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2008 Kzrv Inferno Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 9, 2009
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2008 Kzrv Inferno, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Body & structure133.3%
  • Brakes133.3%
  • Suspension133.3%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KZRV INFERNO. THE CONTACT NOTICED PITTING ON THE VEHICLE WHEREVER METAL IS LOCATED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT SERVICE IT, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID 10235465 · filed Jul 23, 2008

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KZRV INFERNO TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO USE THE TRUCKS' BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE SINCE THE TRAILER BRAKES HAVE REDUCED BRAKING CAPABILITY. INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES INCREASED THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN RE-ADJUSTED THE BRAKES; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE TECHNICIAN HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DEVELOP A REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE NOT APPLICABLE.

NHTSA ID 10283380 · filed Sep 9, 2009

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Suspension

Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KZRV INFERNO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V307000 (SUSPENSION). HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK TO HIM WHEN THEY HAD AVAILABILITY. AFTERWARDS, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SUSPENSION HANGER SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME WHILE HE WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING GARAGE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE TRAILER TO DROP FROM THE FRAME TO THE AXLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER AGAIN, BUT THE LINE WAS BUSY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID 10235991 · filed Jul 28, 2008

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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