Brake Light On Problems of Kia Motor Rondo

The esc light went to esc off status. Tried to repair brake light switch. Brake light plunger stopper was broken. Cannot find replacement stopper of this type. Appears this is a completely different brake pedal assembly than original Rondo lx 2009. There was definitely a recall for this issue and we were not notified. Need assistance in making safety issue corrected. Park position can also slip out without applying the brake. Brake lights can stick on. Need assistance ASAP from kia.

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We cannot move the shifter from park to drive. And we have no brake lights ! the manufacturer recall number: sc098un the recall # 13v114000 recall campaign # sc098 they says its a stop lamp switch ?.

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Brake lights failed and esc light will not turn off.

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To whom it may concern, on approximately, Sunday, August 10, 2014, I was driving my 2007 kia Rondo and a man hit my bumper due to the fact he could not see my brake lights (due to the manufacturer's recalled parts; NHTSA campaign numbers: 13v114000 and 09v130000). I was unaware of the recalled product until yesterday, February 1, 2015, when I was doing a google search. This whole situation has really frightened me because I am essentially driving a ticking time bomb. The brake lights are out, and the red "air bag" light is on (therefore determining that the air bags do not work; NHTSA campaign number: 12v014000), and the yellow "esc off" light is on, and does not go off. I have to continuously pop open the hood to reconnect the battery every other time attempt to turn the car on. I am a Monday-Friday 9-5 working 19 year old living on his own, and I am living to paycheck to paycheck. I am simply unable to pay for the damages due to the engineering by the manufacturer, and I am praying I will receive some type of compensation so I can have a reliable car for my daily life. Kind regards, a 2007 kia Rondo owner.

Vehicle had the stop lamp switch replaced under NHTSA campaign 09v130000 (kia recall sc077) in June 2009. On 4/6/14 the replacement stop lamp switch failed causing the esc malfunction light to illuminate, the brake lights to fail to illuminate, and brake-transmission interlock to prevent the transmission from being either shifted from n to r or from p to r without using the shift lock release tab. I had just backed out of a parking space at one store with no problems, crossed the street, and attempted to park at another store when the transmission would not shift out of drive. Had to use shift lock release to get vehicle home and to dealer on 4/7/14. Dealer confirmed failure of the replacement switch, charged me $69. 02 in parts and labor to replace it. Since kia expanded the recall in April 2013 to cover all remaining Rondo's, I feel that kia should have replaced the switch under warranty as this indicates a lingering problem with the switches across various model years and other kia and Hyundai models. I also feel that NHTSA should investigate failure rates of the switches replaced under NHTSA campaign 09v130000 (kia recall sc077) because kia apparently has not made satisfactory progress in resolving this safety issue given the failure of the unit placed in my vehicle.

Husband driving , car stopped suddenly, he hit brakes , brakes failed, and rear ended car in front, who then hit car in front, who then hit car in front. 1 or 2 people injured and was taken to hospital. We are sore, but will survive. Was recall on part that was replaced ,faulty brake light switch. Switch was replaced in sept. 2013 and accident was 11-12-13. Had mechanic checked and codes c1513 and c1616 came up. Have been told this could have caused brake failure. Concerned that a part that was replaced one month before accident, had failed again. People will be injured or worse killed because of this problem. Been speaking to man in canada via internet, who has exact same vehicle, same year, same make, who also had brake failure. Spoke with kia, they refuse to do anything. Please do something about this before others are injured.

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Our engine blew up- specifically, the crankshaft broke through the 3rd cylinder. Vehicle was serviced by our kia dealership in the middle of March - oil/filter change and inspection. The next week we left on vacation to florida for a cruise. Vehicle was stored at a long term storage facility for the week. About 10 hours into our return road trip, we checked the oil level. Car was almost 2 quarts low. We added an additional quart. There is no indication on the dash that anything is wrong with the engine or the oil. We continued on our way. Another 5 hours into our trip, we are driving along with the cruise control set. The engine starts making loud knocking noises, I am unable to disengage the cruise control even though I am frantically pressing the brake. The engine is revving louder and louder until we hear a loud bang and the entire car looses power. We are past our 100,000 mile warranty with kia. However, there are two factors at play here that can be contributed to the car damage: 1. ) the oil was low after only 2-3 weeks after an oil/filter change. I believe the service technician may have some culpability here by not adding enough oil or not tightening a cap, etc. It doesn't make sense that the oil was low. 2. ) I recently found out that there was a recall on the brake light for our 2007 kia Rondo. That it may cause an inability to disengage the cruise control. In addition to my husband, we had another couple in the car with us who can attest to my frantic actions to disengage the cruise control. My online research has shown that kia had a major problem with blown motors. They no longer make the engine for our vehicle. To fix this vehicle, it would have to be retrofitted with a current motor. This is very expensive. Obvioiusly there is a reason why those motors aren't in production anymore. Why haven't they recalled these engines?.

I was driving my 2007 kia Rondo at highway speed with the cruise control on when the engine speed revved up dramatically-as if the transmission had disengaged. Stepped on the brakes, cruise disengaged and engine slowed. Around the same time, noticed the abs and esc off lights would come on intermittently, stay on, then not come on. At slow speed turns after the car set for a while, the abs would engage on dry pavement (without light) and car did not slow normally. Went to dealer, who said the issue was a brake light switch, which was replaced and vehicle taken for a test drive. When I picked the car up, both the abs and esc off lights were off, but came on within minutes of leaving the lot. Later that night, abs started acting up again-once without even stepping on the brake pedal. Taking the car back to dealer tomorrow to see what is going on. Only learned of stop light switch recall by web search.

Brake lights don't turn on and when you press on the brake the esc on the dash lights up saying it's off.