| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004001357 | Incident Date: Apr, 09 2004 |
| Consumer's City: SPENCERPORT | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America |
| Model Name: SPORTAGE | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Power train:transfer case (4-wheel drive) |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: KNDJA623115 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 06 2005 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| 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: My 2001 kia sportage has a defect in its design. the solenoid, & hoses that connect to it are placed in an area on the vehicle where they are subjected to the elements-&-in harms way of being damaged from normal driving conditions. i do not have the service paper work on me, at the moment (i am at the public library-doing research on kia's many safety issues)-if you need copies of my service records, or any further info-please contact me by mail. when solenoid/hoses failed - i was unaware that my 4 wheel drive was inoperable. there were many times, in the winter months- where my kia would slip/slide-handle erratically in the snow/rain. i have lost track of the times i lost control of my vehicle during this time frame (2001-2004). now i realize that it was due to the 4 wheel drive malfunctioning. i was lucky enough to have just spun out-with no one else hitting me; thank god for that. the sportage is very unsafe to drive-when it is raining/snowing-it's wheel base makes it dangerous. the first service manager refused to fix it under kia's 10 year/ 100,000 coverage-so i had to pay $85 to fix it. it worked two more times, and now the hubs are shot (after a mere 29,000 miles). i was naive about kia's record at the time. i have seen thousands of complaints on the internet about kia now- and i want the truth about them to come out. i have contaced kia about my problem(s) many times. they are very smug, and knowlegeable about what they do not have to do for you. if they spent 1/2 the money that they did on having a slick law firm write their 10 year coverage plan-as they did making a safe/reliable vehicle-many people would be much safer for it. *ak |
