NHTSA complaint: 2000 KIA SEPHIA — EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
INCIDENT #1> HUSBAND DROVE V1 TO JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA, ABOUT 21 DAYS AFTER AN OIL CHANGE. I WENT OUT THE NEXT MORNING, STARTED CAR PULLED FROM YARD/ ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, BACKED INTO YARD, CHECKED OIL NOTED NONE IN V1( DEALER STATES OTHERWISE) KIA ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED ON THAT SUNDAY EVENING, 11/28/1999/ V1 VIA TOW TAKEN TO GATORLAND TOYOTA. WE WHERE NOT GIVEN A RENTAL UNTIL 12/01/99> CANISTER BUFFER/ VALUE PUMP REPLACED, V1 STILL MAKES PINGS, KNOCKS WHEN ACCEL/>12/21/1999> ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING> 12/20/1999, ENGINE LIGHT CAME N AGAIN, GATORLAND SERVICE TECH ADVISED SAFE TO DRIVE( WE TOOK CAR IN NEXT DAY) THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH A RENTAL, SAME PROBLEM WITH VALVES, ( PURGE FLOW REPLACE) VAL- SOL USED> RATTLES STILL / TECHS STATED UNABLE TO FIND SOURCE. BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESS WHEN COIMG INTO DRIVE, ALL THE WAY DWN UNABLE TO STOP IN TIMELY MANOR, BARRIER IN FRONT DRIVEWAY.V1 PADS REPLACED/ TECH STATED ROTORS RESURFED, BRAKES STILL LOW, PROBLEM WITH BRAKES STARTED WHEN A V2 CAME THRU AND INTERSECTION I HAD TO SLAM MY BRAKES AND FROM THAT TIME BRAKES WENT DWN HILL.( STILL RATTLES) > V1 TRAVELING APROX 75 MPH ON I-75, HEARD A THUMPING ON ROOF OF V1, PULLED OVER / SAW RUBBER MOLDING HANGING FROM TOP/DRIVERS SIDE, THEN IT SLID DWN GLASS, TRIED TO SECURE BACK ON/ FLEW OFF AGAIN, SHOP ADVISED ON THAT SAME EVENING, THEY ADVISED./ NOT HELPFUL AT ALL> I WAS LEAVING FOR MY VACATION WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURED AND HAVE TO ALTER MY PLANS ONCE AGAIN FOR THIS STUPI
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation