Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / OPTIMA / 2001

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0 Injured
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001197216 Incident Date: Oct, 28 2001
Consumer's City: HELENA Consumer's State: AL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: OPTIMA Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KNAGD126915 Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 23 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 04 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My vehicle has spent more than 35 days in a kia authorized dealership including transmission repairs since the date of purchase. i have carried the vehicle to two different dealerships more than six times. the problems with the vehicle have not yet been repaired. i feel that this vehicle is unsafe and a liability to others and myself while it is on the roads. some of the other problems that the vehicle has had, but have been corrected are 1. keys would not open trunk 2. driver's side door would malfunction and lock itself. manual release of the lock could only occur from outside the vehicle, resulting in myself have to climb out the passenger's side door to exit the vehicle.