Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / SPORTAGE / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003274282 Incident Date: Mar, 14 2003
Consumer's City: ALBANY Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: SPORTAGE Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KNDJA723X25 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: Rattle/vibratin coming from under car. convertor replaced with no results. told convertors are defective. the rattle /vibration happens every time i shift from low gear to high gear or visa-versa. they will not do transmission diagnostics. i was told that it was the resonance(sp?) in the exhaust system, this noise is normal.