1998 Kia Sephia complaints

RECALLS 99V317000/99V318000, VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE RECALLS ON JAN 25, 2000, BUT VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING A CRASH. DEALER IS BILL BARRETTE KIA, 11550 LBJ FREEWAY, DALLAS TEXAS 75238 PHONE # 214-327-9361. *AK

WHILE BRAKING, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES, CONSUMER HAD BRAKES REPLACED ONCE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. NLM

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 99V271000 FOR A WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. DEALER HAS NOT RECEIVED THE CORRECTION PARTS. *AK

BRAKES FAILED CAUSING ACCIDENT, THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES ALSO ROTORS FUEL PUMP, TRANSMISSION, GLOVEBOX,WIRING HARNESS, MANY OTHER THINGS TOO... COULD HAVE LOST MY 2 OF MY GRANDSONS IN THE ACCIDENT... ARE WE GOING TO PUT UP WITH THIS??? I CAN BE REACHED AT [email protected]

THE CAR JERKS AS IT IS PASSING 20TH MILE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN WORSE WITH TIME FOR THE LAST 8 MONTHS. *AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 99V318000 CONCERNING FUEL PUMP FAILURE. DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE RECALL PROBLEM, CLAIMED OWNER CAUSED DAMAGE TO VEHICLE HERSELF. *AK *ML

VEHICLE CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCES FRONT END ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR TO TIRES. *MJS

TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

DENIED RECALL REPAIR DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. (99V-318) *MJS

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN, ALSO, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *ML

RECALL # 99V318000 KIA/ENGINE STALLING (C304/C305) DEALER HAS NO PARTS TO CORRECT RECALL. OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN DECEMBER. OWNER HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NOTICE. *AK

THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE STOPPED TO RUBBERNECK AT AN ACCIDENT. MY DAUGHTER REAR-ENDED THE CAR AT 50-55 MPH AND HER 98 KIA SEPHIA AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE HAS CHIROPRACTIC INJURIES. *AK

ON 1996-1999 KIA SEPHIAS THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSE RUBS AGAINST A 12 OR 14 MM BOLT HEAD DURING TURNS, CAUSING WEAR ON THE HOSE IN AS LITTLE AS 10,000 MILES. THE BOLT IS USED TO ATTACH A SPLASH SHIELD IN THE WHEEL WELL ON SOME BUT NOT ALL SEPHIAS. AS A TECHNICIAN I HAVE SEEN THIS WEAR ON NUMEROUS SEPHIAS AND FEEL IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THESE BRAKE HOSES FAIL AND CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLY DEATHS

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIRE. NLM

VEHICLES BRAKES FAILED TO PROPERLY PERFORM. EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT OF ROTORS AND PADS WITH ORIGINAL FACTOR Y PARTS ON THREE SEPERATE OCCASSIONS.

WHILE DRIVING 45MPH. APPLIED BRAKES & DASHBOARD STARTED TO SHAKE. BRAKES WOULD SQUEAL. BEEN TO DEALER FOR SAME PROBLEM BEFORE. THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED AT THAT TIME. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN FOR SAME PROBLEM. *AK

BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE. THERE IS RECALL ON MAKE/MODEL. BUT THIS VEHICLE ISN'T INCLUDED. *AK

EVERY 2 MONTHS I HAVE TO PUT BRAKE PADS ON THE CAR. IT MAKES NOISES AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. *AK

LEAK IN EXHAUST SYSTEM. TOLD BY DEALER IT WAS A SPLIT WELD AND WOULD COST $285 TO REPAIR. NO OFFER TO FIX AS A DEFECTIVE PART. THIS AUTO HAS NUMEROUS SERIOUS PROBLEMS INCLUDING BRAKES, ROTORS, WIPERS, FUEL PUMP AND ELECTRICAL. IT FEELS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED MOVEMENT WHILE PARKED AND EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. WHILE CONSUMER WAS SCRAIPPING SNOW OFF FRONT WINDSHIELD AND HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT UNDER THE TIRE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

THERE IS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF BRAKE DUST ON THE TIRES, AND THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER SAYS VEHICLE WEARS OUT BRAKE PADS QUICKLY, AND IT'S NORMAL. *AK

RECALL # 99V318000 KISA ENGINE/STALLING (C304/C305). WHEN CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN ABOUT A WEEK. WHEN CONTACTING DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME, NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. DEALER HAS NO IDEA WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. CONSUMER WORRIED BECAUSE RECALL STATES CONDITION WOULD RESULT IN DEATH. *AK *ML

EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR; WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE VIBRATES/ SQUEALS, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS FOUR TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. *AK *ML

I REPORTED THIS TO KIA AND TRIED TO TRADE THE CAR, BUT KIA WOULD NOT MAKE AN EVEN TRADE THEY WANTED ME TO FINANCE THE NEW CAR WHICH WOULD HAVE PUT ME UP SIDE DOWN WITH FINANCING. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES 99V318000 AND 99V271000. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO TAKE CARE OF THE RECALLS. ALSO, DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ON DRY ROAD. BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS GOING 75MPH ON HIGHWAY AND TRIED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. HAD TO PUMP BRAKES CONTINUOUSLY TO STOP VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SENT TO THE DEALER, AND THE CONSUMER DID WANT IT FIX BECAUSE IT ALMOST KILLED HIS FAMILY. *AK

