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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2025 Kia K4 Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
9%of 47 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2025 Kia K4, 9% of the 47 complaints for this model year.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“To whom this may concern, I was using my cruise control on my way to work. I usually set it to 80 because police are okay with that speed on I-75. I braked before my automatic brakes hit after I got cut off. I pressed resume in the cruise control and it accelerated pretty quick. I’ve experienced that quite a bit, but there’s been a few times that the car exceeded the set cruising speed while trying to resume. I forget it happens because it’s happened about 4 times since purchasing the vehicle. …”

NHTSA complaint #11737989, filed 2026-05

“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. …”

NHTSA complaint #11688136, filed 2025-09

“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”

NHTSA complaint #11683919, filed 2025-08

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026215%
202549%

Other parts of the 2025 Kia K4

Electrical system
14 complaints
Other or unknown
12 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
8 complaints
Air bags
7 complaints
Engine
7 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
7 complaints
Lane departure
7 complaints
Steering
5 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
3 complaints
Fuel system
3 complaints
Brakes
2 complaints
Engine cooling
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2025 Kia K4

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology