Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / RIO / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003260582 Incident Date: Nov, 12 2003
Consumer's City: POCAHONTAS Consumer's State: AR
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: RIO Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Wheels:rim
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KNADC123416 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 17 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 02 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle began making a loud grinding noise when coming to a stop. thinking it may just be the brakes that were going out, returned vehicle to the shop. upon inspection the shop found that all 4 of the 13 inch wheels had stress fractures. the front 2 were the worst as they had begun to split. was told that there was a possiblity of a fatal crash had this not been brought to there attention when it was.*ak