| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003215795 | Incident Date: May, 21 2003 |
| Consumer's City: LAKE ELSINORE | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America |
| Model Name: OPTIMA | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Exterior lighting:headlights:high/low beam dimmer switch |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: KNAGD128835 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 26 2003 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 02 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The vehicle came equipped with an automatic switch to turn the headlights on or use the manual switch. when the automatic switch was used, the high beams were inoperative. *jb it was not possible to turn on the high beams. the dealer stated it was normal. also, the position of the rear view mirror size/height of the driver seat limited front view on the right of the windshield. the consumer almost hit a passing vehicle as he was going into the dealers lot and could not see it until it was directly in front of the vehicle. *scc *jb |
