Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / OPTIMA / 2003

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006075811 Incident Date: Jul, 19 2006
Consumer's City: MARKHAM Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: OPTIMA Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KNAGD128735 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 15 2006 Complaint Type: VOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 02 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: It took 3-4 attempts to get the consumer's 2003 kia optima to start and the consumer also had to pump the gas pedal. while driving 45 mph the vehicle accelerated suddenly without warning. *kb while attempting to accelerate from a stop the vehicle would not move. the consumer had to pump the gas pedal in order to get the vehicle to accelerate. these problems have been present since the date of purchase. *nm