2012 Kia Sedona vehicle speed control problems

What owners report

• “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 r…”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 01/06/2025 · crash

• “FIRST THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE VAN WOULD JERK THEN I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE GAS 6/19/2014 I HAD TO PULL OVER TURN THE VAN OFF WAIT ABOUT FIVE MINS THEN TURN IT BACK ON A GO TILL IT HAPPENED AGAIN TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP GOT IT FIXED THEN TWO DAYS LATER 6/21/2014 SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AND THIS TIME THE GAS WOULD GO DOWN ON ITS OWN SO I TOOK IT BACK ON THURSDAY 6/26/2014 THEY LOOKED AT IT CAME OUT TOLD ME IT WAS A THROTTLE ISSUE AND HE WASN'T GOING TO LET ME DRIVE IT THEY P…”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 07/03/2014

• “I HAVE REPORTED TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH KIA MOTORS CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING UNUSUALLY SENSITIVE TO FOOT PRESSURE. THIS IS A CONSTANT ISSUE THAT CAUSES ME TO ACCELERATE MORE THAN I WISH TO. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN MY DECADES OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE. FROM A STOP, I HAVE TO CONCENTRATE ON PRESSING DOWN EXTREMELY GENTLY OR ELSE I CAN SPIN MY WHEELS AND LURCH FORWARD UNINTENTIONALLY. WHILE DRIVING I CANNOT HE…”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 06/05/2014

• “UPON COMING OUT OF RAMP CURVE TO MERGE ONTO INTERSTATE, VEHICLE FELT AS IF COASTING BECAUSE WITH GENTLE ACCELERATION TO MERGE THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THEN SUDDENLY IT QUICKLY SPEED UP! I STEERED RIGHT AND BRUSHED HEDGES HANGING OVER GUARD RAIL TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC DUE TO UNCONTROLLABLE SPEED. THIS SAME OCCURRENCE HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. AT A COMPLETE STOP AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITH NO VEHICLE RESPONSE, THEN SUDDEN ACCELERATION TO EXTENT VEHICLE WHEELS SPINNED. GO …”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 01/08/2013

• “TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SEDONA. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO ABRUPTLY APPLY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE ENGAGED AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15 . UPDATED 05/09/12…”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 04/11/2012

• “WHILE ACCELERATING, THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE UP POSITION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE THROUGH A COMBINATION OF BRAKING AND SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL UNTIL THE PEDAL CAME BACK UP ON IT'S OWN. TIME ENCOMPASSED WAS APPROXIMATELY 60 SECONDS. TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD WAS LIGHT WHICH MADE THE SITUATION MUCH MORE MANAGEABLE. *TR”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 02/23/2012

• “LET ME BEGIN BY PREFACING THAT THIS IS OUR 2ND SEDONA, AND WE PURCHASED BOTH BRAND NEW. WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS, AND IT ONLY HAS APPX. 6000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL SIDE STREET I APPROACHED THE A STOP SIGN, I BEGAN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, AND THERE WAS A CAR AT THE STOP SIGN IN FRONT OF ME, WAITING TO TURN LEFT. AS I CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE, THE VAN'S ENGINE, OUT OF NOWHERE, BEGAN TO REV CONTINUOUSLY AT FULL …”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 12/11/2011

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