Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 05/04/2004 | 1 | 10/28/2000 | |
| The defroster vents on top of the dashboard have popped off. *jb | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 05/09/2003 | 5 | 03/07/2000 | |
| Nothing but problems since purchase. windshield separated from frame, molding fell off 4 times during first 4 months of purchase alternator replaced twice. battery replaced after only having vehicle 2 months. air condition (a/c) fuse blew twice fan fuse blew once causing vehicle to overheat. back doors stick shut. back doors hinges rusted and bent causing squeaking and not completely to shut. trans shifts hard and sometimes sticks. engine light and overdrive light blinked trans was shifted by itself. had trans flushed seems to be ok. car shakes at high speeds. tape player makes funny noises if used for long time.gas mileage has been poor since car was purchased. molding turned white. car has had fuel filter replaced twice. fuel sensor in tank replaced three times. *la | |||
| 07/08/2002 | 4 | ||
| Air bags did not deploy, brake failure. *mr the consumer was in an accident due to brake failure and the air bags did not deploy. the vehicle was totaled. the a/c had to be replaced after the first use, and the gas light stayed on. (turi miller can be reach as well at: d-715 726 8887 or h-715 833 6309 and via email-turijo@yahoo.com) *scc *jb | |||
| 08/29/2000 | 1 | 03/03/2000 | |
| The a/c belts were noisy, also the passenger side vent has low air flow.*jb | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer smells a burning odor coming from the vents when the a/c is on. nlm | |||
| 04/13/2000 | 1 | 08/01/1999 | |
| Incident #1> husband drove v1 to jacksonville florida, about 21 days after an oil change. i went out the next morning, started car pulled from yard/ engine check light came on, backed into yard, checked oil noted none in v1( dealer states otherwise) kia road side assistance was called on that sunday evening, 11/28/1999/ v1 via tow taken to gatorland toyota. we where not given a rental until 12/01/99> canister buffer/ value pump replaced, v1 still makes pings, knocks when accel/>12/21/1999> engine light came on while driving> 12/20/1999, engine light came n again, gatorland service tech advised safe to drive( we took car in next day) they would not assist with a rental, same problem with valves, ( purge flow replace) val- sol used> rattles still / techs stated unable to find source. brake pedal depress when coimg into drive, all the way dwn unable to stop in timely manor, barrier in front driveway.v1 pads replaced/ tech stated rotors resurfed, brakes still low, problem with brakes started when a v2 came thru and intersection i had to slam my brakes and from that time brakes went dwn hill.( still rattles) > v1 traveling aprox 75 mph on i-75, heard a thumping on roof of v1, pulled over / saw rubber molding hanging from top/drivers side, then it slid dwn glass, tried to secure back on/ flew off again, shop advised on that same evening, they advised./ not helpful at all> i was leaving for my vacation when this incident occured and have to alter my plans once again for this stupid car. gatorland after having my car all day called to say they would have to order the part, and i would have to take it in and leave it allllllllll day, once again, inconvience to me. | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - ANTI-THEFT DEVICES | |||
| 06/23/2004 | 35600 | 3 | |
| The vehicle cut off. the dealer stated that the fuel pump was defective. also, the alarm system was defective. *ak the dash board light was intermittent. *sc *jb | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||
| 1 | 05/01/2000 | ||
| I have had to have a power steering, rack and pinion, 4 sets of brakes going on 5. i have had to have my tires rotated more times than necessary. the brakes makes a grinding, rattling noise when i try to stop. when i press on the brakes it doesn't stop quickly. the gaskets around the door ifs falling off. the radio will shut off for no reason. the heater works when it's hot outside. the windshield was leaking. it has since been repaired. sometimes the car wont crank after sitting for a while it will crank. the engine light comes on. the glove box fell apart. i have computer problems and wiring problems. the gears are hard to put in reverse and then when it finally pops into gear it makes a loud popping sound. it slow to put in drive and then it will take off real fast almost making you run into something.*ak | |||
| 10/12/2001 | 3 | 07/01/2000 | |
| Front brakes and rotors had to be replaced on april 2001. brakes had to be replaced again in october. *ak consumer states that brakes and rotors were replaced again at 9468 miles and again at 15500 miles. check engine light illuminated due to faulty fuel control valve within the fuel tank. radio changer would get hot and would not change stations, dealer replaced the radio. vehicle experienced an exhaust leak, dealer replaced the muffler. *jb | |||
| 01/01/2001 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states antenna comes loose when driving, dealer found that dirt was packed into thread hole.*jb | |||
| 1 | 11/05/1999 | ||
| Antenna broke one month after purchase. nlm | |||
| 1 | |||
| Radio failed. nlm | |||