I was driving in the evening at 25-30mph on a city street. there were no parked cars, no oncoming traffic, no pedestrians or bicycles for three blocks ahead of me. without any forward collision warning or road hazard, my car's autonomous emergency braking (aeb) system initiated and applied full braking force to my car for no reason. the car beeped continuously and flashed a red "emergency braking" notification in the dash console. the vehicle anti-locking braking system engaged in response to the applied braking from the aeb. i was unable to control or stop the braking during the event. once the car was fully stopped, the red dash notification stopped, the beeping stopped and i was able to move my car to the side of the road so traffic behind me could proceed.
I rented a vehicle from fair/uber under a california promotion. in the understanding the vehicle was uber ready. three weeks into using the car squeezing brakes let me to the authorised shop for maintanence. it was inspected and what was found made this vehicle unsafe. i could not use it for its purpose. to drive it for uber. i have snap shots of the condition of the brakes and rotors. the shocks or struts are also shot and the coolant resivior was close to empty. the two front tires also were recomended to be replaced as they were cupping. this vehicle had not been inspected prior to there releasing it to me for any safety issues prior and when the invoice was sent to donlen, 3 times, which took a whole day, was fully denied. refusal to correct this safety issue. this car is still in this condition. it was removed from pep boys on mission george by myself. the next day at 5:06 pm i received an email from fair suggesting i take it to another approved shop. i realised that this was not my duty or my problem. i could just return the vehicle. i was i am done with this company. it was going to be a 3 day job in the shop. and fair told me repeatedly that they had no ability to prevent me from having to pay for the week it was disabled. obsurd. i'll attach specs and pics. thank you.
Vehicle was stationary, stopped, in the west conshohocken municipal community building parking lot, 112 front street, west conshohocken, pa. the car was in park with emergency brake engaged. i went to turn the car off and when i pressed the ignition button, a loud explosion sound came from under the hood and then a loud jack hammer sound started. car shot backwards in reverse and all the lights on the dashboard were flashing and a bell ringing. i pumped the brakes to stop the car and it would not stop. in had just been turned off, and was already in park and emergency brake on. car went on out of nowhere, and went in reverse the length of approximately 25 cars and crashed into a parked car.police were called to the scene. they reported the accident and it is under investigation. murray kia was where the car was towed. they could not replicate the problem and told me it was an insurance problem. not true!! my passenger and i were lucky not to have rolled into the street and oncoming traffic, and could been killed or seriously injured, or injured others. thank god the parked car was there and only then did the car crash into it, and stop.
I've been having car problems with my car for a over a year, the steering wheel get stuck, my brakes wasn't working good, so i got new breaks, however my car still doesn't make a quick complete stop, i'm also having electrical problems, my headlights bulb have to be changed once a week, i also have to changed my oil every well, today my car is at the dealership waiting on a engine, it's been there for over three months.
When decelerating, the car jerks at exactly 35 mph whether im on the highway or in the city and this happens . i have been to the dealership 3 times for this issue and they have even drove my car themselves and felt the same thing that i was feeling and all they say is that without a check engine light threr is nothing they can do about it and i just have to "live" with it. this is ridiculous and kia needs to address this issue before it causes any accidents or worse death. i spent way too much money on this car for it to be having these issues. brakes are supposed to be a safety feature not a safety hazard.
When decelerating/braking, the car jerks harshly forward at 52,42, 32 mph. on wet highways a when it jerks the rear of the car fishtails. kia knows the fault is because of the dual clutch transmission downshift timing and has no solution. i been to the dealership 3 times on this. fishtailing on wet highways has a serious risk of an accident. they just say live with it even though they have numerous similar complaints and felt the problem with me on a test drive in my car and other cars of same model in the new car lot. it is time they face this serious hazard, as braking is suppose to the the #1 safety issue in a car, not create a safety issue. i have stated a date below, but that date is when i first went to the dealership with the problem, it happens everyday, and every time at those speeds.