2002 Kia Sedona Speed Control & Cruise Problems

2002 KIA SEDONA. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WAS THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AT AN ACCELERATED SPEED AND WOULD NOT STOP DESPITE THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED. *TGW THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY HIT A TREE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A NEARBY VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND IT ACCELERATED AGAIN CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED; HOWEVER THE DRIVER IN THE VEHICLE IN THE FIRST CRASH SUFFERED A KNEE INJURY. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON MORE THAN 2 OTHER OCCASIONS AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 146000.

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2002 KIA SEDONNA WITH 37275 FAILURE MILEAGE AT ANY RATE OF SPEED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE BRAKING. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. RECALL 05V013000 WAS ISSUED FOR VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CABLES. REPAIRS HAD BEEN PERFORMED TWICE ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ACCELERATION WHILE BRAKING STILL PERSISTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,292. *AK

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AT APROX 70 MPH THEN I DEACTIVATED IT BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, A FEW MINUTES LATER THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED BY ITS SELF. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN A PERIOD OF THREE WEEKS. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THE CRUISE DEACTIVATED AFTER STEPPING ON THE BAKE PEDAL. BUT THE THIRD TIME WAS THE SCARY ONE. AFTER LEAVING THE FREEWAY AND ENTERING THE CITY, THE CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATED THE KIA SEDONA TO APROX 72 MPH IN THE CITY. THE BAKE PEDAL DID NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO OVER POWER THE BRAKES. A FEW SECONDS LATER I REALIZED THERE WAS A MAIN ON OFF SWITCH ON THE DASH OF THE VEHICLE, SO I TURNED IT OFF, WITCH TURNED THE CRUISE CONTROL. I WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE STOPPED THE VAN, AS I WAS VERY CLOSE TO A HEAVY INTERSECTION. AFTER THAT KIA SEDONA EVERY KNOW AND THEN I COULD NOT GET THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK, I HAD TO STICK A PENCIL IN TO THE SHIFT RELEASE HOLE TO DRIVE THE VAN. I DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH WAS FAULTY, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CRUISE IS ALSO NOT COVERED. SO I NO LONGER USE THE CRUISE AND I WARN EVERYBODY USING THE VAN OF ITS ABILITY TO TAKE OFF AFTER USE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD RECENTLY BEEN SERVICED AT A SERVICE DEALER, FOR RECALL # 05V013000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CABLES. THE SERVICE REPORT DID NOT STATE THE CLIP WAS ADDED TO KEEP THE CABLES IN PLACE. ITEMS WERE NOTICED HANGING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY TO 75 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED THE TRAVEL FORWARD, SWERVED OFF THE ROAD , GLANCED A TREE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THEN IMPACTED A TREE HEAD ON. THE WINDSHIELD WAS TORN OUT BY THE IMPACT AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. A PEDESTRIAN SAW THE CRASH AND WENT TO HELP. THE FIRE WAS PARTIALLY EXTINGUISHED THEN THE 40 YEAR OLD DRIVER WAS PULLED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT KNEE, CUTS AND BURNS FROM THE FINGERS OF THE RIGHT HAND, TO THE SHOULDER, THE HEEL OF THE RIGHT FOOT WAS CRUSHED AND AN UNIDENTIFIED NUMBER OF RIBS WERE BROKEN. THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND BURNS TO 30% OF THE BODY, MOSTLY ON THE LEFT SIDE, WHICH RESULTED IN A COMA. BOTH ARMS AND LEGS WERE BROKEN AS WELL. AN 11 YEAR OLD MALE AND A 9 YEAR OLD FEMALE ESCAPED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE 11 YEAR OLD MALE DIED OF HEAD AND CHEST INJURIES AT THE SCENE AND THE 9 YEAR OLD FEMALE HAD A BROKEN RIGHT ARM AND TRAUMA TO THE RIGHT EYE. A 10 YEAR OLD FEMALE WITH HEAD AND CHEST INJURIES, DIED IN THE VEHICLE FIRE. A 12 YEAR OLD MALE DIED ON IMPACT FROM HEAD AND CHEST INJURIES, BUT WAS NOT RECOVERED UNTIL AFTER THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. ALL OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING THEIR SEATBELTS. ALL WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WERE TAKEN. PICTURES WERE AVAILABLE. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER INTERMITTENTLY ON HOT DAYS WHILE ACCELERATING. FURTHERMORE, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND AGAIN DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.

