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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2022 Kia K5 Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
5about this part
Share
4%of 129 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2022 Kia K5, 4% of the 129 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.

“The drive train car would not go then my accelerator will rev up and down and not go over 10 miles a hour then all these service lights come on and car go in like limp mode and not drive in middle of intersection no one inspected the car i tuned it off and let it sit for 24 hours and started it and it was normally except the acceleration goes up and down when it wants to there were a lot of warning lights”

NHTSA complaint #11708605, filed 2026-01

“Instrumental Cluster has went completely out. The only light that’s on is the seatbelt light on my 2022 Kia K5. That’s is strange for a brand new car unless there could be a recall which is for the late 2022 / 2023 model cars. I contacted every Kia dealership near me and would not tell me what the issue could be that I needed to bring it in. The amount just to do a diagnostic was not in my budget but finding out later that there are recalls for this exact reason, does not sit well with me. …”

NHTSA complaint #11586696, filed 2024-05

“Within 2 months of buying the car, it has stalled in traffic twice with engine revving. During the first time, it was unnoticeable until my car did not react when pushing the gas pedal. The car stayed at a stop until I restarted it twice. Kia dealership was informed, however, they could not find an issue or code. Recently, the second time was different and more scary. It stalled once again and as soon as I noticed, my car would not accelerate and started rolling and revving with high rpms. …”

NHTSA complaint #11520795, filed 2023-05

“Vehicle will brake suddenly and without notice while using the adaptive cruise control option. The system believes there is a vehicle in front of the car when none is present. This is usually attributed to a vehicle exiting or when somebody passes and does not leave enough room between vehicles. The car will slow considerably (from 75 to 50) when this occurs and trailing vehicles will have to suddenly brake as well to avoid an accident. Discussions with the dealership have not provided any useful information. The vehicle manual illustrates how to disable ACC however nothing works.”

NHTSA complaint #11453002, filed 2022-02

Related service bulletins

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202524%
202426%
202322%
202254%
202121%

Other parts of the 2022 Kia K5

Fuel system
44 complaints
Engine
28 complaints
Electrical system
25 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
21 complaints
Other or unknown
20 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
12 complaints
Air bags
9 complaints
Brakes
9 complaints
Seats
8 complaints
Body and structure
8 complaints
Steering
6 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2022 Kia K5

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.

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