Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / SPORTAGE / 2002

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004038219 Incident Date: Dec, 28 2004
Consumer's City: JENNINGS Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: SPORTAGE Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KNDJB723X25 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 11 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 31 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the caller said h transmission shifts gears without warning. it jerked and shook when shifting gears. it happened when decelerating. brought vehicle dealer 5 times, but they could not find whats wrong with it. the check engine light was on all the time except when he took it to the dealer. the last time he had it to dealer the light went off for about 3 weeks, and yesterday the light was back on. dealer said they will try to get someone from the manufacturer to look at the vehicle, but no one has come yet. dealer did a diagnostic, and fixed what it showed, but the light on the dashboard came back on after 30 miles of driving. *ak