# 2017 KIA SPORTAGE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1663381` · 2020-05-15 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** SPORTAGE
- **Year:** 2017
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 15,000
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN CAUSING ACCIDENT & HEAD ON COLLISION TO A WALL.  AIRBAGS WAS NOT DEPLOYED. I WAS PULLING UP THE DRIVEWAY GETTING READY TO PARK WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHICH LED TO CRASH THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR & HIT A WALL.  *TR
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*