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2005 KIA SPECTRA Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	665514
Internal NHTSA #	10219990
Manufacurer	HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC
Brand	KIA
Model	SPECTRA
Model Year	2005
File date	10/02/08
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was at a complete stop when my tachometer for no explainable reason shot up over 7000 rpm's causing my vehicle to accelerate beyond the breaking point and causing me to be involved in three separate traffic accidents all within a two hour time period on the same day. Two weeks earlier, my car had done the exact same thing slowing down coming around a bend causing me to hit a cement barrier which luckily only caused minor damage to my driver side mirror and wheel well. I had the car towed to the kia dealership after the three consecutive accidents where they claimed the cause of this phenomenon was caused ? By my floor mat being in a bad position. As a result, i removed the drivers side floor mat only to have this same unexplainable acceleration happen to me again at a red light across from a very dangerous intersection approximately two weeks later. This time i had to throw the car into park to get it to stop before completely entering the intersection. Even after stopping the vehicle, the tachometer continued to race above 7000 rpm? S for approximately 2 to 3 more seconds before leveling back off. This time no accident occurred. I had my car towed back to the kia dealership who has now had it in their possession for over five days now. In my opinion, the 2004 - 2005 kia spectra is an unsafe vehicle and is one episode away from becoming a very tragic accident for someone. Let me state that in over 24 years of driving, i have never been sited for a major traffic accident and have had a perfectly clean driving record for over ten years before all of this. I urge anyone else who has had similar experiences with their kia spectra's to please post their experiences on this website so others may be warned about the potential hazards of this vehicle.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	63609
Number of Occurences	5
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	POLAND, OH
VIN pattern	KNAFE122645XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	11/04/07
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	3
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Dealer's name	TAYLOR KIA
Dealer's telephone number	330-758-7281
Dealer's city	BOARDMAN
Dealer's state code	OH
Dealer's ZIP code	44512

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2005 KIA SPECTRA Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 KIA SPECTRA Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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