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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006082382 | Incident Date: Jun, 30 2006 |
| Consumer's City: LEXINGTON | Consumer's State: SC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America |
| Model Name: SEDONA | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Wheels:lugs/nuts/bolts |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: KNDUP131X36 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 16 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: In july of 2006, while on vacation, we noticed a lug nut missing from the right front wheel, and one next to it was finger loose. (new tires were put on in february 2006). i replaced these at the next exit. took van to kia dealer the next week, they replaced with oem lug nuts. the following week, i noticed a lug nut was missing again from the same wheel. took to kia, they replaced. 2 weeks later, i noticed a lug nut missing from same tire again. took to kia to be replaced and they said they didn't know why they kept falling off, had not seen this before. 2 months passed, and i tried to rotate my tires in early oct. one stud snapped off, and another seized up, if i tried to get it off, it would have snapped off also. took it to the dealer today, they replaced 2 studs and the 2 lug nuts. again, no ideas as to why this is occurring. i'm afraid there is something wrong with the wheel studs / wheel assembly, which may result in a wheel separation while driving, resulting in serious injury to passengers/other people, and serious damage to vehicles. i think this should be investigated before someone gets injured/killed. *nm |
