| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005086003 | Incident Date: Dec, 04 2005 |
| Consumer's City: SALISBURY | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America |
| Model Name: SPECTRA | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: KNAFE161155 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 20 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 18 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Vehicle was driven 70 miles before passenger airbag system failed, 1400 miles before i determined the stalling problem was not operator error, and about 90 days before driving at highway speeds and finding a shake in the steering. the vehicle has been taken to the selling dealer 20 times with the airbag problem and steering shake un-repaired. sc0055 on the airbag issue, reprogramming the sensor(s) and replacing the seat bottom has not eliminated the problem or failures. 7 new tires have been installed and balanced, to include road-force balancing 3 times without correcting the shake in the steering. vehicle has been test driven hundreds of miles at the dealers request. *jb |
