Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / SEPHIA / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000224200 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: LAKELAND Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: SEPHIA Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:clutch assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KNAFB121XY5 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 31 2003 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The consumer stated the clutch became stuck and had to be replaced twice, due to failure. in every instance of sticking or failure, the consumer narrowly avoided colliding with another vehicle. the clutch failed once on 09/2002. the dealer diagnosed styrofoam at the tip of clutch cable as the cause of the 2nd failure. *ak *scc *jb