Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / SPORTAGE / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002275849 Incident Date: Oct, 14 2002
Consumer's City: EDDY Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: SPORTAGE Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KNDJB723615 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 Complaint Type: CAG
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: We had the transmission replaced in april of 2003 and the clutch replaced in april 2003. the clutch was not covered under warranty. we paid total cost $366.76. the transmission has now gone out again. the transmission is only 2 months old. this will be the 6th problem we have had with this car since october of 2002: (1) clutch switch oct 2002 (2) exhaust manifold cracked apr 2003 (3) passenger side front window would not go up apr 2003 (4) transmission failure april 2003 (5) clutch failure april 2003 (6) transmission failure june 2003