1998 Kia Sephia complaints

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT INDICATION. DEALER REPAIRED PROBLEM ONCE, BUT IT RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FAN MOTOR FAILED CAUSING THE CUSTOMER TO SMELL A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX AND UNDER THE HOOD. NLM

WHILE DRIVING ON OLD ROUTE 50 ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT ACROSS IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP, AND HIT VEHICLE BROADSIDE. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. SINCE THE ACCIDENT, AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN ON ALL THE TIME. ALSO, HAD BRAKES REPLACED 5 OR 6 TIMES. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. ALSO, DONE AN ALIGNMENT. *AK

ON FRIDAY MAY 12, 2000 MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VERY ERATICALLLY. AFTER MAKING A THREE POINT TURN AND STRAIGHTING THE CAR OUT AND PROCEEDING FORWARD, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS CLOCKED UPSIDE DOWN AND BEGAN TO SHAKE. AS MY FIANCE PROCEEDED TO PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT YOU COULD HEAR A LOUD POP SOUND COME FRONT THE FRONT AND IN THE STEERING COLUMN. AFTER SHE PULLED OVER SHE TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT, YOU TURN THE WHEEL ABOUT A QUARTER TURN AND THEN ANOTHER LOUD POP. THE WHEELS WOULD TURN TO THE RIGHT BUT, AS YOU TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT THE TIRES WOULDN'T MOVE. THE STEERING WHEEL TURN AND POP BUT, THE TIRES WOULD NOT RESPOND. I GUESS I'M VERY FORTUNATE THAT MY FIANCE AND 2 YEAR OLD SON DIDN'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION AND HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME. THANK YOU, MR. RICHARD SOTO. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

GLOVE BOX LATCH FELL OUT. *MJS

I WOULD NEVER BUY A KIA AGAIN. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. THE TRANSMISSION PREMATURELY WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. HAD TO BE COMPLETLY REPLACED. BOTH FRONT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES MELTED DUE TO REASONS STILL UNKNOWN. THE BRAKES WORN PREMATURELY. NOT TO MENTION ALL OF THE OTHER HASSLES I'VE HAD WITH THIS CAR. SOMETIMES I WISH SOMEONE WOULD JUST TAKE IT, I HATE IT SO MUCH!

KIA OF LYNFIELD IS NO HELP BRAKES HAVE FAILED 5 TIMES THE CAR IS A JOKE. WHY IS THERE NO REACALL ON THE BRAKES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY STALL WITHOUT WARNING, NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65MPH, ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AT DASHBOARD. BRAKES WERE GRABBING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, AND ROTORS/ PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 99V318000 & CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR ENGINE STALLING REPAIR. WOULD NOTIFY OWNER WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. OWNER IS STILL WAITING. *AK

SERVICE THE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DUE TO HOSE CLAMP LOOSE AT CANISTER, HOSE BACKED OFF. YH

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE HEAT COMING INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES A CLICKING NOISE WOULD APPEAR FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON MAIN STREET, TRAVELING 15MPH, TRAFFIC WAS SLOW, AND VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SUDDENLY, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAREND VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. HASN'T CONTACTED DEALER OR MANUFACTURER.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

DURING HEAVY RAIN A 5-6" PIPE 1/2'DIAMETER CAME OFF THE ENGINE BLOCK - BY RADIATOR WATER HOUSE ASSEMBLY. THE PIPE HAS NO ATTACHMENT POINTS EXCEPT THAT IT IS INSERTED INTO A HOLE AT THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD-ON THE OTHER END IS CONNECTED TO 3/4 HOSE TO UNDERDASH HEATER. WHEN BROKE ALL COOLANT CAME OUT WITHIN 1-2 MINUTES - HUGE STEAM CLOUD OBSCURED DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, DRIVER HAD TO PULL OVER AND DROVE SLOWLY INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD. WILL NOTIFY DEALER TOMORROW.

