1997 Kia Sephia complaints

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AT 22,000 MILES THE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING. THE BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED; WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING EXTENTED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/CRASH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

BRAKES FAILED CAUSING MAJOR PULSATING AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED TWICE BEFORE. ON OCTOBER '98 REPLACED WITH NEW DESIGN SHOE PAD. FRONT ROTORS ALSO REPLACED ON OCTOBER '98. NOW ONCE AGAIN EXPERIENCING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES - MAJOR PULSATING OF BRAKES HAS RETURNED FOR A THIRD TIME. PREVIOUS REPAIRS HAVE SHOWN THERE IS A PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES THE FRONT DISC PADS TO WARP AND WEAR OUT ROTOR.

WHEN TRAVELING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED AND WHEN AAPPLYING BRAKES, FRONT BRAKE ROTORS VIBRATE VERY HARD. THEY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO COLLAPSE, AND THEY MAKE A GRINDING SOUND. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR AN EMMISSIONS PROBLEM (SEE DEFECT INFO. #1)...7 DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS BASICALLY THE SAME PROBLEM, EXCEPT I WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO THE GAS TANK BEING OVERFILLED. I DON'T SEE HOW THIS IS POSSIBLE SINCE I'VE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ONLY A YEAR AND THE PROBLEM HAS JUST STARTED. THE PROBLEM CONCERNS ME BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF FUMES ARE BUILDING UP WHICH MAY CAUSE A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD.

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ON 12-10-98, CAR WAS HIT AND CONSUMER RAN WITH HER BABY INSIDE. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT ONE WEEK LATER THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT NEXT TO A LARGE TRUCK WITH A CB RADIO, THE RADIO EXPERIENCED STATIC AND THE VEHICLE CUT OFF.

ROTORS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.

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WITHIN 6,000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN CUT DOWN ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND CURRENTLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AKFRONT ROTORS CUT DOWN 2 TIMES WITHIN 6500 MILES, THEN REPLACED THE THIRD TIME AT 6500, ROTORS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW SLIGHLY THICKER ROTORS. *NLM

BRAKES MAKE NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER CITY FOR REPAIRS. BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDED REPLACING IN SEP. 98. GRABBING & NOISE FROM BRAKES HAS REAPPEARED. *AK

WARPED FRONT AND REAR ROTORS/ INTERMITTENT STALLING. REPLACED STARTER/BATTERY/THROTTLE BODY/STARTER MOTOR AND ADJUSTED TIMING GEAR AND CHAIN. *AK

DASHBOARD REPLACED TWO TIMES DUE TO SEPARATING PROBLEMS.

REQUESTED REPURCHASE MANAFACTURE REP JACK JOHNSON INSPECTED VEHICLE SAID NO PROBLEM EXISTED INDEPENDANT INSP FROM BBB INSPECTED VEHICLI CONFIRMED ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM PROBLEM

EXTREMELY LOUD WIND NOISE CAUSED BY DRIVER SIDE MIRROR WHEN DRIVING 55 MPH OR OVER.

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND CONDITION STILL UNRESOLVED. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING AT 45 MPH PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE STOPPED THE VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED, AND HAS NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRVING THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE , AND OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

FUEL PUMP/GAS TANK MALFUNCTIONL.

DASHBOARD, DOOR LOCKS, GAS DOOR LATCH, INTERIOR CLOTH FABRIC

ENGINE STALLS AT RANDOM WHILE GEARS ARE INGAUGED AND WHILE IN IDLE

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BRAKES, VIBRATE AND CAUSE THE CAR TO SWERVE. TAKEN IN TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS STILL THEIR. OTHER NOTE, MY SISTER HAS THE SAME TYPE CAR AND THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WITH HER CAR ASLO.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON; INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILS TO WORK. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. HEATER MAKES NOISES WHEN TURNED ON. ALSO, AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. NEW TIRES WORE UNEVEN & WORE OUT BEFORE 12,000 MILES. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, VEHICLE WOULD STALL OR DIE OUT FOR NO REASON. HAS NO STEERING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. WHEN STOPPED AT LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, VEHICLE JUST SHUTS DOWN. TOOK TO DEALER & TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN PROCEEDING TO MAKE A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT W *AK

THE BRAKING SYSTEMS MALFUCNTIONED, CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS TO BE WARPED AND PADS TO WEAR OUT, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND ALMOST AN ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DLR 2 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

WHEN APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE PORVIDE DETAILS. *AK

FUEL INJECTION WIRING HARNESS, IDLE SET TOO LOW, COULD NO FIX IT THE LAST TIME, ENGINE STALLS

REAR BRAKE ADJUSTERS DO NOT WORK, CAUSING WARPING OF FRONT BRAKES. ALSO RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

ENGINE STALLS EACH TIME THE CLUTCH IS ENGAGED AND HAS LEFT THE DRIVER STRANDED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM.

BRAKES MAKING NOISE.

VERY DISAPPOINTED IN VEHICLE... PROBLEMS ARE LOCALIZED IN FUEL SYSTEM AREA FUEL INJECTOR #3 JUST RECENTLY REPLACED. HAVE PAPERWORK FOR EVERY VISIT TO DEALER. WROTE LETTERS TO KIA ASSISTANCE CENTER AND BBB AUTOLING VIA CERTIFIED LTR WHICH I HAVE COPY OF. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

CONSUMER COMPLAINING ABOUT BRAKING SYSTEM THAT HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT CANNOT BE CORRECTED. VEHECLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOPS MORE THEN A DOZEN TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS . FIVE TIMES THE BRAKE PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT NOTHING CAN BE CORRECTED. VEHICLE HAVE ONLY 21,000. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE PARTLY STALLING, AND WITHIN SECONDS THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT CONDITION STILL OCCURS. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS, PADS AND DRUMS FAILED.

THE SHOULDER BELT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE IS SO TIGHT THAT IT CAUSES PAIN AND DISCOMFORT TO THE PASSENGER. THE SEAT BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *AK

COOLANT OVER FLOW BOTTLE BROKE RESULTING IN A LEAK.

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING CRASH WHICH THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD WAS SMASHED INTO THE FRON SEAT AND THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. DRIVER INJURIES INCLUDED TWO HERNIATED DISCS IN HIS NECK AND ONE IN HIS BACK.

BRAKES FAILED CAUSING PULSATING AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES, BRAKES REPLACED HOWEVER STILL EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.

FRONT SUSPENSION/BRAKES AND STEERING FAILED.

GENERAL TIRE FAILURE.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING REAR END COLLISION. *AK

AT LOW SPEEDS THE PUMP DOES NOT PUT OUT ENOUGH PRESSURE FOR SHARP TURNS, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO STICK. THE DEALER INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL CONDITION. *AK

WVIOENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS RESULTED IN INJURIES. OWNER INDICATED THAT SHE DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING OR RUN OVER ANYTHING AS WELL. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, SPEED UNDETERMINED, IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO THERE IS MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE CYLINDER HEAD HAD TO BE REPLACED SHORTLY AFTER. *AK