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2006 KIA OPTIMA Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1316923
Internal NHTSA #	10905623
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2006
File date	10/09/16
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	"first" time problem happened was july 3, 2016 with my 2006 kia optima. I was sb on hwy i25 in cs, co. Speedometer read 25mph as i was coming off the on-ramp. I accelerated to 40mph into flow of traffic. I felt a lurch & the vehicle automatically accelerated. Speed went from 40mph to about 60 mph without depressing accelerator. Breaking did not slow it down. I felt car was going out of control. My passenger reached over & turned ignition switch off & on quickly, to decelerate & accelerate. This helped car slow down when key was turned off to the first click & helped maintain an adjusted speed as traffic was in-front & in-back. We kept doing this until car slowed down enough to pull over to right shoulder. Key was completely turned off & car was at a complete stop. Car was towed to mechanics. Diagnostic was performed using engine analyzer. It was road tested multiple times & didn't it duplicate my experience. This happened again sept. 10, 2016 as i, again, entered hwy i25 so. I was driving alone. My speedometer was 40 mph, in heavy hwy traffic. I once again "felt" lurch of car. This time it "stuck" at 40 mph. It didn't slow down when i braked, it continued at 40 mph. I continued to brake & speed did slow a bit. My foot was totally down on break when it was still auto accelerating at the hwy exit ramp; now slowed to 26 mph as i continued holding brake down. Finally speed was down to 23mph as i drove into a parking lot (no cars were moving in & out at the time). I turned the key off completely; my foot was still on the brake & the car came to a lurching haul at that time in the middle of the parking lot. I waited about a minute & then started the engine again with my foot on the brake. I was able to pull into a parking slot. I started it & very slowly drove home, but not on the hwy. I maintained speed of 25-30mph. It was only about 1k between the 2 incidents.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	103083
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
VIN pattern	KNAGE124065XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
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	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	40
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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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2006 KIA OPTIMA Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 KIA OPTIMA Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

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