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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000088978 | Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970 |
| Consumer's City: COLUMBIA | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America |
| Model Name: SEPHIA | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, air:disc:rotor |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: KNAFA1259V5 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 22 1999 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 31 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I purchased my vehicle new and almost immediately started having problems with my brakes wearing out. first they resurfaced my original rotors and put them back on. the next time i took it in for brakes they "deglazed brake lining". each subsequent visit after these the rotors have had to be replaced. they keep telling me that kia is working on the problem but i'm not seeing any results. my 36000 mi bumper to bomper warranty is about to expire and i'm afraid they'll try to start charging me for these repairs. in actuality, the rotors could probably have been replaced several more times than they were, but i cannot afford to take my car to the garage everytime the brakes are bad. i have to miss work and wait for vehicle to be worked on, so i basically drive this car around knowing that my brakes could go at any time. i have no other choice--need to work. the waiting room at the garage has been full of people with 97 sephia's who are having the same problems with brakes(and other non-safety related issues) as i have. i would appreciate it if someone could take this problem seriously. the usual mileage i get from new rotors before the pedal "gets soft" is about 500-1000, so you can see where this would be a problem to get to the garage all of the time. thanks for your time...melissa |
