While vehicle is in drive, once brakes are applied, it randomly refuses to move into park. Must keep foot on brake while fighting with vehicle to try to get it into park. This happens frequently but randomly. It would be easy to run over a person or object in front of the car while fighting the car to move it into park. This failure also happens while in park -- it will randomly refuse to move into reverse. Without warning, from one time to the next it works properly then later in the same day it will not work properly -- sometimes just minutes apart. It has occurred over the last two days and is on-going today. I nearly hit the car in front of me today at a gas pump while trying to get the transmission to move into park.

- Sherwood, AR, USA

The contact owns a 2011 Kia Sedona. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle accelerated independently. The contact was able to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to community Kia of bloomington (2200 S walnut St, bloomington, in 47401), but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 64,000. Consumer stated he is having issues with the brakes and cruise control is not working. Updated 12/12/18

- Bloomington, IN, USA

The contact owns a 2011 Kia Sedona. The contact stated that the vehicle independently accelerated on several occasions and the failure progressed without warning. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer more than five times. The technician was unable to replicate and diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 23,383.

- West Point, GA, USA

2011 Kia Sedona is the first Kia I have purchased. On June 22, 2012, I was returning home; living on a hill I slowly (less than 10 mph) turned to the right into my driveway, when suddenly, with no warning, that van accelerated making a loud roar. I stood on the brakes with little effect and the van continued to accelerate knocking down three 4X4 posts embedded in concrete, crossing through a garden and then into a bush. The van was headed to a 20 feet drop at the edge of my property. Fortunately, a tall bush, and bamboo thicket had begun building up under and in front of the vehicle to stop its progress. The van stopped just short of the drop off, unable to go further. It required a special tow truck to retrieve the van. The van was ok to drive, but had nearly $11,000 damage to the front and side. I did not suffer injury, but I am adamant that the fuel injection system needed to be replaced. The Kia has potential fatal shortcomings, which should be corrected or the model taken off the road. Updated 10/17/12

- North Bend, OR, USA

The contact owns a 2011 Kia Sedona LX. The contact stated that the vehicle was slow to accelerate from a stop and other times it accelerated faster than normal. The failure occurred several times. The vehicle was taken to two authorized dealer who stated that the vehicle was operating as it should. Updated 3/14/11 the consumer also stated the vehicle would stall when stopping on an uphill or downhill grade. Updated 05/05/11

- Sevierville, TN, USA