G'day from Australia. I have just bought my first Kia, a Sportage AWD and find it is a beautiful car to drive. But . . . . I've just had a bit of a scare
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There was a terrible grinding and screeching sound coming from the front passenger side of the vehicle. I took it straight to the dealer and the mechanic reported he "removed nsf wheel, brake caliper and disk" where he found a "rock between disk and backing plate". This could have caused all sorts of damage out on a freeway or something.
I wrote to Kia Australia who replied that "The concern you experienced is not unique to Kia or Sportage but happens to all brands of vehicles that use disc brakes for a braking system."
My question is, has this happened to anyone else or have you heard about it happening before? Is this a design flaw in the protection of the brake area, or was I just unlucky?
There was a terrible grinding and screeching sound coming from the front passenger side of the vehicle. I took it straight to the dealer and the mechanic reported he "removed nsf wheel, brake caliper and disk" where he found a "rock between disk and backing plate". This could have caused all sorts of damage out on a freeway or something.
I wrote to Kia Australia who replied that "The concern you experienced is not unique to Kia or Sportage but happens to all brands of vehicles that use disc brakes for a braking system."
My question is, has this happened to anyone else or have you heard about it happening before? Is this a design flaw in the protection of the brake area, or was I just unlucky?