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2016 KIA OPTIMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 1740548 · 2021-04-12

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
OPTIMA
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
34,000
Speed
100 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

PULLED INTO NEIGHBORHOOD, PUT FOOT ON PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, AND CAR TOOK OFF. WOULD NOT STOP. WENT B/W 80-100 MPH ON IT'S OWN, BEFORE MY MOTHER DROVE OFF AN EMBANKMENT, AND FLIPPED HER CAR END OVER END. NEARLY KILLING HER, AS WELL AS HER DOG. CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED.*DT*DT*DT*DT*DT

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11407753
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown