1999 Kia Sephia complaints

EVERY 8,000 MILES FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO PREMATURE WEARING , CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 35MPH AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO WHEEL WELL ON PASSENGER'S RIGHT SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALER SUGGESTED THAT ONSUMER CALL NHTSA. THEY DIDN'T OFFER TO INSPECT VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS CONTACTING MANUFACTURER TO INSIST THAT THEY INSPECT VEHICLE.*AK

COMPLETE LEMON. NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. REPLACED BRAKES, TRANSMISSION, 2 AXLES, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, FLYWHEEL, FAULTY WIRING IN DOOR, BATTERY, STARTING PROBLEMS, BLINKER SWITCH REPLACED, SEAT TORE UPON CAR PICK-UP, TOO MANY THINGS GONE WRONG TO LIST

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE APPEARED FROM UNDERHOOD & SPARKS WERE POPPINGOUT. PULLED OVER. LIFTED HOOD & FLAMES SHOT OUT. TRIED USING FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO NO AVAIL. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED & PUT FLAMES OUT. FIRE HAD REMAINED UNDERHOOD AND DID NOT SPREAD, POSSIBLE INDICATION WAS ELECTRICAL. *AK

REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RECALL 00V175000/PCV VALVE; TOOK TO DEALER SAN LOUIS BAY MOTORS, 2700 THEATRE DRIVE, PASO ROBELS, CA 805-239-8700, THEY WONT REPAIR VEHICLE BECAUSE OF CONSUMER'S ATTITUDE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

IN COLD WEATHER VEHICLE WILL NOT START NOR WILL DOORS OPEN. ALSO, WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN DOORS WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY OPEN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKES PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE COULD NOT STOP, AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT BRAKES HAD BEEN PRIOR REPAIRED. *AK THE BRAKE FAILURE RESULTED IN ACCIDENT WHICH COST THE CONSUMER $ 500 IN DEDUCTABLE. *YH

WOULD BE DRIVING AND VEHICLE STALLED OUT. THEN, WOULD RESTART ON ITS OWN. CRUISE CONTROL REMAINED UNRELIABLE. BRAKES WOULD NOT RELEASE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN IT WAS ON. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC REPLACED ELECTRICAL WIRES. ALSO, EXHAUST SYSTEM HAD HOLES IN IT & WAS LEAKING, AND AIR CONDITIONER WAS REPLACED DUE TO COMPRESSOR SEIZING UP. *AK

FRONT END DISC BRAKES KEEP WEARING OUT. AT APPROXIMATELY 12000 MILES ALL FOUR DISC BRAKES AND PADS WERE REPLACED, COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEN, AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY AT 25OOO MILES FRONT END DISC AND PADS WERE REPLACED. PADS WERE REPLACED UNDER CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. CURRENTLY, AT 31OOO MILES, FRONT END DISC AND PADS ARE WEARING OUT. ALSO, CONSUMER FEELS VIBRATION ON PEDAL AND STEERING WHEEL WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AT 55MPH OR GREATER. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, 9 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER BECAUSE BRAKES WERE SQUEALING WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEEP. AFTER REPAIRS STILL DOING SAME THING. CONSUMER HAD BRAKES REPAIRED AT HER EXPENSE AFTER THAT. ALSO POWER STEERING WENT OUT. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. ONE DAY LATER, NOTICED THAT PUMP WAS LAYING UBDER HOOD, NOT CONNECTED. CALLED KIA AND RECEIVED NO HELP. *AK

THE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING OR HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR ARE AS FOLLOWS, COOLING SYSTEM HAS COMPLETLY FROZE UP, WATER LEAK INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE UNDER DASH, MOLDING AROUND THE DOORS REPLACED, 4 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED, WARPED ROTORS WHICH HAVE ALSO WORN THE BRAKE PADS. AND I JUST RECIEVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ON BOARD REFUELING VAPOR RECOVERY VALVES, WHICH I AM HOPING WILL STOP THE GAS FROM POURING OUT OF THE CAR ONTO ME WHEN I AM REFUELING. THIS CAR IS NOT ROAD WORTHY. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER THEY BOTH JUST POINT THE FINGER AT ONE ANOTHER, WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE I EXPECTED IT TO RUN. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, ARCING BETWEEN A BATTERY CABLE AND THE TRANSMISSION FILLER TUBE, CLAIM 25-5462-211. *SLC

