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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005025989 | Incident Date: Jun, 22 2005 |
Consumer's City: LANCASTER | Consumer's State: CA |
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America |
Model Name: SPECTRA | Model Year: 2005 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Steering:hydraulic power assist system |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
Vehicle's VIN#: KNAFE121755 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 25 2005 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: May, 26 2005 |
Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: dt: consumer stated that there was a loss of steering control, and when she tried to steer the car to the right it continued to go to the left. approximately four hours prior to this there was a grinding noise with vibration in the steering wheel. the car went in to a guard rail on southbound 14 freeway in palmdale, ca. she notified the manufacturer. a recall was issued for this problem, but this vehicle was not included. only the passenger carriage of the vehicle remained. . when the car hit the guard rail, it was thrown to the other side of the freeway, then hit the other guard rail. upon impact, none of the airbags deployed. consumer sustained a concussion and bruises. there was also a police report.*ak |