Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 11/05/2012 | 49000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 kia sportage. the contact stated that the while driving 40 mph, the cruise control failed. the contact stated that she attempted to turn the cruise control on but it would not activate and the electronic stability control light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in recall nhtsa campaign id number: 09v130000 (exterior lighting:brake lights:switch). the failure mileage was 49,000. pmb | |||
| 01/28/2012 | 80000 | 1 | |
| I stopped behind a suv in the turning lane, waiting on light change when for no reason, the kia surged forward and hit the suv in front of me. total amt of damage to both cars was $8,000. *tr | |||
| 08/14/2012 | 94684 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 kia sportage. the contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated while the brakes were depressed. the contact mentioned that he was able to shift into park but the vehicle continued to accelerate. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure and current mileage was 94,684. pmb | |||
| 08/14/2012 | 94684 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 kia sportage. the contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated while the brake was depressed. the contact was able to place the gear in park and the vehicle continued to accelerate. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure and current mileage was 94,684. li | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 11/27/2008 | 1 | ||
| 2007 kia sportage accelerator on the vehicle became engaged at full throttle and the vehicle struck a tree. *nj (lawyer wrtoe in on behalf of consumer.)*jb | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||
| 06/10/2009 | 13500 | 1 | 06/03/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 kia sportage. while driving 60 mph, the accelerator pedal locked up and would not release. as a result, the vehicle would not decelerate. the contact slammed on the brakes and slowed the vehicle down to 25 mph through a red light. the vehicle rolled into a parking lot and was still moving when the contact shifted the gear into park. she applied the emergency brake in order to stop the vehicle. the dealer stated that a piece of plastic from the accelerator cable failed and caused the accelerator pedal to lock. the vehicle has been repaired, but the dealer cannot guarantee that the failure will not recur. the failure mileage was 13,500. updated 7/9/09 *cn updated 07/17/09.*jb | |||