Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / SEPHIA / 1996

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999030488 Incident Date: Oct, 06 1999
Consumer's City: CRESCENT CITY Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: SEPHIA Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KNAFA1254T5 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 25 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: July of 1999 had problems with engine cooling system. car kept overheating. put it in the shop for repairs which cost $400.00. had it out about one week had more problems with the same. in october was driving home and the car went completely out with no warning lights or any indication anything was wrong. when checked the engine had completely frozen up. it had overheated again but no warning lights came on nor did the heat guage move to indicate it was hot. as i am a college student and work only part time i am now stuck making payments on a car i cannot afford to fix and bumming rides. *ak