Car Accelerates On Its Own Problems of Kia Motor Sportage

As I was pulling into a parking spot the car suddenly accelerated with great speed and lunged the car forward into a cement wall. I was in a parking garage and going very slow when it darted forward. It damaged the front number and the electronic sensors.

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The contact owns a 2007 kia Sportage. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated while the brakes were depressed. The contact mentioned that he was able to shift into park but the vehicle continued to accelerate. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 94,684.

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The contact owns a 2005 kia Sportage. While driving approximately 55 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated abnormally. The rpm readings increased while driving at a low speeds. The contact was able to drive under 40 mph without the vehicle accelerating. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostics and the technician advised that the throttle sensor would have to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

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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.

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While driving at normal speed vehicle experience a sudden acceleration. Dealer had inspected vehicle four times, and problem still occurring.

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Vehicle suddenly accelerated while traveling on the highway. No warning signs were avaliable at that time.

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Vehicle accelerates unexpectedly, dealer cannot find the problem.

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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.

Sudden acceleration.

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.

Sudden acceleration when coming to a stop and taking foot off the accelerator, and shifting into neutral.