# 2014 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1205463` · 2015-08-03 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** OPTIMA HYBRID
- **Year:** 2014
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 38,581
## Narrative
WHILE PARKING INTO A PARKING SPACE THAT FACES A SUPERMARKET BUILDING, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE  CAR SUDDENDLY ACCELERATES AT AN UNKOWN SPEED , WHILE I AM  STEPPING   HARDER ON THE BRAKE , AND THE CAR  IS NOT RESPONDING CRASHING INTO A PARKING BARRIER POLE FINALLY MAKING THE CAR STOP INCHES FROM THE WALL WHERE PEOPLE  GO IN AND OUT OF THE SUPERMARKET, I WAS SCREAMING THE WHOLE TIME WHILE BEING PUSHED RAPIDLY AT AN UNKOWN SPEED FEELING HELPLESS AND SCARED, THE CAR SIDE ARIBAGS DEPLOYED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE MAKING THE VEHICLE ALL FULL OF SMOKE INSIDE.  THIS IS A COMPLAINT OF A CONCERNED  VICTIM FOR A FAULT THAT THE KIA OPTIMA  HYBRID HAS, SO IT CAN BE ADDRESSED BEFORE PEOPLE ARE HURT, OR KILLED OUT THERE NEEDLESLY.
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