| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002089700 | Incident Date: Mar, 05 2002 |
| Consumer's City: SPRING VALLEY | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America |
| Model Name: SPORTAGE | Model Year: 1997 |
| 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#: KNDJA7230V5 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 08 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I took my car in to be serviced on 05/15/01 to westcott kia, i was hearing a loud grinding noise and my vehicle was resisting to go foward, also lack of power to my vehicle overall, i felt like it was a transmission concern at that time my vehicle had 50888 miles on it, they told me it was my egr valve , it was malfunctioning, they replaced it. on 03/06/02 i took my car to rancho kia to be serviced, they told me that i needed my egr valve kit replaced at which time i didnt realize i had had it done less than a year earlier, they charged me 133.40, i contacted kia consummer affairs when i realized the repair had already been done less than a year ago, they stated my car had been driven more than 12000 miles (12656 to be exact) and there was nothing they could do for me, i have had so many problems with this car.*ak |
