| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005067047 | Incident Date: Nov, 12 2005 |
| Consumer's City: REVERE | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America |
| Model Name: SPORTAGE | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:front:hub |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: KNDJA7236Y5 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 03 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 20 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Was going off to work on 3 different snow days engaged vehicle 4x4 (at least according to the idiot light i was ) proceeded to work so i slid all over the road and got stuck in 2 inches of snow. after 3rd attempt contacted dealer to ask if it was a known cause and they told me yes that there was a tsb for a new hub assembly. cause the inner seals are failing due to the manufactures design of the 4x4 vacuum /seal system , i asked that if this is a failure in the design should the kia manufactures have made a recall for this defect in their workmanship, and was told "no" there is a fix for it but my 4x4 is not a safety issue it was a convenience issue and it would cost me $1000 dollars to fix , when i ask why wasn't it fixed in 2001 when i had it in for a 4x4 concern they told me that the tsb wasn't issued then but have found on different web sights that it was ..so to solve my own problem i ask the head technician at what use to be lynnfield kia "what caused the failure and is there a better solution" his response was we don't repair we just replace ...i feel if its a manufacturer defect in design it should be a recall. *jb |
