Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / SPECTRA / 2001

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003221949 Incident Date: Apr, 05 2003
Consumer's City: KALAMAZOO Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: SPECTRA Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, pcm)
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KNAFB161X15 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 01 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 21 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Transmission module on original transmission failed causing transmission damage, local dealership replaced. second transmission blew a front pump seal within approximately 1000 miles while on our vacation/honeymoon. third transmission replaced while on vacation out of state. current (third) transmission is still slipping. have not sought out service for this failure yet as we do not trust the dealerships in our area. we have written kia certified mail over a month ago to be reimbursed for excess expenses incurred due to these mechanical failures and travel interuption monies under their warranty, but to date have not received a response. *ak