10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 1
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 3 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 22,365 miles
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When traveling above 25 mph, when I take my foot off the gas pedal in anticipation of an upcoming red traffic signal or on the highway doing 55 or so and seeing traffic coming to a halt ahead, foot off the gas pedal engine keeps going, will not throttle down to near idle.,its as if the gas pedal is stuck. At this point I have to really brake hard to slow the car down, it is dangerous, especially at highway speeds..eventually as the car slows to a crawl the tachometer eventually shows the engine is down to idle speed., and the engine stops pulling on its own..my other issue involves the transmission downshifting to a lower gear and slowing the car down, I have no issues when accelerating, only when I tale my foot off of the accelerator, my Kia dealer cannot duplicate problem even after several visits..I have made a short video of the speedometer and tachometer, and it clearly shows the the car going on its own, while my foot is off the gas pedal.
- Brooklyn, NY, USA
The contact owns a 2014 Kia Cadenza. While driving 20 mph downhill, the brake pedal failed to stop the vehicle. The vehicle continued to roll until it reached a flat surface. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the battery failed. The battery was replaced. In addition, while driving 10 mph, the vehicle stalled in the middle of an intersection. The check engine light illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 45,860.
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
Engine was making a noise and fowl odor from vents took to Kia dealer after a wk they didn't know the problem said it was safe to drive back to las vegas from calif once we arrived we called local dealer they replaced engine so they said. Then 2 wks later we get it back I began having site throat cough and severe headaches and later told my husband I thought it was gas I was smelling in the car we took it to the dealer they looked at it and said it was fine so we leave to calif and the following day I went to start the car and we heard a loud noise and gas had gone every where the fire dept had to come assist and give clearance to tow the car due to the fuel hazard.
- Henderson, NV, USA
When accelerating from a stop, if done in a start, stop, restart fashion, it does not immediately re-accelerate. This condition can occur when stopping prior to pulling out into traffic.
- Malvern, PA, USA
On Saturday - November 22, 2014 around 6:30 pm the car engine stopped and car rolled for few feet and stopped in the middle of the street. Also steering jammed and didn't move. It was stopped and didn't start back on and steering became very hard to crank it. The battery was running fine. Due to electrical and/or mechanical failure we were exposed to the unsafe environment. Fortunately, we were not on the busy street/freeway otherwise it could have been ended up in major safety incident. When this happened, we couldn't maneuver the steering resulting in situation totally out of control.
- Eastvale, CA, USA
- Skokie, IL, USA