SLIDING DOOR KEEPS AJAR, AND OVERHEAD LIGHT COME SON. BRAKES ARE SQUEALING AND THE CAR SHAKES BADLY IF I GO 65 MILES PER HOUR. I NOTICED THAT WHEN IT IS RAINING THAT THE CAR MAKES A TERRIBLE BUZZING SOUND. I AHVE HAD AN EXHAUST LEAK AND THE BRAKES REPLACED ALREADY ONCE AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BUT I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT.

I'VE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED FIVE TIMES DUE TO PULSATION, VIBRATION, AND WARPING. TO THIS DAY I FEEL THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE IS A LEASE AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS I COULD TURN IT IN BUT, I WOULD LOOSE THE MONEY I'VE PAID AND MY DOWN PAYMENT. IF I TURN THE VEHICLE IN I THINK I WOULD HAVE TO PAY PENALTIES. IF YOU COULD GIVE ME MORE HELP OR INFO ON WHAT TO DO I WOULD BE VERY THANKFUL. MY 21 MONTH OLD SON AND MY FIANCE WOULD ALSO APPRECIATE THE HELP THANK YOU MR. RICHARD SOTO SR.. *AK

BRAKES PULSATE BADLY DUE TO FAULTY FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. YH

BRAKE ROTORS WARP WITHOUT EXPLANATION AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT THREE MONTH INTERVALS WITHOUT ANY EXPLAINATION BY REPAIR PERSONS AS TO CAUSE OR LONG TERM SOLUTION. *AK

RECALL 99V318/ ENGINE STALLING. PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 99V271000/WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE PIVOT DRIVE. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP FOR APPOINTMENT. WAS INFORMED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. WOULD CALL WHEN PARTS WERE IN. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. NLM

WITHIN 27,000 MILES BRAKE PADS/ROTORS AND CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED EIGHT TIMES DUE TO PREMATURE WEARING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE, LIKE TOUCHING THE SIDES. BUT, MANUFACTURER NOR DEALER COULD FIND THE CAUSE. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. ALSO, TRANSMISSION STICK SHIFT KEPT STICKING, AND ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE HEAD GASKET AND STICK SHIFT.*AK

DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE WHILE DRIVING, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL OR INJURIES IF AN OCCUPANT WAS SITTING BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT. CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AT 18,000 MILES AND EVERY SIX MONTHS BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE REPLACED DUE TO PREMATURE WEARING AND OVERHEATING . PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WIRES UNDERHOOD CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 99V318000/ ENGINE STALLING. PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED AND CUT OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CAR NEEDS FRONT AXLES. ALSO, MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH FLYWHEEL AND FUEL PUMP. IN ADDITION, CONSUMER JUST RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 99V271/ WINSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE. CAR IS 1 YEAR OLD AND HAS 26000 MILES, OWNER HAS ALREADY EXPERIENCED MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. *AK *ML

FRONT BRAKES FAILED. YH

SINCE THE TIME THAT I HAVE PURCHASED THIS CAR IT HAS BEEN FALLING APART. THE CAR IS CONSTANTLY SHUTTING DOWN OR IT JUST WON'T START. AT THIS PRESENT TIME MY CAR IS SITTTING AT STONEMOUNTAIN KIA WHEREAS IT IS IN NEED A THIRD BATTERY ALL WITHIN LESS THAN A YEARS TIME. EVENTHOUGH THEY KNOW THE DANGEROUS HISTORY OF THIS CAR THAT I PURCHASED NEW, THEY CONTINUALLY RETURN THE CAR TO ME WITHOUT DOING A SAFETY CHECK. I HAVE HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THEIR LOCATION SEVERAL TIMES IN THE SAME WEEK BECAUSE THEY HAVE FELLED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ONCE AGAIN MY CAR IS CONTINUALLY SUFFERING FROM THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT ARE CONTINUING TO GROW WORST. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY. THE DRIVESHAFT IS ALWAYS STICKING IN THE GEARS. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY BLINK AND STAY ON FOR PERIODS AT A TIME. THE EXHAUST STILL MAKING LOUD NOISE THAT I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT SINCE I BROUGHT THE CAR. THE ENGINE JERKS AND THE CAR IS BURNING A LOT OF GAS. THE BATTERY ACID CONTINUES TO LEAK OUT INTO THE CAR. THE AIR VENTS BROKE JUST FROM A SLIGHT TOUCH AND SO DID THE KNOB THAT CONTROL THE AIR CIRCULATION. THE CAR IS CONSTANTLY STALLING. THE CAR SHAKES BADLY WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES. FIRESTONE REFUSES TO WORK ON KIA'S BECAUSE THEY ARE AWARE OF ALL THE FAULTY SYSTEM PERTAINING TO KIA'S. LATION

