Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / SPECTRA / 2004

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005014118 Incident Date: Apr, 01 2005
Consumer's City: SKOKIE Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: SPECTRA Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:lever and linkage:floor shift
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KNAFB121545 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 02 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The gear shift slipped out of drive into neutral and pulled to the right striking a parked car. extensive damage to both cars, no injuries however. in october of 2004 the transmission slipped out of drive as a truck was approaching while making a left turn. the car did move by putting gear shift into neutra as the driver tried anything to get out of the wayl. this car is on it's third transmission, with less than 10,000 miles on it. *ak