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY BRAKES (ROTORS AND PADS) REPLACED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR. I WANT FURTHER INFORMATION ON WHAT STEP I CAN TAKE TO GET MY CAR REPLACED. *AK

RECALL 00V15 000. AFTER REPAIR OF RECALL VEHICLE'S CONDITION WORSENED. DEALER HAS SINCE REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK

PREMATURE WEAR OF THE ROTORS AND PADS. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE PADS AND ROTORS THREE TIMES, AND THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.*AK

THE CAR BLOWN WHITE SMOKE FROM THE HOOD OF THE CAR!!!NOW THE CAR DON'T RUN UNDER 10 TO 15 MILES AND HOUR!!! THIS CAR HAS TOO MANY RECALLS AND TOO MANY MAJOR PROBLEMS. IN SOME CASES I FEEL LIKE SUING SOMEONE WHO SELLS A CAR IN SUCH DANGEROUS CONDITIONS KNOW MY WARRANTY IS UP I GUESS!!*AK

I HAVE 2 KIDS AND A WIFE...... IF MY BRAKES FAIL AT THE WRONG TIME NO AMOUNT OF $$ COULD FIX IT.....PLEASE HAVE THEM FIX THIS PROBLEM....LOOK AT ALL THE POSTS RELATED TO THIS....IT IS A REAL PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

I HAVE HAD FOUR SETS OF ROTORS AND PADS PUT ON MY CAR. I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALERSHIP THAT THE CAR BRAKES ARE MANUFACTURED DEFECTIVE. THE ONLY THING THAT KIA WILL DO IS KEEP REPLACING THEM, THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED PERMANANTLY. I FEE UNSAFE IN MY CAR BECAUSE I SOMETIMES CANNOT STOP. I AM NOT PROVIDED WITH A RENTAL CAR WHILE I HAVE TO SIT AND WAIT FOR THREE HOURS AND I DO NOT RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION FOR WAGES LOST WHEN I MISS WORK FOR REPAIRS. MY CAR IS NEW AND I HAVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH IT.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD STAY ON, VEHICLE OVERHEATED & OVERDRIVE WOULD BLINK ON/OFF. GROUND WIRE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE FIXED,BUT VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING, FILED A LAWSUIT. WARRANTY WAS NOT UP ON VEHICLE.*AK

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED DUE TO CONSUMER COMPLAINTS OF A RUBBING SOUND, THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *SLC

FUEL TANK DOESN'T REGISTER FULL ON METER. ALSO, GASOLINE SPILLS OUT OF TANK ASSEMBLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK REFERENCED IN RQ03-006

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND TURNED FRONT ROTORS ONCE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

THE CAR GAVE ME TROUBLE THEY DAY I BROUGHT IT!!!!! EVERY MONTH OR EVERY TWO MONTHS SOMETHING GOES WRONG IN IT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

BATTERY EXPLODED WHEN TOW TRUCK TECHNICIAN TURNED IGINITION SWTCH HALF WAY ON SO THAT HE COULD PUT VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, AND BE ABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. EXPLOSION CAUSED A DENT, AND ACID SPILLAGES OVER EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT EXCESSIVELY & DETERIORATING. WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY CAUSE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC CHANGED PADS & WARPED ROTORS. ALSO ROTATED & CLEANED THE BRAKES.*AK REAR SEAT BELT LOCK IS TOO HIGH. AIR CONDITIONER DRAINING ON FLOOR, DEALER CLEANED A/C DRAIN. CONSUMER FEELS A HARD SHOCK WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR. ENGINE HARD TO START, DEALER REPLACED THE FLYWHEEL. BINDING LEVER FAILED ON THE PARKING BRAKE. *SLC

BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED MANY TIMES. BRAKE PADS REPLACED TWICE IN 5000, FUEL SENSOR AND GUAGE REPLACED, HEATER CONTROLS REPLACED TWICE IN 5000, RADIO BROKE 3 TIMES, DASHBOARD REPLACED DUE TO BUBBLING. POOR GAS MILEAGE. *AK

