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2007 KIA RONDO — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 999480 · 2013-08-05

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
RONDO
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
66,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY UNEXPLAINED AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. WHILE BRAKING, AND TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT BEHIND MY OFFICE BUILDING, THE CAR ACCELERATED SO QUICKLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY THE CAR JUMPED THE PARK CURBS AND HIT THE BUILDING WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO BREAK THROUGH THE CINDER BLOCK WALL WHILE ONLY TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET. I WENT FROM COASTING IN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT ABOUT 3-5 MPH, TO AN OPEN THROTTLE FULL FORWARD THRUST, ALL THE TIME I WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. AT SOME POINT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BROKE ENTIRELY OFF. I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THE BROKEN ACCELERATOR CAUSED THE CAR TO OPEN THROTTLE LIKE IT DID. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10533675
Machine
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