RECALL 99V317000/ FUEL PUMP. DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER, PETERS AUTO, NASHUA, NH 603-889-1166, DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR ABOUT 4 WEEKS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CAR WAS FIXED WHEN RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED. STILL, POWER IS WEAK, REQUIRED MORE PRESSURE ON GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR SHAKES WHEN ACCELERATES FROM 0 MILES. OIL LEAKS SOMEWHERE BEHIND OIL FILTER. LOST POWER AT COLD WEATHER, REQUIRED JUMP START. MPG IS REDUCED.

NHTSA RECALL99V318000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99V318/ ENGINE STALLING. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK

WHLE DRIVING CONSUMER COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL AND BRAKES WILL MAKE GRINDING NOISE. AT INSPECTION, IT WAS RECOMENDED TO REPLACE PADS AND ROTORS AT 25000 MILES. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING DURING DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS AT 40MPH WHEN HIS VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND FRONTAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. CONSUMER JUST RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK FROM DEALER, AND WANTS A SECOND OPINON. *AK

FUEL PUMP SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. A RECALL(99V318000) HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. DEALER HAS WELDED THE FUEL PUMP IN PLACE. *AK

THE BACK SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL IS COMING OFF. YH

RECEIVED RECALL 99V318000. CONTACTED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT. TOOK TO DEALER ON THE APPOINTED DAY. INFORMED BY SERVICE MANAGER NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR ENGINE STALLING. CLAIMED PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN 1 1/2 MONTHS. *AK

RECALLED WINDSHIELD WIPER REPAIR COMPLETED HOWEVER CONSUMER FEELS THEY STILL DON'T OPERATE PROPERLY. NLM

ROTORS FEEL LIKE THEY'RE WARPED AGAIN. I FEEL LIKE THIS CAR IS A LEMON WITH ALL THE RECALLS & THINGS GOING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. AFTER I READ ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE KIA I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THE CAR BACK TO THEM IF THEY WOULD MAKE GOOD ON THE LOAN AND GET ME OUT FROM UNDER IT . AND MAKE ME FREE AND CLEAR OF IT. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK TO HAVE SOMETHING DONE TO IT EVERY 6 MONTHS. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR DURING ACCIDENT. NLM

THE OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON FUEL PUMP, BUT THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO TO FIX IT (99V-317). YH

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

ENGINE STALLED, LOST ALL POWER AT SPEED OF 5 MPH. SINCE APRIL OF 1999, THE VEHICLE JERKS BACK WHEN IT IS PASSING 20 MPH. NOW, IT JERKS HARDER WHILE POWER IS LOSING, REQUIRED HEAVIER GAS PEDAL DEPRESSION.

CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS 3 TIMES. CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM WHICH CAUSES PULSATION AND HARD STOPPING. NLM

NHTSA RECALL 99V318000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99V318000 CONCERNING FUEL PUMP FAILURE. DEALERSHIP HAS THE PARTS, BUT ONLY HAS 1 MECHANIC THAT WORKS ON THIS TYPE OF CAR. THEY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR 02-182-00 FOR THE BACKUP LIGHTS, BUT NOT FOR ENGINE STALLING. CONSUMER WILL TRY TO GET RECALL REPAIRS FOR THE FUEL PUMP DONE ON THE DAY OF THE APPOINTMENT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S/ OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK.ET