HAVE HAD MY CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE WAY I DIRVE...I THEN BEGAN TAKING MY CAR TO DALE SPRADLEY IN PUEBLO CO FOR WARRANTY SERVICE...I WAS TOLD THAT THEY RESET COMPUTER ON THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD HAVE TO ADJUST TO MY DRIVING AGAIN...MY PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN COLD AS SOON AS YOU PUT IT IN GEAR. SOMETIMES DOES IT AFTER BEING DRIVEN AWHILE AND YOU LET OFF THE GAS TO MAKE A TURN IT WILL ACT AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL AND THEN FINALLY DROP INTO GEAR. IT IS REALLY HARD FOR A WOMAN TO GET GOOD SERVICE AS SERVICE DEPARTMENT (MEN) EMPLOYEES THINK WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. I HAVE BEEN TREATED VEY RUDE AT PHIL LONG FORD AND RECNETLY AT DALE SPRADLEY...I NOW HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE BREAKS CHECKED AS THEY ARE MAKING A HORRIFYING NOISE WHEN I APPLY THEM...SOMETHING I HAD ASK TWICE TO BE CHECKED PRIOR AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THEM...NEITHER OF THESE DEALERS HAVE EVER GIVEN ME ANY TYPE OF RECEIPT THAT MY CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED...I HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVERS SEAT CUHION REPLACED AS THE VINYL SIDE SPLIT OUT AND HAVE NO RECEIPT OF THAT. ALL THEY SAY IS IT IS ON RECORD IN THE COMPUTER...I WOULD STILL LIKE TO HAVE A COPY FOR MY RECORDS.*AK

I HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPLACED TWICE ON THIS CAR. ONCE AT 7000 MILES, SECOND TIME AT 21577 MILES. I ALSO AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH HEADLINER...TOLD IT CAN'T BE FIXED BECAUSE IT'S ALL ONE PC.--3 TIMES. CALLED KIA TO COMPLAIN AND GOT ZERO RESULTS. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS TYPE OF CAR TO ANYONE!!*AK

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15000 MILES - DEALER WON'T COVER UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

THE FIRST TIME I DRIVE MY CAR FOR THE DAY AND I TURN ON MY AIR, IT MAKES A VERY LOUD "KNOCKING" NOISE. MY HUSBAND SAYS IT'S METAL TO METAL. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NORMAL THAT ALL KIA'S DO THIS. I KNOW OTHERS WHO HAVE NO PROBLEM W/ THEIR A/C. NOW DEALER SAYS SOME KIA'S DO THIS & THEY DON'T KNOW WHY SO IT IS NORMAL. DEALER SAYS KIA ENGINEERS KNOW ABOUT PROBLEM BUT DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THREE PEOPLE I TALKED TO AT KIA'S CONSUMER LINE HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROMBLEM. THEY REPLACED MY COMPRESSOR WHICH WAS USELESS & THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WOULD BE. NOW THE DEALER TOLD ME TO CALL KIA'S CONSUMER LINE TO TELL THEM THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T FIX IT. DEALER TELLS ME EVERYONE W/ THE PROBLEM TAKES HIS WORD THAT THE NOISE IS OKAY. DEALER SAYS I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS PRESSED THE ISSUE. ALSO MY ROTARS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A LOW MILEAGE. I'VE ALSO HAD A SHORT IN MY DOME LIGHT. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS I WONDER ABOUT SAFETY OF THE CARS.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THEY HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING A WIRING PROBLEM AND HAD THE RECALL WORK PERFORMED AT THE DEALERSHIP, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 11-3544-661. *SLC

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL SINKS AND VEHICLE CONTINUES TO TRAVEL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, MASTER CYLINDER CYCLE VALVES WERE REPLACED, WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ALSO, BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATON.*AK

RADIATOR FAN FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. *MJS

BRAKES WENT OUT AFTER BEING APPLIED. WAS TRAVELING 30MPH & WAS TRYING TO STOP. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON UMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME.*AK

HAD A 1998' KIA, 6X'S ROTORS REPLACED,I WANT OUT OF THIS LEMON!!!!*AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A LONG HISTORY OF MACHANICAL FAILURES THAT WARRANTY ME TO NEED TO TAKE IT OFF THE ROAD AND PERSUE LEGAL ACTIONS. NO SAFETY DEFCT MENTIONED. *AK

