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2001 Kia SEPHIA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	853189
Internal NHTSA #	10396329
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Brand	KIA
Model	SEPHIA
Model Year	2001
File date	04/01/11
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I am complaining because my gear shift won't shift. In the owner's manual, it says if this happens to remove the small cap on the gear shift box and put a screw driver in the hole to manually shift, which i have had to do for the past few months. If they knew it was going to happen and placed a back-up plan in the manual, why didn't they fix it to began with? It would cost a few hundred dollars to replace the gear shift cable. Why should i have to be the one to do this? I think it is kia's responsibility to replace my gear shift cable. Like i said, it is in the owner's manual to use a screw driver if the gear shift fails. Updated 04/21/11 *bf
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Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	SOUTH BEND, IN
VIN pattern	KNAFB121503XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2001 Kia SEPHIA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2001 Kia SEPHIA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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