Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / RIO / 2007

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007123155 Incident Date: Sep, 05 2007
Consumer's City: MIDDLETOWN Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: RIO Model Year: 2007
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#: KNADE163376 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 16 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Driving on interstate 75 at 70 mph the automatic transmission suddenly downshifted from overdrive into 3rd gear. the sudden surge almost sent me into the median. this has happened 5 times in the last month. the dealer has replaced the speed sensor unit twice and problem continues. dealer kept old parts. *jb