Kia Motor Sportage owners have reported 9 problems related to accelerator pedal (under the vehicle speed control category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Kia Motor Sportage based on all problems reported for the Sportage.
2007 kia Sportage accelerator on the vehicle became engaged at full throttle and the vehicle struck a tree. (lawyer wrtoe in on behalf of consumer. ).
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When applying gas pedal vehicle does not accelerate. Dealer states oil and gas mixed, causing the failure.
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all problems of the 2000 Kia Motor Sportage
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Gas pedal goes all the way down, vehicle doesn't go anywhere. Dealer has inspected vehicle for the last past two years ;replaced a number of parts, and still problem occurs.
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While driving 10-20 mph applied on brakes and without warning brakes did not function. Consumer then tried to shift vehicle manually; however, transmission malfunctioned, resulting in a head-on collision. Driver sustained major leg injuries. Consumer adds that the accelerator was stuck. The air bags failed to deploy.
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After driving for some time and coming to a complete stop the vehicle will have trouble accelerating. Consumer will step on gas pedal, but vehicle will just do nothing.
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Whenever the gas pedal was depressed to move forward, it would sometimes cut off/stall out. This would happen after driving for a while. Problem was intermittent.
While pulling out of the garage vehicle stalled, and the garage door fell down onto the roof of the vehicle. Also, alternator and the battery went completely out. Engine check light was on for a week. In addition, when shifting gears, transmission wasn't shifting properly. Passenger's side window was jammed and stuck half way up. Finally, when applying the gas pedal there was a pounding noise, and no power within the vehicle.
When vehicle was shifted into reverse it experienced sudden acceleration and hit another vehicle. Dealer determined that throttle pedal was stuck, causing vehicle to accelerate without applying pressure to the pedal.
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all problems of the 1996 Kia Motor Sportage
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Was going across railroad tracks when vehicle stalled out. There was no prior warning. Stalling problem has happened several times before. Took vehicle to dealer and was informed nothing was wrong with vehicle. Also, would make a thumping noise when accelerator was depressed.
Problem Category | Number of Problems |
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Vehicle Speed Control problems | |
Cruise Control problems | |
Car Accelerates On Its Own problems | |
Accelerator Pedal problems | |
Speed Control Cable problems | |
Speed Control Linkage problems | |
Accelerator Stuck problems | |
Fail To Accelerate problems |