NHTSA Complaint #10596394 — 2012 KIA SEDONA

I HAVE REPORTED TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH KIA MOTORS CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING UNUSUALLY SENSITIVE TO FOOT PRESSURE. THIS IS A CONSTANT ISSUE THAT CAUSES ME TO ACCELERATE MORE THAN I WISH TO. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN MY DECADES OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE. FROM A STOP, I HAVE TO CONCENTRATE ON PRESSING DOWN EXTREMELY GENTLY OR ELSE I CAN SPIN MY WHEELS AND LURCH FORWARD UNINTENTIONALLY. WHILE DRIVING I CANNOT HELP BUT SPEED UP MORE THAN I WANT TO DO. IT IS DANGEROUS AND WASTES FUEL TO BE CONTINUALLY BACKING OFF FOOT PRESSURE AFTER THE OVERLY SENSITIVE (LOOSE FEELING) GAS PEDAL SPEEDS UP THE ENGINE. I ASKED TO TAKE THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DIRECTOR WITH ME. HE HAD ME DRIVE ANOTHER KIA SEDONA, WHICH IS WHEN I DISCOVERED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FELT AND ACTED SIMILARLY TO MINE. THEREFORE, THIS IS A GENERAL SAFETY PROBLEM THAT SO FAR KIA MOTORS HAS CONFRONTED. MY DEALERSHIP DID CHECK OUT MY GAS PEDAL AND THOUGHT THERE WAS NOTHING EXTRAORDINARY ABOUT HOW IT PERFORMED. THERE WAS NO FIX FOR MY PROBLEM. THE KIA SEDONA HAS A PEDAL THAT ACTS DIFFERENTLY THAN OTHER KIA VEHICLES. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO OWNS A 2012 KIA SUV THAT I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH, AT ALL. *TR