Recalls (2)

Date	NHTSA ID	Component	Units	Completion
2002-08-16	`02V216000`	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY	189,706	—	Details
1996-07-15	`96V131000`	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL	693	—	Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2004-12-07	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	1	CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 25 MPH IN FOGGY CONDITIONS WHEN SUDDENLY SHE LOST SIGHT OF THE ROAD AND PROCEEDED TO STRIKE …
2003-06-01	EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.	No	0	THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR SPEAKER CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE LISTENING TO THE RADIO . FORTUNATELY MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE…
2002-12-29	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY	No	0	THE DRIVER-SIDE SEAT BELT FASTENER WILL NOT WORK. I HAVE CONTACTED KIA, BUT THEY SAY THAT THIS ITEM IS NOT COVERED BY …
2002-03-11	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE	Yes	1	VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, BUT LAP AND SHOULDER BELT DIDN'T HOLD. CO…
2001-12-14	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	No	1	AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY WHILE PARKED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IN THE…
2001-11-15	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY	No	1	WHILE DRIVING, SEAT BELT DETACHES. WHEN DRIVING MORE THAN 35-40 MPH CONSUMER HAS TO DEPRESS BRAKES HARDER THAN USUAL.…
2001-10-31	POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT	No	0	THE CAR'S REAR LEFT TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE LUG NUTS AND THE ASSEMBLY WHERE INTACT. FROM WHAT THE BODY SH…
2001-10-31	WHEELS	No	0	WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH REAR DRIVER WHEEL AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY FELL OFF. NO ACCIDENT, AND NO INJURIES.*AK
2001-01-15	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO VIBRATION AND NOISE. *JB
2000-08-03	WHEELS	Yes	2	NO SUMMARY
2000-07-04	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	No	3	NOTE: THIS INFORMATION WAS REPORTED TO THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC), WHO INDICATED THAT IT WAS NOT IN…
2000-02-29	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	1	I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT THE SPEED OF 40 MPH AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE. THE IMPACT BETWEEN MY CHEST AND T…
2000-01-30	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	2	CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO HER VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. UPON …
1999-11-22	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	Yes	3	WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP PEDAL WAS NORMAL, AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING, CAUSING A CO…
1999-10-22	POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY	No	0	THE WIND LEAKS WERE AN ONGOING ANOYANCE AND I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK SEVERAL TIMES AND FINALLY GAVE UP WITH AN IMPROV…
1999-10-01	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS/ AT AN INDEPEND…
1999-04-22	SUSPENSION:REAR	No	0	HELP!! I HAVE TRIED FOR 6 WEEKS NOW TO CONTACT KIA WITH LITTLE SUCCESS, AFTER A MONTH OF TRYING A FACTORY TECH FINALLY …
1999-03-25	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE	No	0	WHILE DRIVING HAD NOTICED A BURNING ODOR. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED CONSUMER IT WAS THE OIL THAT WAS BURNING, BUT ODOR …
1999-01-21	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	No	0	MANUFACTURER IGNORES MY REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ABOUT 2 RECALLS ON THIS CAR. NO DEFECT LISTED. *AK
1998-11-04	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	1	CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON NOV.04 98, AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *AK
1998-08-18	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER	No	0	WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR TO STOP. DEALER HAS ADJUSTED THE BRAKES AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. …
1998-03-13	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
1998-02-10	SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK	No	0	REMOTE CONTROL WINDOW MOTOR BLEW IN THE RIGHT PASSAGER SEAT FRONT EXHUAST PIPE FELL FROM THE MANIFOLD, A/C BLOWER SWITC…
1997-08-10	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	No	0	WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE D…
1997-07-03	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	1	VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
1997-06-21	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	CAR IS CONSTANTLY LEAKING OIL. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, REPLACED THE DRIVE LINES AND TWO SEALS,. MANUFACTURER TOLD OWNER…
1997-06-16	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION	No	0	WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH LIGHTS ON DASH WENT OUT AND SMOKE FILLED THE CAR. THE WIRES UNDER THE DASH THAT RUNS TO THE EN…
1997-05-22	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	THROTTLE SENSOR MISADJUSTED.
1997-04-19	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	Yes	0	WHEN DRIVING ALONG VEHICLE WILL START SHAKING AND IT WILL JUST CUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HAS HAPPENED WHEN PUTTING V…
1997-01-02	POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION	No	0	NOISE AND VIBRATION COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION.
1996-12-28	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	8	THE VEHICLE HIT A DEER HEAD-ON AT 70 MPH AND NEITHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
1996-12-01	TIRES:SIDEWALL	No	0	MICHELIN TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. (P20575R15)
1996-11-01	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE	No	0	COMPUTER FAILURE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.
1996-10-15	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	No	0	ANTI- LOCK BRAKE/DASH LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY INDICATING ABS NOT WORKING, PEDAL DOES NOT FEEL NORMAL, GOES DOWN ROUGH…
1996-09-03	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	No	0	DURING VEHICLE OPERATION WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE PEDAL VIBRATES WHICH CAUSES THE ABS TO SHUT DOWN.*AK
1996-08-20	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS	No	0	LIGHTING; WHEN DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY THE TAIL LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY GO OUT WITH NO WARNING. HAV…
1996-08-20	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE	No	0	LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT ANCHOR BELT COVER CAME OFF.
1996-08-16	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	No	0	INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
1996-08-16	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	No	0	THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM KICKS IN AND DOES NOT GO OFF AND THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON.*AK
1996-07-16	POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION	No	0	POWER TRAIN VIBRATION, CAUSING REARVIEW MIRROR TO BLUR/POOR VISIBILITY.
1996-01-01	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH	No	0	INTERIOR WIRING HARNESS FAILURE.
—	POWER TRAIN	No	0	POWER TRAIN HAS HARMONIC VIBRATION BETWEEN SPEED 45 MPH - 60 MPH WHICH RESULTS IN NOISE AND REARVIEW MIRRORS VISION IS …
—	SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER	No	0	RECEIVED RECALL 02 V 216 000 CONCERNING FRONT SEAT BELTS, BUT REAR SEAT BELT FAILED IN THIS VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NO…
—	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES	No	0	VEHICLE ACCELERATES AUTOMATICALLY AT 35MMPH AND HIGHER, AND THEN IT WILL DECELERATE. DEALER HAS REPLACED ENGINE HAR…
—	POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS	No	0	WHILE DRIVING ON ICY ROAD EXPERIENCED WHEEL HUB FAILURE, WHEN IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE WHEEL HUB UNLOCKED, CAUSING 4- WHEEL DRI…
—	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION	No	0	ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND DIE. DEALER HAS I…
—	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	1	DRIVER FELL ASLEEP WHILE GOING 45 MPH. SHE WOKE UP UPON HITTING THE CURVE. SAW A UTILITY POLE. SWERVED AND HIT POLE HE…
—	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS	No	0	BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THEM TO GO TO THE FLOOR.
—	SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER	No	0	THE REAR SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WILL NOT RELEASE. *AK
—	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE	No	0	ABS BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR MALFUNCTION CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.