| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006126406 | Incident Date: Oct, 20 2006 |
| Consumer's City: RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK | Consumer's State: NC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America |
| Model Name: SEPHIA | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 11 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Right front (passenger) door will not open. door latch will not unlock. first time it happened, i had to cut a hole in the inside door panel to access the interior of the door. the lock mechanism was rusted due to a poorly designed window seal that drains into the interior of the door--right onto the lock. this is dangerous-- many complaints about this on bulletin boards all over the net. there is a tsb (625894) that deals with latches, but i have not checked it yet with the dealer. i understand kia has some cover or something that shields the lock. perhaps the tsb is for the shield. *tr |
