| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001216361 | Incident Date: May, 31 2001 |
| Consumer's City: FAIRBANKS | Consumer's State: AK |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America |
| Model Name: SEPHIA | 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#: KNAFB121X15 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 01 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 11 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: -i am the second owner of this 2001 kia sephia ls 4 door. here is my complaint.the instruction simply stated "to shift from park press brake pedal". the button ,located in the top left side of the handle,that has to be pressed while applying brake pedal will not go all the way in. since the date of purchased, everyday when putting gear from park to drive i had to wait 30 minutes or more before the knob can be pushed all the way in. i thought this was normal for an automatic transmission until today (1 june 03). the button was completely paralized. my car had to be towed to the nearest kia service department. they are closed on sundays. tomorrow (monday) i will report the problem to kia. i think all 2001 kia sephia with automatic transmission must be recalled for the malfunctioning that my car had. *ak |
