1997 Kia Sportage VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPEED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH VEHICLE STALLING WHEN ACCELERATING, AND LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING.HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THEY PROBLEM WAS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED.*AK

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED IT TO FLIP AND LAND UPSIDE DOWN. DEALER STATED THE THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *NLM

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND LETTING UP ON THE CLUTCH VEHICLE ACCELEREATED INTO REVERSE AND RAN OVER A MAILBOX. DRIVER HAD PUSHED CLUTCH AND BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP. ENGINE STILL RAN HIGH.*AK

THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL, AND THEN INTO PARK. IT DID NOT DO THIS ON 1.5 HOUR TRIP HOME. I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER AT PARAMOUNT KIA THE NEXT DAY. HE ADVISED ME THAT HE HAD NOT HEARD OF ANY SUCH PROBLEMS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE TO THAT DEALERSHIP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND, AND THIS TIME THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NO DISENGAGE INTO NEUTRAL. I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, AND CRASHED. I HAVE JUST BEEN MADE AWARE OF A SIMILAR INCIDENT INVOLVING A KIA SEPHIA, WHICH WAS REPORTED IN A LOCAL PAPER. THE ELDERLY DRIVER CRASHED WHEN HIS VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. A POST FROM FENCE HE HIT IMPALED HIM IN THE CHEST.

PROBLEM ARISES WHEN SHIFTING GEARS OR COASTING TO A STOP WITH CLUTCH DEPRESSED. THE ENGINE RPM'S WILL RISE TO VERY HIGH LEVELS AND NOT RETURN TO IDLE CONDITIONS. PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING.

CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF VEHICLE IDLING TOO HIGH. WHENEVER CONSUMER TAKES THE FOOT OFF BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE OFF BETWEEN 15-25 MPH WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. DEALER NOTIFIED AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECTTHE PROBLEM. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND TAKING FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, AND SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL.