Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 12/11/1999 | 1 | 03/06/1999 | |
| Two wheels out of balance, dealer also noticed wear pattern on tires, possibly related to wheels being out of balance, no tire information given. *slc | |||
| 07/15/2001 | 2 | 10/01/1997 | |
| Wheel assembly becomes loose and requires routine tightening by dealer. loose wheel causes safety hazard & potential for loss of control as well as needless damage to remaining hub assembly and drive train components totaling as much as $3,500 per incident to repair.*ak | |||
| WHEELS - CAP/COVER/HUB | |||
| 03/16/1999 | |||
| While the vehcle was driven by a service person from the dealership, front right wheel froze up. the wheel hub was replaced by the dealership with one from a previous model. the owner brought this to the attention of the dealership because of a noise that was heard while driving. please provide any other information. *ak | |||
| WHEELS - CENTER SECTION | |||
| 09/03/1999 | 1 | 12/01/1998 | |
| Hubs recall by manufacture- done. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1999 | 2 | 06/08/1998 | |
| The hubs were cracked and wheel bearing was gone, causing a total loss of brakes which resulted in an accident. kia has done nothing to help. *ak *ml | |||
| 02/01/1999 | 1 | 11/01/1998 | |
| Vehicle is sold as sutomatic four wheel drive, encouraging drivers to drive in hazardous conditions. when i realized that indeed i did not have automatice four wheel, (resulting from going off the road and getting stuck in snow bank) the dealer stated that the manufacturer knows that this problem exists with this vehicle. i was given manual hubs as a fix. my problem is that 1) this is not what i bought. 2) the safety implications of the manufacturer not notifying owners of the problem. 3) safety issues with having to dismount vehicle in bad weather to change hubs. | |||