all 4 of them. There was burning smell coming from the front brake sides and a lot of black dust covering the 4 whiles rems, dealer said it is a brake dust. Then they did upgrade to the computer regarding the transmission. That was the first time I have problem with the brake but the second time I have problem with the transmission. Very scary and unsafe.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 kia motor borrego. While driving at approximately 10 MPH, the contact applied the brakes but they did not engage; the failure resulted in a crash. No police report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop that works with the authorized dealership. The failure and current mileages were approximately 20,000.
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