| Issue ID | 1083512 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10607938 |
| Manufacurer | Kia Motors America |
| Brand | KIA |
| Model | SEDONA |
| Model Year | 2012 |
| File date | 19/06/14 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 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 put me in a rental and i got my van back on 7/02/2014 and about three to four hours or so after getting it back the throttle started doing it again so now i have to call them back again and let them know the throttle is doing it again. I have four daughter's that drive around in the van with me when im not at work i can't take the chance of something happening while there in the van with me and i cant keep taking the time to drive the van from lehigh to cape coral to get it fixed. When i took it the first time i hadto pull over about 12 times before i got there. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 40605 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LEHIGH ACRES, FL |
| VIN pattern | KNDMG4C71C6XXXXXX |
| 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 |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
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| Vehicle speed | 50 |
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