NHTSA Complaint #759144 — 1997 KIA SPORTAGE POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	759144
Vehicle	1997 KIA SPORTAGE
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	March 6, 2002
Date Filed	March 11, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	CA

Consumer Description

I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE SERVICED ON 05/15/01 TO WESTCOTT KIA, I WAS HEARING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND MY VEHICLE WAS RESISTING TO GO FOWARD, ALSO LACK OF POWER TO MY VEHICLE OVERALL, I FELT LIKE IT WAS A TRANSMISSION CONCERN AT THAT TIME MY VEHICLE HAD 50888 MILES ON IT, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY EGR VALVE , IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING, THEY REPLACED IT. ON 03/06/02 I TOOK MY CAR TO RANCHO KIA TO BE SERVICED, THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED MY EGR VALVE KIT REPLACED AT WHICH TIME I DIDNT REALIZE I HAD HAD IT DONE LESS THAN A YEAR EARLIER, THEY CHARGED ME 133.40, I CONTACTED KIA CONSUMMER AFFAIRS WHEN I REALIZED THE REPAIR HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, THEY STATED MY CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN MORE THAN 12000 MILES (12656 TO BE EXACT) AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME, I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR.*AK

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