Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / SPECTRA / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004049207 Incident Date: Apr, 14 2004
Consumer's City: GRIDLEY Consumer's State: KS
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: SPECTRA Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KNAFB121035 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 08 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 10 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact stated when stopping at a stop sign or while braking or pulling into a parking lot vehicle revved and lurched forward. the vehicle was taken to the dealership numerous times. they were unable to duplicate the problem. *ak updated 1/11/2006 - the transmission line had come off and cause coolant to leak. the line was repair and transmission was flushed but transmission slipped. the transmission was replaced. the check engine light illuminated three times and the dealer replaced the throttle position sensor three times. the engine light illuminated again and this time the dealer replaced the gene pulse assembly. the engine control module was reprogrammed. the engine ran rough intermittently. the dealer replaced the idle speed actuator. *nm