1999 Kia Sephia complaints

WHEN DRIVING AND UPON MAKING A NORMAL STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND CONSUMER NOTICED VIBRATION IN FRONT END. PROBLEM WAS LINKED TO FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WHICH EXCESSIVELY WORE OUT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TURN SIGNAL FAILED DUE TO EMERGENCY FLASHER FAILURE. YH

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND UPON DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED NINE TIMES, AND PROBLEM RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

EA99 034/REFUELING SPIT BACK: VEHICLE WOULD SPIT OUT FUEL DURING REFUELING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

BECAUSE THE BACK BRAKES ARE NOT ENGAGED AT ALL, FRONT BRAKES PADS ARE COMPLETELY WORN OUT. BRAKE PADS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

RECALL 99V318 000/ENGINE STALLING: RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED AND TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. REPAIRS WERE DONE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. ALSO VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. ASKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK *ML

RECALLS 99V271 000/WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE AND 99V318 000/ENGINE STALLING. BOTH RECALL NOTICES WERE RECEIVED BY CONSUMER, AND WAS UNABLE TO GET DEALER TO HONOR RECALLS. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THEY WERE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST, AND WILL BE CONTACTED WHEN THEIR NAMES COME UP. CONTACTED DEALER ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS, AND NOW THEY MISPLACED THE LIST. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

DEFROSTER NOT KEEPING WINDSHIELD FREE OF ICE. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. FIRST TIME AT 4,590 MILES ON AUGUST 16, 1999; 2ND TIME AT 8,859 MILES, AND 3RD TIME AT 14,468 MILES ON OCT 20, 1999. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THERE IS A VIBRATION/ BURNING SMELL COMING FROM VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

OIL PUMP FAILED. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). YH

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH, AND UPON APPROACHING THE TOLL BOOTH, VEHICLE JUST CUT OFF. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE ENGINE PARTS WERE NO GOOD, AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

NO WONDER AUTO SO CHEAP... POORLY MADE, POOR SERVICE AT DEALER TOO. JUST A TON OF LITTLE THINGS HAVE GONE WRONG WITH THIS CAR SINCE PURCH. NEW IN MAY '99 MAJOR MISTAKE ON MY PART, SHOULD HAVE CHECKED OUT COMPLAINT DATA BASE FIRST BEFORE BUYING THIS CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRAVELLING 75MPH FROM FT LAUDERDALE TO BROOKSVILLE, HAD PROBLEMS WITH STEERING AND KEEPING VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. LOST CONTROL OF STEERING AND SWERVED OFF OF THE ROAD. WAS ABLE TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD AND CONTINUE. GOT VEHICLE BACK FROM DEALERSHIP FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND 4 NEW TIRES AND STILL THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING. WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. *AK

AUTOMOBILE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT TRANSMISSION FUEL LEAKED OUT AND CAUSED THE FIRE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 35MPH AND DIDN'T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SHE APPLIED BRAKES,AND THE SEATBELT BROKE LOOSE FROM THE RETRACTOR. CONSUMER HURT HER LEG. *AK

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, ALIGNED 4 TIMES, PULLING CAUSED TIRES TO BE REPLACED TWICE DUE TO WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRES. BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, LEAKING BOOT AXLE REPLACED ONCE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER TO AVOID BEING HIT. ALSO, GAS WAS LEAKING EVERYWHERE. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 10-15 MPH WHEN CRASH HAPPENED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. ALSO, BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE , ONCE AT 3,000 MILES, AND AGAIN AT 6,000 OR 7,000 MILES. HOWEVER, BRAKE ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK

HAS HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM, AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. THE CAR VIBRATES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP.*AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AND SIDE, AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA RECALL 99V318000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99V318000/ ENGINE STALLING. NOT ABLE TO DO THE RECALL REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY ARE WAITING ON CARPET TO COME IN. ON ENTIRE INSIDE OF VEHICLE THE CARPET IS COMING UNDONE. *AK

I HAVE TURNED THIS CAR INTO SERVICE TWO TIMES AND THEY STATE THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. BUT I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEMS AND THEY WANT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ALSO THE VEHICLE WAS STOLEN FROM THE DEALERSHIP SERV. DEPT. ON 3/6/00 AND LOCATED IN ANOTHER STATE WITH PHYSICAL DAMAGE AND THERE ARE NO ID #'S ON CAR ANY LONGER. I FEEL LIKE THIS DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE OR THE LEMON LAW NEEDS TO BE IN EFFECT FOR THIS CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE SAYING THAT THE BRAKES ARE JUST WORN OUT FROM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THIS IS SILLY WITH JUST 15,000 MILES ON A NEW VEHICLE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE SEPHIA BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK

