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2004 KIA OPTIMA Power Train Clutch Assembly Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	626565
Internal NHTSA #	10188041
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2004
File date	06/04/06
Component	POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I bought my car in august 2004, a 2004 kia optima, and everything was fine until about april 2006. I was driving to work and i noticed when i left my house that the car sounded a little funny and the clutch was giving me problems. I was stopping at a red light and the car just died. I had the car towed to the dealership and the service department insured me that the clutch was under warranty and it would only cost $50 at the most. They gave me a loaner car and i went to work. The service manager called me a couple of hours later to inform me that the clutch wasn't under warranty and it was going to cost me $1500. 00 to fix my car. They fixed it and i paid. Unfortunately that's not the end of the story, a couple of months later my car broke down again and i had it towed to the same dealership, they instantly gave me a loaner car and i went to work. They called me a few hours later at work to tell me that the clutch was bad again and tried to tell me it was because i was riding the clutch. I told them that this wasn't the only manual transmission i had owned. I've owned 4 manual transmissions some new some much older and i've never had to replace a clutch. They did tell me that i wouldn't have to pay anything because the new clutch was still under warranty. About a week later they called to tell me that they had installed the clutch but they found the transmission was bad and needed to be replaced. I asked them if it was possible that the transmission was the problem in the first place and caused both clutches to go bad but they insured me that it wasn't possible. They paid for the clutch and the transmission. *jb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	3
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LAWRENCEVILLE, GA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
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	16/08/04
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders
Drive train type	U
Transmission type	MAN
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	GWINNETT PLACE KIA
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	DULUTH
Dealer's state code	GA
Dealer's ZIP code	30043

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2004 KIA OPTIMA Power Train Clutch Assembly Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 KIA OPTIMA Power Train Clutch Assembly Problems, Complaints and Defects

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