2007 Kia Spectra Vehicle speed control Problems

“When stopped (for example at a stop sign), with the car in drive and the engine running, the engine will sometimes go from idle to a higher speed (it accelerates). My foot was not on the brake and gas pedals at the same time and this is not an issue with the floor mat. (I know because I looked.)”

“I was driving on the highway when all of a sudden the check engine light came on and I lost all power in the gas pedal,( you can floor the peddle and it don't go over 2000 RPM ) almost resulting in a collision. It only comes on when it want to, I had the codes checked at auto zone and they said its saying all the solenoids are bad. …”

“On three occasions my 2007 Kia Spectra's engine has raced madly when I was stopped with my foot on the brake. It was all I could do to keep the car from moving with the brake fully depressed. The most recent date that it happened was 7/27/2010. I turned the engine off for about one minute and when I restarted it the engine was ok. Around xmas 2009, the same thing happened when I was stopped in traffic. I tried moving the gear shift into neutral and park and turning it off several times to no avail. I finally put it in drive and let it inch forward and suddenly the racing stopped. …”

“In 2008 I purchased a new 2007 Kia Spectra 5 sx , in november of that year I was returning home from a doctors appointment and had stopped at a stop sign, when my autos engine started to revving and moving forward while my foot was on the brake pedal, I pressed as hard as I could with my foot , but that did not stop the car from moving forward, the tires were spinning, I then put my other foot on the brake pedal and pressed as hard as I could was able to shift the gear shift into neutral and that stopped moving forward, but the engine continued revving, I then was able to turn the ignition…”

“1. Two passengers (female 64 yr driver and female 13 yr old passenger) were proceeding down a residential road in a 2007 Kia Spectra at less than 20 MPH. Halfway down the road, driver began to lightly apply the brake knowing that the stop sign was further down the road. At this moment the car revved and experienced sudden acceleration. The driver shouted out that something was wrong with the car. The driver attempted to stop the car but the brakes failed. The car accelerated to approximately 60 MPH. …”