Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / SEPHIA / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999112252 Incident Date: Mar, 01 1999
Consumer's City: GEORGETOWN Consumer's State: DE
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:wiring
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KNAFB1217W5 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 17 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 12 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: i brought a new kia sephia in 1998, and had nothing but trouble with it! transmission was replaced 2 times by the mechanic for kia motors, and needed to be replaced again on 7/2007. also , the brakes have been replaced 4 times and need to be replaced again. now the headlights keep turning off while driving at night, but no mechanic can locate the electrical short problem. *ak