Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed May 21, 1996GA
BRAKES FAILED FOUR TIMES. *DH
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1995 Kia Sephia 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 1995 record →
Interior Lighting
Filed Apr 15, 1996AZ
DOME LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.
Child SeatCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 28, 1996CA
CENTURY 4265BHL082595. REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CHILD IN REAR HIT HEAD ON T SHIELD AND DRIVERS SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. *AK
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Jan 2, 1996OR
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, THE SHOULDER BELTS ARE OVERSENSITIVE AND LOCKUP WITH ANY SLIGHT MOVEMENT. TT
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Dec 18, 1995CA
THE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 26, 1995CA
TRANSMISSION FAILED. TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 26, 1995WA
THE TRANSMISSION LINKAGE WAS LOOSE AND DEALER TIGHTENED . TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 13, 199500
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, ABS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL EFFORTS. TT
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Sep 8, 1995ID
THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS DON'T RETRACT RIGHT DEALER REPLACED SHOULDER BELT . TT
Power Train
Filed Aug 24, 1995CA
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. *AK
Electrical System › Horn
Filed Aug 24, 1995CA
HORN FAILURE. *AK
Electrical System › Horn
Filed Aug 17, 1995CA
HORN MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 11, 1995TX
THE CABLE LINE CAME LOOSE ON FRONT THE TRANSMISSION PURCHASE CAR 12/31/94. TT
Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 23, 1995NV
WAS HIT BY A PICKUP IN THE REAR AND DRIVERS SEAT WENT FLAT INTO THE BACK SEAT KIA IS SAYING THAT THIS IS A SAFETY FACTOR. TT
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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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