Tires › Sidewall
Filed Dec 11, 1996CA
MICHELIN TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. (P20575R15)
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1996 Kia Sportage complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1996 record →
Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Nov 13, 1996AZ
LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT ANCHOR BELT COVER CAME OFF.
Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Oct 4, 1996CA
POWER TRAIN VIBRATION, CAUSING REARVIEW MIRROR TO BLUR/POOR VISIBILITY.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 18, 1996FL
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE PEDAL VIBRATES WHICH CAUSES THE ABS TO SHUT DOWN.*AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 9, 1996AZ
INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 9, 1996AZ
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM KICKS IN AND DOES NOT GO OFF AND THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON.*AK
Power Train
Filed Aug 30, 1996CA
POWER TRAIN HAS HARMONIC VIBRATION BETWEEN SPEED 45 MPH - 60 MPH WHICH RESULTS IN NOISE AND REARVIEW MIRRORS VISION IS DISTORTED DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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