2017 KIA SPORTAGE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2017 KIA SPORTAGE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Start: 2020-01-15

crash · 1641591 · 2020-01-28

Vehicle

Make: KIA
Model: SPORTAGE
Year: 2017
Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure: 16,000
Speed: 3 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 0
Fire: No
Crash: Yes
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, MY ENGINE ACCELERATED AS IF IT HAD A MIND OF IT'S OWN AND HIT A POST. I PUSHED HARD ON THE BRAKE WITH NO RESPONSE. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN WITH $5,500 DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 11302554
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown