Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 019 | 08/01/2001 | 622194 | This bulletin provides information related to the repair of certain vehicles with sunroof drain tube water leak complaints. *tt | 10/16/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - BLOWER | |||
| 01/15/2002 | |||
| Blower motor stopped operating, vehicle taken to dealer on two occasions before correction was made. feel free to provide any further information.*ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||
| 03/15/2003 | 0 | ||
| I don't have the exact dates of these repairs as my car is at the dealership right now being looked at again and i am going to get a history when i pick up the car, here are the issues i've had since spring/summer of last year. we have lost time, money, wages and possible employment because of these problems! 1. air conditioner seemed very cool, but not cold. checked two or three times, each time service dept. said it was fine. 2. car died and wouldn't restart without a jump 3 times. called towing twice. service could not "recreate the problem." third time they replaced the battery. seemed to fix the problem temporarily. fourth time (current) car had to have the headlights replaced once a month, windshield wipers, door locks locked and unlocked on their own when entering/exiting the car, windows rolled up/down slowly, blower on air went up and down with engine speed, lights behind console go out and come on periodically, clock loses time, headlights dim when using power, radio flashes on and off. today total system failure, all electrical systems went down while driving. towed car to dealership. have to pay out of pocket rental fees. still waiting on result. 3. loud rattling underneath car periodically. 4. whistling in engine 5. check engine light came on periodically. 6. antenna broke and then fell off. 7. suspension very poor. 8. when purchasing car, dealer stated air bag recall had been fixed on car. when looking online, found another recall on the car, called kia and they said the air bag repair had not been made. i've only had this car for 17 months and have had nothing but problems. currently in contact with lemon law laywers in indiana to get total refund for car. only physical problem right driver door panel from small non-fault accident, no internal damage. | |||
| 10/29/2003 | 5 | 07/05/2002 | |
| The air bag light came on. the consumer was informed if the air bag light was on the air bags would not deploy. the consumer experienced problems with the electrical system and the transmission dropping to 3rd gear when going uphill. *la the dealership told the consumer the vehicle was not powerful enough to drive uphill in 3rd gear. the driver door lock actuator and latch was replaced because the door would not lock or remain unlock, the window made a chattering noise when it was rolled down. *jb | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - MOTOR | |||
| 09/17/2002 | 1 | ||
| Intermittently windshield wipers become inoperable obstructing the driver's view. dealer has inspected the vehicle and could no correct the problem. *mr | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - SWITCH/WIRING | |||
| 05/10/2002 | 1 | ||
| Windshield wipers do not work in snow must be repaired ofter .windows regulators need to be replaced however dealer that is suppose to fix these problems seems to be unable to do so .kia needs to find someone who will repair these problems . vehicle has been placed in shop 5 times for the same problem.*ak | |||