# 1998 KIA SPORTAGE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
> NHTSA complaint `207337` · 2000-04-14 · 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:** SPORTAGE
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN, LIKE THERE WAS NO GAS AND MOTOR SHUT DOWN.  THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL TAKE OFF.  ALSO, ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY CAME ON.  ONCE WHILE COMING ACROSS RAILROAD TRACKS, VEHICLE  ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT TOOK OFF, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND WENT INTO A DITCH.  *AK
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