NHTSA Complaint #716606 — 1999 KIA SEPHIA

I BOUGHT THIS CAR JUST OVER A YEAR AGO. IT HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP 9 GOING ON 10 TIMES, NOT TO MENTION THAT THERE HAVE BEEN TWO RECALLS WITHIN THE LAST MONTH. THIS IS NOT WHAT I EXPECTED OUT OF A BRAND NEW CAR, IN FACT, THIS IS WHAT I WAS TRYING TO AVOID BY BUYING NEW VERSUS USED. I STILL HAVE ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, IT JUST DOESN'T SHIFT RIGHT. SOMETIMES I ACCELLERATE, BUT THE CAR GOES NOWHERE. SOMEDAY, I WILL PROBABLY GET HIT. THE CAR STARTS HARD, THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BY SOME "FIX IT" THAT KIA CAME UP WITH, BUT IT STILL DOES IT. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, AND I THINK I'VE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT WHEN IT COMES ON, I AM BACKING UP. WE HAVE FILED A LAWSUIT ON THIS CAR AGAINST KIA, BUT THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TOWARD SETTLEMENT. COURT DATE IS 6/99. *AK