Problems with 1999 Kia Sportage VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

I purchased my kia used, from a dealer, less than a year ago, and it passed the electronic systems check for vehicle inspection. i immediately had to have dealer replace the gasoline tank after smelling gasoline. this car is used solely for light usage to transport myself and my children to and from dr's and grocery stores. after owning the car for less than two months, check engine light came on, reporting issue with catalyst. found a recall on this issue and am trying to get original dealer to fix. now experiencing loss of power to engage inclines or hills, causing a hazard to other drivers. also back brakes simply "blew"! without any forewarning, with my children in the car, i lost all braking abilities. thank goodness i was not going fast and have a standard to quickly downshift. my mother was killed due to loss of brakes, and it was an absolute panicking situation for me emotionally. being a single mother i rely on mechanics to do all my work, and i had just had all my fuel levels topped off and my pads checked, without any issue found. i have also had an intermittent issue with the front seat belts remaining engaged. the dealer warranty expired and i am stuck with recalls nobody seems to want to fix! *tr

Upon being at a stop engine revved, and vehicle accelerated, landing in an intersection; which caused a collision. consumer's vehicle hit a semi truck. upon impact, the air bags did not deploy. due to a previous incident vehicle was in cruise control mode. however, vehicle accelerated, and took off on its own. consumer had to slam on brakes to stop the vehicle. *ak

Gas pedal goes all the way down, vehicle doesn't go anywhere. dealer has inspected vehicle for the last past two years ;replaced a number of parts, and still problem occurs *ak

Whenever the gas pedal was depressed to move forward, it would sometimes cut off/stall out. this would happen after driving for a while. problem was intermittent. *ak

1 month after purchasing this vehicle, it began to accelerate on its own, and then it stalled. mechanic claimed cheap gas was the cause. vehicle continues to accelerate on its own. on 08-22 vehicle accelerated through toll plaza and i had a hard time stopping vehicle, once vehicle stopped it stalled and an indicator light came on. towed to dealer for repair. 2 days later vehicle accelerated on its own, and the same indicator light came on. dealer contacted and claims problem with pressure from gas cap. the explanation provided seems ridiculous based on the number of other consumers with this same problem. problem with accelleration continues and i have not been given any reasonable information as to why. i truly don't believe that we are all usingf the same gas. i don't think that the recall work for recall 99v325000 was performed even though i took the vehicle in for the work and that this is why the accelleration problem still exists. i noticed in the listing of complaints at least 7 consumers that have experienced my problem. this vehicle is not safe and i hope that you will investigate this.

While driving vehicle will stall., and gear will go into overdrive, and then vehicle will begin to accelerate. *ak

Seat belt would continuously chime. the air bag light stays on after starting vehicle. vehicle would start erratically. door frame would leak. convertible top did not stay closed. vehicle would idle at 2000rpms when slowing down & almost stall out. will be taking vehicle to dealer. *ak

While pulling out of the garage vehicle stalled, and the garage door fell down onto the roof of the vehicle. also, alternator and the battery went completely out. engine check light was on for a week. in addition, when shifting gears, transmission wasn't shifting properly. passenger's side window was jammed and stuck half way up. finally, when applying the gas pedal there was a pounding noise, and no power within the vehicle. *ak