| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003205557 | Incident Date: Feb, 17 2003 |
| Consumer's City: CHEEKTOWAGA | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America |
| Model Name: RIO | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: KNADC123026 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 19 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 19 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Due to an electrical problem the dealer had my vehicle for approximately 25 days. the car just shuts down. dealer placed four fusible links on line that leads to fuse #13. the dealer had spliced into wiring harness, and they a did sloppy job. the dealer and manufacturer refused to correct this defect. my wife and family are now fearful of driving this vehicle due to unpredictable nature of defect and potential for serious physical harm to us. *jb |
