NHTSA Complaint #558536 — 2000 KIA SEPHIA

AT LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, VEHICLE ACTS AS IF IT'S GOING TO STALL AND IDLES HIGH, THIS ESPECIALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE AC OR HEATER IS RUNNING, FAN KICKS ON WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING AND ALL LIGHTS DIM, ONE DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR WHICH DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM AND LATER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THE RELAY SWITCH, HOWEVER THEY WOULD NOT DO ANY REPAIR WORK WITHOUT CHARGING CONSUMER EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *SLC