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Has anyone expereinced this problem? I have a 3 month old Kia Forte EX with the Fuel Economy Package. Until this happened, I could not have been happier with my new Kia.
I was making a 90 degree left turn through an intersection without having stopped, as I straightend up on the northbound road I pressed on the accelerator in order to slide into the right hand lane. I had no accelerator, I pressed it half way down and then all the way down, and repeated, but nothing in response. Fortunately, I had enough speed on the vehicle to gp far enough to pull into a business parking lot about a 100 yards up the road.
It was strange as the car did not loose power, in that I still had the radio and power steering, etc, just no acceleration. As I pulled or rather coasted into the parking area I noticed the following warning lights and yes the car was still running: Check engine light, oil pressure warning, charging system warning and the electronic power steering indicator. While parked with the engine still running, I tried the accelerator again but nothing, no reving, etc.
After about 4-5 minutes, I turned the car off and took some time to look at the owners manual. It was probably about 10 minutes when I turned the car back on to see what would happen. All the warning lights blinked on as usual and then all went off as usual, so there I sat with no more warrning lights showing and poof I had my accelerator back.
I drove to the dealer which was about 3 miles away and did not experience any further problems. After about 2 hours, I was told they updated the software in the computer but they had NO explanation of what happend and thus certainly did not to fix anything as they were stumped. Apparently none of the warnings registered on the computer.
So here I am with a car running just fine now but I am waiting for the next time I lose the accelerator in perhaps a more dangerous situation. Has anyone experienced anything close to this problem?
I was making a 90 degree left turn through an intersection without having stopped, as I straightend up on the northbound road I pressed on the accelerator in order to slide into the right hand lane. I had no accelerator, I pressed it half way down and then all the way down, and repeated, but nothing in response. Fortunately, I had enough speed on the vehicle to gp far enough to pull into a business parking lot about a 100 yards up the road.
It was strange as the car did not loose power, in that I still had the radio and power steering, etc, just no acceleration. As I pulled or rather coasted into the parking area I noticed the following warning lights and yes the car was still running: Check engine light, oil pressure warning, charging system warning and the electronic power steering indicator. While parked with the engine still running, I tried the accelerator again but nothing, no reving, etc.
After about 4-5 minutes, I turned the car off and took some time to look at the owners manual. It was probably about 10 minutes when I turned the car back on to see what would happen. All the warning lights blinked on as usual and then all went off as usual, so there I sat with no more warrning lights showing and poof I had my accelerator back.
I drove to the dealer which was about 3 miles away and did not experience any further problems. After about 2 hours, I was told they updated the software in the computer but they had NO explanation of what happend and thus certainly did not to fix anything as they were stumped. Apparently none of the warnings registered on the computer.
So here I am with a car running just fine now but I am waiting for the next time I lose the accelerator in perhaps a more dangerous situation. Has anyone experienced anything close to this problem?
