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2012 KIA SEDONA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 2053598 · 2025-01-06

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SEDONA
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
213,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2012 Kia Sedona. The contact stated that while attempting to parallel park and gear in drive, the vehicle independently accelerated violently while lightly depressing the accelerator pedal. No warning light illuminated. The contact crashed the front of the vehicle into the rear of a parked vehicle where it came to a stop. No police report was filed. No injuries were sustained. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed however the failure was unable to be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact's wife mentioned that the failure had occasionally occurred in the past but was able to avoid a collision. The vehicle was taken to the same dealer for the previous incidents where it was confirmed that the vehicle performed as normal. The failure mileage was approximately 213,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11634335
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown