2006 Kia Sedona almost killed us

My 2006 Kia Sedona van with 25,000 miles malfunctioned and would not =

stop. I was merging on to I 540 at the 412 exit in Springdale, =

Arkansas. I did not have the speed control turned on. The van =

accelerated and then would not stop accelerating. I tapped the brake, =

put on the brakes hard, downshifted, and it would not stop. This went =

on for a mile in heavy traffic. We passed within two inches of a semi. =

It was horrible. Finally, I was able to get it into a grassy lot where =

I ran over a sign and down into a ditch and stopped it.

I have four witnesses, including two police officers who saw that the =

brakes were smoking very much but there were no skid marks on the =

pavement. This was because the motor was still turning the wheels =

(duh). So obviously, there was something wrong with it.

But the local Kia dealer says there is nothing wrong with it. Kia =

Motors America Customer Service says that "the dealers are our eyes and =

ears and we have to go with what they say." I owe $19,500 on a vehicle =

that I will never drive again because I am afraid of it. And I can't, =

in good conscience, trade it or sell it because it will then be sold to =

some unsuspecting family who may be killed by it.

If anyone else knows of a Kia that would not stop, please email me at =

Email User I suspect that this has happened to others. But =

perhaps they didn't live to tell about it.