# 2001 KIA OPTIMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `432859` · 2003-09-30 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** OPTIMA
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING  ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING  CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED  UP TO 75 MPH OR MORE, RESULTING IN  A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE.  DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, WAS NOT TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE NOR  WAS THERE ANY FATALITY.  *AK
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