INPUT SPEED SENSOR ERROR BEGAN IN EARLY JULY. CAUSED RANDOM SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING, CAR REMAINED STUCK IN GEARS OR RANDOMLY DROPPED OUT OF GEARS. CAR SENT TO HAVE SENSOR REPLACED IN MID AUGUST. ONE OF FOUR SENSORS SHOWING DEFECTIVE ON VEHICLE JUST BARELY OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK

WHEN THE CONSUMERS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR MOVED(LURCHED) BY ITSELF AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE CAR TO THE KIA DEALER APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES IN THE PRIOR YEAR. THEY FOUND THREE MAJOR THINGS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, AND REPAIRED ALL OF THE DEFECTS EXCEPT THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS TAKEN CARE OF AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED THIS MORNING. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY WANT TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED IN. IT STARTED GOING BAD THIS PAST YEAR WHEN IT WOULD SHAKE.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING IN SEVERE COLD WEATHER OF 10 DEGREE CENTIGRADE VEHICLE ACCELERATOR/THROTTLE FROZE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER PUT THE ENGINE IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT STOP REVVING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND THE MECHANIC AFTER STARTING THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THE VEHICLE ALMOST WENT THROUGH THE BUILDING. *TC

WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR BECAME INOPERABLE BETWEEN 2000, AND 3000 RPMS. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS PLASTIC COATING WHICH BROKE IN SEVERAL PARTS. HOWEVER, THERE WAS SOMETHING SHREDDING THE COATING. *AK

I WAS TRAVELING FROM ONE HIGHWAY ONTO ANOTHER. AS I WAS COMING OFF THE RAMP AND ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO THE OTHER HIGHWAY THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING BY ITSELF. IT KEPT GETTING FASTER AND FASTER. I TRIED TO TAP THE PEDAL THINKING IT WAS JUST STUCK ( LIKE OLDER CARS DID WHEN YOU STARTED THEM AND THEY REACHED IDEAL IDLE & TEMPERATURE) AND IT INCREASED SPEED. IT REACHED THE MAXIMUM SPEED ON THE CAR OF 135 MPH. I CAN'T REMEMBER MUCH ELSE EXCEPT JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO STAY SAFE AND GET THE CAR TO STOP. THE ENGINE WAS SCREAMING AND THERE WAS A LOT OF NOISE COMING FROM EVERYWHERE IN THE CAR. I TRIED THE BRAKES BUT THEY ONLY SMOKED AND THE CAR DIDN'T SEEM TO SLOW DOWN MUCH. I GOT TO A PORTION OF THE ROAD WHERE THERE WAS A STRAIGHT AWAY AND I GOT ONTO THE SHOULDER AND I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. IT TOOK A BIT TO SLOW DOWN TO A STOP AND THEN I SHUT THE CAR OF. I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER ON MY DOOR FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. THEY TOLD ME TO SIT TIGHT AND THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK IN 5-7 MINUTES TO TELL ME WHO WAS COMING AND WHERE THE CAR WAS GOING FOR REPAIR. SHE NEVER CALLED BACK. THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR WAS THE POINT OF SERVICE. WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK IT WAS STATED ON THE SERVICE INVOICE THAT THE BREATHER HOSE HAD POPPED OFF OF THE VALVE COVER AND THE BRACKET BENT CAUSING THE HOSE AND CLAMP TO BIND UNDER ACCELERATOR CABLE AND THROTTLE LINKAGE. THEY REPLACED THE SPRING CLAMP WITH A WORM TYPE CLAMP. THEY ALSO PERFORMED A LIGHT CUT ON THE FRONT ROTORS AND DEGLAZED THE PADS. THEY GAVE ME THE CLAMP THAT CAUSED THE WHOLE PROBLEM. IT WAS NOT BROKEN IT JUST POPPED OFF. I HAVE RETURNED THE CAR BECAUSE IT STILL IS NOT THE SAME. I FEEL THE CAR HAS BEEN COMPROMISED AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN IT. *JB

VEHICLE LUNGED OR ACCELERATED UPON FINAL PARKING WITH FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR AND ON BRAKE. CAR JUMPED OVER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *TS

MY 2002 KIA SEDONA HAS APPROXIMATELY 54000 MILES. AT APPROX 34000 MILES, WE ENCOUNTERED A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SURGING FORWARD AT STOP SIGNS, RED LIGHTS, AND BUSY INTERSECTIONS. IT WAS AS IF WERE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN W/ ONE FOOT ON BREAK AND A GHOST WAS STOMPING ON THE ACCELARATER. KIA CHANGED OUT THE WIRING HARNESS AND THIS SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE MY WIFE WAS GOING TO WORK FEBRUARY 27,2003 THE KIA SEDONA'S GAS PEDAL CONTINUED TO JAM WHICH RESULTED IN IT TO SPEED UNCONTROLLABLE. WHEN I FOUND HER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SHE DIDN'T WANT TO DRIVE IT, SO I DROVE TO THE DEALER, ITS BEEN THERE EVER SINCE UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. *NLM

THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK BACK AND FORTH OR SHAKE FORCEFULLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, INCLUDING WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IN MOTION FORCING THE DRIVER TO SUDDENLY TRY TO STEER TO SAFETY WITHOUT POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE IDLED LOW WHEN STOPPED AND SUDDENLY LUNGES FORWARD ON IT'S OWN WHILE THE DRIVERS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES. THE SERVICE DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VALVES, FILTERS AND WIRING WERE CHANGED. *JB *SC

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE.*AK *SCC