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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003297710 | Incident Date: Oct, 21 2003 |
| Consumer's City: EAST POINT | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America |
| Model Name: RIO CINCO | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control:catalytic convertor |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: KNADC163926 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 06 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: This vehicle has a hazardous stalling problem that surfaced when the mileage was between 49,986 and 52,281. the problem progressed from intermittent to chronic. the vehicle stalls after stopping at stoplights or stop signs or upon resuming driving from a stopped position (stalling has occurred while making a left turn at a busy intersection). the problem became chronic when the mileage was between 73,241 and 74,727. this is when the vehicle could not be driven more than 20 miles without stalling. the problem was more pronounced if any part of those 20 miles was highway driving at speeds greater than 45 mph. the car will usually restart immediately after stalling. occasionally upon restarting, it will stall again. usually after several attempts it will continue running. unfortunately, the stalling problem could only be addressed by the kia dealers service department if it could be repeated by the technician or if it occurred in conjunction with the check engine light or if error codes were stored. the first time the vehicle (mileage 52,281) was brought in for the stalling problem the technician was able to reproduce the problem. at this time, the ecm was replaced. the second time the vehicle (mileage 55,966) was brought in for this problem error codes indicated a problem with the mass air flow sensor which was then replaced. the vehicle (mileage 64,287) was brought in for the recall that supposedly addressed this problem. the vehicle continued to stall intermittently. since that time, the mass air flow sensor has been replaced again (mileage 72,416), the ecm has been replaced again (mileage 73,241), and the catalytic converter has been replaced (mileage 74,727). the vehicle (mileage 75,135) continues to stall regularly. the next repair recommended by the kia dealers service department is to replace the wiring harness.*ak |
