Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / SEPHIA / 2000

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 000149859 Incident Date: Aug, 31 2000
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: SEPHIA Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Unknown or other
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KNAFB121345 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 21 2001 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving 70 mph overdrive and engine check light came on. vehicle then dropped down to 20 mph. towed to dealer, and transmission was replaced. this happened again, and transmission was replaced again. consumer doubted that it was replaced the second time. she never received anything in writing. on 4 june, 2001 this problem happened again. after a few minutes, she was able to resume driving at normal speed. consumer believed transmission was defective. *ak