CAR SHAKES AND VIBRATES WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. HAD TO CHANGE ROTORS EVERY 9-11,000 MILES. *AK

BRAKES FAILED AND REPLACED. *MJS

CONSUMER CANNOT START AUTOMOBILE. HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS SINCE AUG 12, 1998. *AK

BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. NLM

CAR HAS A PROBLEM GOING INTO PARK. CONSUMER HAS TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO PARK THE CAR OR IT WILL SLIDE. DEALER SAID ROTORS NEED TO BE TURNED. *AK

THIS CAR HAS HAD NEW TRANSMISSION/BRAKES/RADIO AND BATTERY, AND I AM WAITING ON SOMETHING NEW TO HAPPEN SOON. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT MY FEET WAS NOT AAS DEPENDABLE AS A CAR..MY MISTAKE. IF THE REPAIRS KEEP UP I WILL HAVE A NEW CAR WITHOUT EVEN TRADING!!! THIS CAR GIVES NEW MEANING TO LEMON. *AK

STRUTS FAILED. NLM

DRIVER IS ABLE TO SHIFT VEHICLE FROM PARK TO DRIVE WITHOUT BRAKE APPLICATION, WHICH IS SUPPOSE TO BE A SAFETY FEATURE. THE SAFETY FEATURE IS NOT WORKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT SOME TYPE OF LIQUID MUST HAVE SPILLED DOWN IN THE CONSOLE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT HER BRAKES MAKES SQUEALING NOISES,PROBLEM OCCURRED ONE MONTH AFTER SHE GOT THIS KIA.

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO A A DEFECT IN THE RELAY SWITCH. *AK

I FELT THAT BUYING A NEW CAR WOULD MEAN NOT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT PUTTING IT IN THE SHOP AS OFTEN AS I HAVE HAD TO DO. OTHER THAN THE ALTERNATOR, THERE HAVE BEEN TWO OTHER TIMES WHEN MY "NEW" CAR HAD TO BE WORKED ON. LUCKILY I STILL HAVE A WARRANTY, BUT I AM EXTREMELY UNHAPPY WITH THE QUALITY OF MY KIA.

JUST FILLED UP VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE, AND AFTER DRIVING AWAY THE VEHICLE STOPPED. VEHICLE WILL NOT JUST START RIGHT UP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TURN SIGNAL FAILING TO OPERATE WHENEVER A/C OR HEATER ARE BEING USED.S TURN SIGNAL STOP OPERATING IF EITHER SYSTEM IS ON. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND PROBLEM UNABLE TO BE CORRECTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE IN RAINY CONDITIONS PUT ON BRAKES AND CAR STARTED TO SHAKE VERY BADLY. THIS CAUSED CAR TO LOSE CONTROL AND GO INTO THE OTHER LANE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER SAID IT WAS THE FRONT BRAKES, TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THE WARRANTY WAS UP. BUT THEY HAD FIXED IT TWICE BEFORE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN REVERSE, IT WOULD POP OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. THEN VEHICLE WOULD STOP. ALSO, ABS BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR TO DRUMS. HEADLIGHTS WOULD HAVE CONDENSATION, AND DASHBOARD WAS REPLACED DUE TO CRACKS. VEHICLE NOW ON THIRD TRANSMISSION AND IT STILL SLIPS OUT OF REVERSE WHEN BACKING UP. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS ON DRIVER'S SIDE WERE REPLACED AFTER 1500 MILES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. THEY WERE REPLACED AGAIN AT 3700 MILES DUE TO UNEVENESS. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC A PULSATION SHOULD OCCUR BEFORE HAVING ANY PROBLEMS WITH ROTORS. ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE IN BEGINNING. *AK

FRONT ROTORS FAILED CAUSING VIBRATION IN FRONT END WHEN APPLIED. NLM

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT, ALSO RATTLES. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKES 4 TIMES. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED ROTORS DO NOT FEEL RIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC INDICATED THE ROTORS WERE WARPED & NEEDED REPLACING. VEHICLE'S BEEN TO DEALER AT LEAST 4 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM WITH BRAKE ROTORS, AND EACH TIME THEY WERE REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC CHANGED BRAKE SYSTEM TWICE. MECHANIC FELT BRAKE PROBLEM CAUSE OF VEHICLE SHAKING. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT/AIR BAG LIGHTS ARE ON. CAR WILL NOT START, ALSO, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CONSUMER ALMOST HAD A COLLISION. *AK

THE CAR GOT FIRE ON ENGINE ROOM WHILE IT WAS RUNNING. I SAW ANOTHER SEPHIA 98. *AK

FAILURE OF FRONT BRAKES 3 TIMES, DASH BOARD WIRE HARNESS FAILURE CAUSING DASH BOARD DISPLAYS, STARTER WIRE HARNESS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, PAINT RUBBING OFF AND BLISTERING, LOWED NOISES/VIBRATION UNDER DRIVER SIDE WHEN DRIVING IN WET CONDITTIONS,, POOR GAS MILAGE, FAULTY GAS GUAGE, BROKEN RIGHT REAR SPEAKER, BACK RIGHT DOOR WEATHER GASKET FALLING OFF FOR THE THIRD TIME, SLOPP STEERING RESPONCE DURING QUICK TURNS

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY FELT FUNNY. VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE & TAKE LONGER TO STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE PADS & SHOES WERE WORN & THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE. *AK