1997 KIA SEPHIA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

fire · 304854 · 2001-07-23

Vehicle

Make: KIA
Model: SEPHIA
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 0
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

PERSISTANT OIL LEAK FROM AROUND OIL FILTER. MECHANICS UNABLE TO FIND ANY OTHER REASON FOR LEAK OTHER THAN MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN PLACE WHERE OIL FILTER SCREWS INTO ENGINE. MULTIPLE MECHANICS HAVE ATTESTED TO THIS BEING AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH KIA VEHICLES. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 748950
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown