Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / OPTIMA / 2004

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004312104 Incident Date: Aug, 05 2004
Consumer's City: FREDERICK Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: OPTIMA Model Year: 2004
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#: KNAGD126645 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 07 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 21 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Bought kia optima on june 22, 2004 vin# [xxx] and have since had seven service appointments, replaced two sets of drive belts, replaced a leaking power steering rack, replaced a leaking fuel regulator, machined the front rotors, lost time from work, lost productivity from work as well as jeopardized my wife's work from car pooling for five months, completed scheduled arbitration with the bbb without success for four problems: acceleration delay, low grinding brake noise, low vibration steering noise, and loud squealing noise from the drive belts. *jb updated 07/24/2012 *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)