Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / SEPHIA / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006100343 Incident Date: Oct, 24 2006
Consumer's City: OAKMONT Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: SEPHIA Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 28 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*- the contact stated that when trying to merge into traffic with the 1998 kia sophia it stalled. when this happened instrument panel lights turned on. the vehicle stalled in heavy traffic, and she had to put the vehicle in park and restart it. the contact stated that the vehicle's current mileage was 70,000 miles. the dealership informed her that she needed a new vehicle. the contact stated that the dealership found nothing wrong with the vehicle. the vehicle stalled intermittently. at times when the vehicle stalled, and she tries to restart it, the vehicle would not restart. *ak