UPON COMING TO A STOP LIGHT, TRIED BRAKES 3 TIMES AND THEY WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. I ENDED UP DRIVING RIGHT INTO THE REAR OF THE CAR AT THE LIGHT. MANANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CLAIMS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, VEHICLE VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FIVE TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

RECALL 99V318/ ENGINE STALLING. DEALER'S NEXT AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT IS ON 3/21/2000. *AK

SINCE I PURCHASE THE CAR IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FIVE TIMES ONE FOR REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION AND THE OTHER FOUR FOR THE BRAKES. I CONTACT THE COMPANY AND ASK THE TO GIVE ME A KNEW CAR BUT THEY REFUSE TO. IN THE MEAN WHILE THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING AGAIN AND THE BRAKES ARE STILL MESSED UP AND IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE IS PUSHING ME FROM THE BACK OF THE CARE. I CANNOT GO FAST ON THE HIGH WAY OR THE STEERING WHEEL WILL START SHAKING VERY FAST. THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM I TOOK THE CAR THEIR FIVE TIMES AND THEY DONOT WANT TO REPLACE IT. IF YOU CAN HELP ME I WOULD LIKE THAT SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET INVOLVED IN THIS SITUATION I PAY $350 MONTH AND I CANNOT SEE WHY. THANK YOU

RECALL 99V318/ENGINE STALLING. PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AS OF 3-16-2000 PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

ONGOING /INTERMITTENT STALLING ON 4-5 OCCASIONS. ALSO, A FAULTY WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED.. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE RECALL REPAIR DENIED DUE TO PROBLEM WITH DEALERSHIP/SCHEDULING. (99V-317/318 AND 99V-271). *MJS

TRANSMISSION FAILED TOOK TO DEALER HE STATED TRANSMISSION FAILED BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE SNOW IN MY DRIVEWAY???? CONTACTED KIA THEY STATED THEY COULD ONLY TAKE THE WORD OF THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP. I HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR ONLY 6MONTHS AND 11000 MILES AND HAS HAD OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS BRAKE FAILURE, EMISSION FAILURE AND OVERHEATING PROBLEMS IN ADDITION TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP, CAUSING INTERMITTENT STALLING. ALSO, GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 99V318000 CONCERNING FUEL PUMP FAILURE. DEALER STATED THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER, PARTS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND LOSS OF CONTROL VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP. *AK

POSSIBLE DEFECT IN BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSING CONTINUED VIBRATION,PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED DUE TO VIBRATION. YH (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER)

RECALL WORK WAS DENIED BY ONE DEALERSHIP AND CONSUMER HAD REPAIR DONE AT ANOTHER. (99V-318) *MJS

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

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. YH

BRAKES HAD FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME, WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, HEARD NOISE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE GRINDING METAL TO METAL. *AK

THE SWITCH BLOCK UNDER THE SEAT WAS MESSED UP HAD TO BE FICKED SO CAR WOULD START. WAS LOW ON TRANSMISSION FLUID 3 DAYS AFTER BUYING CAR. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AFTER 6500 MILES. THE ROTORS BEGAN SQUELLING AT ABOUT 5000 MILES HARD TO STOP SOMETIMES LOCKS UP SOMETIMES KEEPS ROLLING......ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED AND STILL KEEPS ACTING UP

ARMREST FAILED. YH

CONSUMER TRIED TO SCHEDULE RECALL REPAIR (99V-318), HOWEVER DENIED DUE TO VIN #, OWNER NOT SATISFIED WITH NOTICE. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRAVELLING 15MPH IN A HEAVY SNOW STORM, DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING. HAD BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED 4 TIMES. DEALER SAID THAT BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE. ALSO, INTERIOR LIGHT BLEW OUT, BUT DEALER REPLACED IT WITH A DIMMER LIGHT.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH THE VEHICLE START VIBRATING AND NOISE COME FROM DASHBOARD. *AK *SLC

CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO RECALL (99V318). *MJS

RECEIVED NOTICE #99V31800. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. DAY BEFORE APPOINTMENT WAS INFORMED BY DEALER NO PARTS AVAILABLE. DO NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. CONTACTED MFG & GIVEN SAME INFORMATION AS DEALERSHIP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD, TRAVELING 55MPH AND UP, AHEAD THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED TO LOOK AT THE ACCIDENT THAT ALREADY ACCURRED. DRIVER WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION AND REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

FUEL KEEPS SPILLING BACK OUT WHEN TRYING TO REFUEL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK