Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / SPORTAGE / 1999

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005012742 Incident Date: Mar, 10 2005
Consumer's City: PONCA CITY Consumer's State: OK
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: SPORTAGE Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: KNDJA7239X5 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 14 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Upon being at a stop engine revved, and vehicle accelerated, landing in an intersection; which caused a collision. consumer's vehicle hit a semi truck. upon impact, the air bags did not deploy. due to a previous incident vehicle was in cruise control mode. however, vehicle accelerated, and took off on its own. consumer had to slam on brakes to stop the vehicle. *ak