Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / OPTIMA / 2004

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005041230 Incident Date: Sep, 29 2005
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: GA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: OPTIMA Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: KNAGD128645 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 03 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 03 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the airbag warning light was intermittently. the consumer had taken vehicle to the dealership to be repaired five times. the dealership was unable to fix the problem. on september 30, 2005 the front passenger's side airbag deployed without a cause. the vehicle was parked when the air bag deployed. the sound from the airbag had given the driver a headache. the cause was still unknown. *sc . *ak