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.

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We also have a 2006 Kia Sedona with only 39,000 kms and our van would not stop excelerating after gunning it to get up to highway speed. My wife was driving with our two young daughters, and was fastly approaching a semi with only one lane to drive in. Two days later the engine seized. All this with regular maintenance completed