Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 003 | 10/01/1999 | 609808 | This techinical service bulletin outlines the new sephia remanufactured automatic transmission program. *tt | 04/10/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 10/01/1998 | |||
| Oil filters made by any other company than kia does not work. i had to get an oil change twice because the one done by the car lot was not a kia oil filter and the one i had done was not a kia filter. i took the car to a kia repair shop the next day and they cleaned the area and changed the filter. the brakes since i bought the car have been screaching and at that time, a brake repairman advised me my brakes wore at 95%. the brakes still screach and grind. in the summer, the air conditioner gives off a foul odor to the point of having to turn it off. the rear middle seatbelt does not latch. the steps listed in the kia manual does not coincide with the steps you must take to defrost the windows. the only way i can is to turn the heat up all the way, or to turn on the heat and air conditioner, which i can't use. the car when it's in drive feels like it's in a lower gear at times and feels like it's not quite in drive. the seams in the driver's door allows water drip into the car. the windshield washer hole on the right side doesn't sprew out any windshield cleaner. i had to take the car back to the car lot beause of the gas door not opening with the indoor gas latch. the outside of the front hubcaps gets very oil and no one can tell me why. the window's resist when you try to roll them up. *ak | |||
| Vehicle would not start at certain times, then the transmission went out while driving. dealer replaced transmission, and now engine check light is back on. *ak | |||
| 12/10/1997 | 1 | 09/14/1996 | |
| Transmission replaced due to slipping. | |||
| 10/19/1998 | 3 | ||
| Transmission broke down. overdrive keeps slipping. will not shift. vehicle would not start up. the kill switch wiring keeps effecting starting. brake disc & pads need to be replaced. *ak | |||
| 1 | 06/01/1996 | ||
| Transmission failed. | |||
| 10/17/1996 | |||
| Driving at speed of 65mph, vehicle will downshift, stuck in gear and vehicle will not move. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 02/15/1999 | 3 | 03/01/1998 | |
| The first month i had car the ignition/steering locked and needed towing by kia-nothing charged to me. the check engine light has been coming on and staying on shortly after 'repair' ever since i bought car 3-28-1998. i just got run-around' from western diversified/kia and independent repair shop over axles. kia told me nothing covered after 36,000 mi.. after i thought i could send in bill for axles to extended warranty instead of calling at the time (male chauvinist mechanic) and after western diversified seeminly indicated axles part of routine maintenance (cv boot-didn't know were going bad) and i couldn't afford $200-300 for dealer to check car earlier-- dealers and kia then say i have 5/60 warranty on engine/trans and now won't cover axles because of independent mechanic touching car and he won't back up his 'warranty'. i just started full-time work not as a temp (but term) with co i worked 5 1/2 yrs before. all my money is going alternately to car repairs then catch up on car pmts and ins and i still need to move and can't afford to and really steamed and writing to atty general about kia--y2k means yuck to kia. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||
| 5 | 07/23/1996 | ||
| Upon depressing the clutch, the rpms drop and vehicle stalls. also, check engine light came on twice. *ak | |||
| 05/31/1997 | |||
| Check engine light came on, vehicle stalled. can't find problem. clutch burned out in less than a year. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Shift lock override locks up. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT | |||
| 09/15/1998 | |||
| Defective cv joints caused a popping noise and loss of steering control which resulted in an accident. dealer replaced cv joints, but problem still exists. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 1 | 08/01/1996 | ||
| Transmission does not go into gear properly. | |||
| 1 | |||
| Transmission does not shift gears properly. | |||
| 12/16/1996 | 1 | 06/01/1996 | |
| Seal and bolt in transmission failed. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION - SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR | |||
| 1 | 08/01/1996 | ||
| The shift lock indicator locks. | |||