SINCE I BOUGHT VEHICLE, PUMP TURNS OFF EARLY. HAD CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES TO DEALERSHIP AND MENTIONED, SAID TO BRING IT IN NEXT SERVICE. WHEN FUEL ASSEMBLY RECALLED, ASSUMED THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. WHEN IT DIDN'T, I KEPT THINKING IT WAS THE GAS STATION PUMP AND WHEN DEALERSHIP ASKED IF ANY ADDTL PROBLEMS (PITRE/THOMAS) MENTIONED, BUT THEY ASSUMED, I THINK, IT WAS PROBABLY GAS PUMP ALSO AND THAT I WAS OVERSENSITIVE. WHEN RECALLED ON 10/9 FOR FUEL INTAKE/EMISSIONS, DEALERSHIP INITIALLY SAID (SAME DAY) THAT THIS IS WHAT CAN CAUSE PUMP TO TURN OFF EARLY (RECALL PROBLEMS AND BALL, ETC), SO I ASSUMED FIXED. THAT DAY (10/9) DEALERSHIP CALLED AND TOLD ME CAR WOULD NOT BE READY TO GO HOME THAT EVENING AND WAS IN PIECES/DISASSEMBLED- THE PART WAS SUPPOSED TO COME IN, AND DIDN'T. THEY ALSO MENTIONED THEY COULDN'T PROVIDE A LOANER. I TOLD THEM TO "REASSEMBLE IT, AS I LIVE 36 MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS NOT GOING TO TAKE A TAXI OR BUS, ESP. WITH A WARRANTY." THEY AGREED AND STAYED LATER AND REASSEMBLED IT. WHEN I PICKED IT UP THAT EVENING, WITH A WITNESS, AND ASKED IF REASSEMBLING IT SO QUICKLY WOULD MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, THEY CLAIMED "WOULDN'T RECOMMEND IT, BUT SHOULD BE OKAY." WHEN IT STARTED, IT SOUNDED FUNNY. THEY SAID TO RETURN THE NEXT DAY TO FINISH THE WORK, WHICH I DID. THE SAME PROBLEMS EXISTED, SO I BROUGHT IT BACK. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOW SAYING THAT MY FUEL NECK IS ALL TWISTED AND THAT THE FUEL FILLER DOOR IS PLASTIC WHEN IT SHOULD BE MADE OF METAL, THAT THEY DIDN'T DO T

CONSUMER HAS REPLACED BRAKE PADS & ROTORS 4 TIMES. THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL & SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM BRAKES. ALSO, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEAELR CLAIMED T BRAKES WERE BEING USED TO EXCESSIVE. DEALER HAD TRIED NEW PADS & BRAKES WERE STILL NOT FIXED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO A HOSE FOR THE POWER STEERING HAD SEPARATED, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK ON HOT SURFACE, 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT, CLAIM 22-V332-608. *SLC

THIS CAR IS CLEARLY A LEMON. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

NEIGHBOR CALLED CONSUMER AND STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, INVESTIGATOR FEELS FIRE WAS CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, CLAIM 59-V593-419. *SLC

THIS CAR HAS BEEN, NONSTOP, 1 MECH PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER WITH KIA CO & MANUF CLAIMING 'NORMAL WEAR/TEAR OR FIRST HEARD OF PROBLEMS.' YOUR SITE SHOWS THAT OTHER CONSUMERS OF SAME VEHICLE HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEMS (ESP BRAKES, BATTERY, TIRES, STEERING COLUMN, FUEL ASSEMBLY). KIA & DEALERSHIP UNRESPONSIVE AND UNACCOUNTABLE FOR PRODUCTS SOLD AND REPRESENTED- ESP. HIGHLY DANGEROUS VEHICLE PROBLEMS/DEFECTS. (DOT NUMBER: 96737 TIRESIZE: P185/65R14)

STRANDED 4+X...BATTERY TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE (ONCE THEY ONLY POURED WATER IN- FAILED NEXT MORNING)- TOOK 4K MILES OF PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY FINALLY REPLACED 'DUD' BATTERY

WHEN TANK IS FILLED GAS IS BLOWN OUT OF TANK. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE ; HOWEVER OWNER MOTIFICATION HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED.*AK

I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEMS 4 OTHER TIMES AND THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT RESPOND TO MY REQUEST OF A REFUND OR TO GIVE ME ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR A YEAR AND MY PROBLEM STARTED OCCURRING BEFORE THAT .I WANT TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM BUT NEED YOUR HELP. *NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS AT INTERSECTION WAITING TO MAKE A TURN, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES OR STEERING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. CONSUMER PICKED VEHICLE UP, AND A FEW MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING.*AK

CONSUME WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN PRESSED ON GAS PEDAL AND VEHICLE REFUSED TO ACELLERATE. SHE TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER THREE TIMES. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE BRAIN. *AK THE NON-ACCELERATION IS DUE DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE. *YH

BATTERY FAILED. *SLC