There are times my vehicle keeps accelerating even though I-??m hitting the brakes. Once stopped, it then doesn-??t want to accelerate. I-??ve reported to the dealership and they try to tell me it-??s the type of transmission it has and that it-??s normal. Continuing to accelerate while braking is extremely unsafe. My engine is also making a ticking noise that it never used to make. I bought my car brand new in October of 2025. I left the dealership with 9 miles on it, I now have 25k miles on it and I don-??t feel safe driving it. The lane assist and emergency braking system is also extremely inaccurate and over corrects when it shouldn-??t especially in bad weather. Emergency braking is detecting stuff in front of me that isn-??t actually there, same with in reverse it sees things extremely far away and prevents you from moving, although it-??s safe to do so.

- Quincy, IL, USA

This same incident had happened 6 times prior to my being able to take a picture of my dashboard. The cruise control changes on its own to 90 or 110 mph and the acceleration begins on its own very aggresively. It has nothing to do with the speed limit as you will see on the picture, the speed limit is 65 and I had already stepped on my brake to where my speed was then 59. I have taken it for service at ed morse Kia in Sierra vista, AZ and the problem couldn't be duplicated or fixed. I have told the sales mgr. And service mgr. About this and left messages for call back and have not been accomodated. I am not safe in this situation. They are aware this is a problem for other Kia vehicles and there is a google search that shows the same concerns (which I have a picture of as well). An additional problem (not associated with the initial safety issue, there have been several times where the speed limit on my dashboard has changed to 90 when the actual limit is 45 etc. My main concern of course is the self acceleration.

- Sierra Vista, AZ, USA

Transmission failure 4 times since purchasing it new in December 2024 I was almost killed multiple times on the highway because car won-??t accelerate. Car is jumping when driving and choking Air conditioning shuts off while driving Car gets stuck in park and nothing will work

- Morristown, NJ, USA