1999 KIA SEPHIA SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC CONSUMER COMPLAINTS
1999 KIA SEPHIA SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC CONSUMER COMPLAINTS (Change Vehicle)
The following SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC complaint about 1999 KIA SEPHIA was reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety administration on 2000-07-11. For more information contact the National Highway Traffic Safety administration or the US Department of Transportation. See complaint summary below.
| Build Years/Makes/Models: | 1999 KIA SEPHIA |
| Occurances: | |
| Reference Number: | 725255 |
| Summary: | MY NEW 1999 KIA SEPHIA ONLY HAS 11,500 MILES ON IT.- I DRIVE, PRIMARILY HIGHWAY MILES TO AND FROM WORK FIVE DAYS A WEEK. FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS, MY VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN SHAKING WHEN I BRAKE. THE LOCAL KIA DEALER (EARNHARDT- I BOUGHT FROM PITRE KIA, THOUGH) INDICATED THEY'D LOOK AT IT THE NEXT TIME I CAME IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THIS PAST SUNDAY (7/9/00) I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. WITHIN A QUARTER OF A MILE I HEARD LOUD METAL GRINDING SOUNDS AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT. I BARELY MADE IT HOME (USING PARKING BRAKE AND DOWNSHIFTING, PRIMARILY, WIT MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). IT ENDS UP THAT, WITHOUT EVEN PRIOR WARNING (WHISTLING OR ANYTHING), MY FRONT, RIGHT BRAKE PADS, WITH ONLY 11, 500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, WORE COMPLETELY DOWN AND THE ROTOR WAS BEING DEEPLY CUT INTO. IT COST ME $150 TO REPLACE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR PADS TO GO AT ONLY 11,500 MILES AND TO CAUSE SUCH DANGERS TO DRIVER/PASSENGERS.*AK |
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