2005 Kia Rio

I WAS DRIVING ON PUBLIC STREET LOSS CONTROL DUE TO A POT HOLE IN THE STREET THE CAR LOST CONTROL FLIPPING SLIDING THEN FLIP UP RIGHT TILL IT CAME TO A STOP ON APT WALL THEN WHEN IT WAS ALL OVER AND DONE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED GO OFF ON MY ARM RIGHT ARM GIVING ME SECOND TO THIRD DEGREE BURNS THE PURPOSE OF THE AIR BAG ? I HAVE BROKEN BACK CAR WAS TOTALED NOW I GOT CHRONIC PAIN EVERYDAY I LOST MY CAR AM LIMITED ON MOBILEBILITY WAS GOING GET SCREWS PLACED ON MY BACK AND UN ABLE TO SET WALK OR STAND DO TO CHRONIC PAIN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA RIO. WHILE DRIVING AT LOWS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RANDOMLY HESITATE. THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURRED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD OR IT HAS NOT RAINED WITHIN A FEW HOURS. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIVE NORMALLY WHEN THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE DEALER HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. TWO WEEKS LATER THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE ON A THIRD VISIT TO THE DEALER AND STATED THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO SAY WHAT COMPONENT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 9,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

AT ABOUT 5,000 MILES OR MAYBE EVEN SOONER I BEGAN TO DETECT AND HEAR SOMETHING THAT SOUNDED AND ACTED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION. EACH TIME TAKING VEHICLE FOR OIL CHANGE I TOLD THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION. IT JUMPED IN 2ND GEAR WHILE IN REVERSE. THEY FORGOT EACH TIME, AND DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY APPOINTMENT WAS EITHER CANCELLED OR NO OIL CHANGE PERSON WAS THERE WHEN I TOOK VEHICLE AT SCHEDULED TIME, IT WENT UNRESOLVED UNTIL THE OIL CHANGE ON JANUARY '6, 2006. DURING THE JANUARY 6, 2006 OIL CHANGE THE MECHANIC SAID THAT TRANSMISSION DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT. MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT TO BRING VEHICLE BACK FOR INSPECTION. IT TOOK 3 MORE WEEKS TO GET THE APPOINTMENT. I LEFT THE CAR AT 9 AM, WENT 5 MILES HOME, AND THEY ADVISED ME ON THE TELEPHONE THAT IT WAS THE CLUTCH NOT THE TRANSMISSION. THE WARRANTY ON THE CLUTCH EXPIRED AT 12,000 MILES. THE MILEAGE AT TIME OF THE FAILURE EXCEED THAT BY 2,000 MILES. THE CHARGE WOULD BE $668. 00. I THINK BILL BYRD KIA OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA PURPOSELY LET THE WARRANTY EXPIRE BY PUTTING OFF APPOINTMENTS . I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A DEALER IN ANOTHER STATE, AND THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DO THE WARRANTY WORK, AND THEY KNEW IT WAS THE CLUTCH. BY THE TIME FOR NEXT SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT 3 WEEKS LATER IT WOULD BE OVER THE 12,000 MILES. I WAS FURIOUS AND DID NOT INTEND TO TAKE THIS WITHOUT A FIGHT. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM OF WEAR AND TEAR, AND IMPROPER DRIVING OF A STANDARD SHIFT. I THINK A CLUTCH SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 12,000 MILES. AS FAR AS IMPROPER DRIVING OF A STANDARD SHIFT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING STANDARD SHIFTS FOR 48 YEARS, INCLUDING SCHOOL BUSES AND DUMP TRUCKS. *AK