Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 08/24/2006 | 5 | ||
| This kia was purchased new and is a one owner car. it has had 2 master cylinders, and 4 sets of brake pads. the car currently has 50,000 miles on it. the car slides to the right on wet roads and does not stop until it hits something or slows to a stop. i have slid 2 times, rear ended someone the 3rd, and my son hit a light pole. the other times the brakes may or may not work. the problem is worse during rainy weather. the brakes go to the floor and the car does not stop. at times the brakes vibrate. this car has had a new cloth top, new air conditioning 2x, 5 catalytic converters, new carpet from the air leaking and molding, new seat covers as they ripped, new brakes, rotors, pads several items i have lost count, the check engine light comes on, the car has been re-wired, at times the car won't accelerate if the air conditioner is on. last night the highway patrol office wanted to know why i would endanger my son's life in a car that won't stop or slides. that is a good question. why are any of these models still on the highway when there are so many things wrong with them. in looking at the complaints there were many that dealt with the brakes. at this point is there any recourse with the car? i don't feel that i can sell it outright honestly and put someones life in danger. the highway patrol officer made me feel like a neglectful parent by even letting my son drive the car. we even parked it for 6 months trying to decide what to do with the car. my son's car was in the repair shop, so he took the kia. i feel that the car is a death trap. *jb | |||
| Intermittent loss of electrical to heater-a/c,power windows,wipers. *ak | |||
| 07/01/2000 | 2 | 05/10/1999 | |
| Dealership replaced front/right and front/left brake rotors and brake pads twice, july 2000 at 15,000 miles and august 2001 at 28,000 miles. front brake rotors continue to warp, resulting in excessive wear. *ak vehicle was leaking oil, dealer tightened drain plug. vehicle would not start due to an internal starter failure. evaporator drain hose was damaged and was causing water to leak on the floor. *jb | |||
| 05/01/1999 | 1 | 03/04/1999 | |
| Consumer states air conditioner is inoperative.*jb | |||
| 08/03/1999 | 1 | 07/06/1999 | |
| The evaporator box is leaking water onto the pasenger side floorboard when the a/c is on. nlm | |||
| 1 | |||
| Air conditioner failed. nlm | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||
| 05/01/1999 | 1 | 03/04/1999 | |
| Consumer states radio is inoperative.*jb | |||
| 03/01/2000 | 08/01/1999 | ||
| Windshielwipers would go so fast at times they flew off windshield, or so slow that they wouldn't hardly move, the driver side power window controls would not put down the back p[assenger side window, vehicle had a tendency to loose all power at 55 - 60 mph, vehicle caught fire on 9/06/200 due to electrical reasons vehicle is totaled most likely, all interior wiring , dash assemlby shifter and radio comp needs replace ment as well as all the interior windshiel headliner etc. | |||
| 11/01/1999 | 03/01/1999 | ||
| Cd player replaced on 05/19/99 because a cd was stuck in it due to an electrical shortage (per kia service center), cd player will not accept cds and will eject them immediately since 08/15/1999, not replaced due to the units being on back order since july of 1999, service center investigated a possible fluid leak and found no leak on 11/11/99, service center investigated a horrible exhaust/cabron monoxide smell coming into cabin of vehicle, found no problems but they replaced the catalyst converter anyway. on 11/11/99 less than 10 minutes after picking up the vehicle, the horrible smell came back again 10 times worse than originally, had to wait an entire week to return the vehicle for service because they were booked up. on 11/17/99 returned vehicle to service department bec of continous exhaust/carbon monoxide smell in cabin causing terrible headaches. they claim to have replaced some kind of a canister but had no real documentation proving so. said they could not find a cause for the odors/fumes and gave me a rental car. after no responce from dealership in 48 hours as to a staus update, was told that a kia motors field representative would be coming to the dealership on 11/22/99 to look at the vehicle. on 11/22/99 was told the rep would be there on 11/23/99. on 11/23/99 was told he would be there on 11/24/99. on 11/24/99 was told by dealership owner to come pick up my vehicle in it's current un-repaired condition because the field rep. would not be out for another 2-4 weeks and the dealership could not afford to provide me with the rental car for that length of time. meanwhile, the cd player still has not been replaced or repaired and/or even looked at because 'they're on back order with our distributor and having to drive a vehicle that is putting exhaust/carbon monoxide odors/fumes into the cabin of the vehicle. | |||
| EQUIPMENT - MECHANICAL - CARRIER/RACK | |||
| 07/24/2000 | 1 | ||
| The spare tire release failed, dealer replaced release cable. (attorney for client) *slc | |||
| 1 | 05/01/1999 | ||
| Spare tire latch failed. nlm | |||