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2015 Kia FORTE Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1272969
Internal NHTSA #	10852998
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	FORTE
Model Year	2015
File date	14/03/16
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The incident happened as i backed out of my garage in march of 2016. I put the car into reverse and began to push the gas to back out. The car engine revved loudly and the car shot out of the garage. I put my foot on the brake and the car continued to accelerate. Thinking i possibly had my foot on the wrong pedal (even though i have never done that before), i looked down at my feet and verified that my foot was indeed on the brake and not the gas pedal. I then put both feet on the brake and the car still did not slow down; it continued to pick up speed. At this point, i had gone down my driveway across the street and was in my neighbors' driveway headed toward their house. Then, i tried putting the car in park and that still did not stop or even slow down the car. It just made a terrible noise. My next step would have been to pull the emergency brake, but i had already hit the outside wall of my neighbors' garage and that is when the car finally stopped and began idling normally. I towed it to the kia dealership, and they said they ran tests on the brakes, throttle, etc. And found no abnormalities. When i asked what information was gathered from the control module, i was told that no history codes were shown. So, according to them there was no record of me braking or the car accelerating. I do not understand how that is possible. I asked twice for copies of the actual tests and data that was downloaded from the control module, but did not receive them. I was told the information was typed word for word in the summary section of the receipt. I am now looking for a new car, since i no longer feel safe driving this one and expressed this to the dealership and their corporate office. How can they allow a car back on the road when they don't have an answer for why it accelerated uncontrollably? I'm baffled by this. Unfortunately, my story is not unique.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	20000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ROMOLAND, CA
VIN pattern	KNAFX5A89F5XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2015 Kia FORTE Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 Kia FORTE Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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