Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / OPTIMA / 2001

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007103236 Incident Date: Apr, 20 2007
Consumer's City: HOUSTON Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: OPTIMA Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 23 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 19 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Input and output speed sensor failure. failure of sensors cause transmission to drop from 4th gear to 3rd gear. from there transmission can only shift between 2nd and 3rd gear using "sport shift-stick" . on a good day without problems engine is sluggish. very scary to drive. *tr