2000 Kia Sephia complaints

THERE WAS A DRAGGING NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. INFORMED ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER RETRIEVING VEHICLE, WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH, AND BRAKE CALIPER COLLAPSED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED FOR SECOND TIME WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

PLASTIC COVER ON CONSOLE WAS DEFECTIVE. IT WAS IS HOOKED ONTO HER FOOT, AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FRONT WHEELS LOCKING UP, AND THE REAR WHEELS MAKING A LOUD GRINDING/SCRAPING NOISE INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER'S SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM WAS REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT CLEARING OFF PROPERLY, REPORTING ZERO VISIBILITY WHEN IT RAINS. WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES WERE REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

HORN WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

ABLE TO ROLL BOTH FRONT SIDE WINDOWS DOWN BY PRESSING HAND AGAINST WINDOWS, AND FORCING/SLIDING IT DOWNWARD; FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ,IT WOULD RUN ROUGHLY. WHEN VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN A CERTAIN DISTANCE AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER STATED WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK *JB

VEHICLE GOES THROUGH STOP SIGNS, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR ,AND VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN, BUT WILL NOT STOP. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER 6 TIMES FOR BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON APRIL 2001. BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN IN OCTOBER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AGAIN AT 9468 MILES AND AGAIN AT 15500 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO FAULTY FUEL CONTROL VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL TANK. RADIO CHANGER WOULD GET HOT AND WOULD NOT CHANGE STATIONS, DEALER REPLACED THE RADIO. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN EXHAUST LEAK, DEALER REPLACED THE MUFFLER. *JB

EVERY 12 THOUSAND MILES ABS BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE IS ON FOURTH SET OF BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE A POWER STEERING, RACK AND PINION, 4 SETS OF BRAKES GOING ON 5. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY TIRES ROTATED MORE TIMES THAN NECESSARY. THE BRAKES MAKES A GRINDING, RATTLING NOISE WHEN I TRY TO STOP. WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKES IT DOESN'T STOP QUICKLY. THE GASKETS AROUND THE DOOR IFS FALLING OFF. THE RADIO WILL SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON. THE HEATER WORKS WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE. THE WINDSHIELD WAS LEAKING. IT HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED. SOMETIMES THE CAR WONT CRANK AFTER SITTING FOR A WHILE IT WILL CRANK. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE GLOVE BOX FELL APART. I HAVE COMPUTER PROBLEMS AND WIRING PROBLEMS. THE GEARS ARE HARD TO PUT IN REVERSE AND THEN WHEN IT FINALLY POPS INTO GEAR IT MAKES A LOUD POPPING SOUND. IT SLOW TO PUT IN DRIVE AND THEN IT WILL TAKE OFF REAL FAST ALMOST MAKING YOU RUN INTO SOMETHING.*AK

THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH FRONT END BECAUSE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED 6 SETS OF TIRES IN LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT FIRST START THERE IS A VERY LOUD NOISE, AND VEHICLE STOPS VERY HARD. ONCE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO FLOOR BEFORE THERE IS BRAKING ACTION. DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT AND REAR ROTORS 4 TIMES. VEHICLE IS SCHEDULED TO HAVE 5TH SET OF ROTORS REPLACED TOMORROW.*AK

HORN IS INOPERATIVE, PARTS ARE ON ORDER, HOWEVER DUE TO HORN NOT WORKING A VEHICLE BACKED INTO CONSUMER, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER AND DAUGHTER. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALL, DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM.

THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED FIVE TIMES. *YH

1. DRIVING CAR AND A PIECE OF EXHAUST FELL OFF 2. NUMEROUS TIMES CAR WOULD NOT START. TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE AND THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. 3. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON IT ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY.

FUEL GUAGE FAULTY, HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES, BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED LESS THAN 5000 MILES. TRANSMISSION SLIPS

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/ PADS, AND REAR DRUMS, PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND REAR DRUMS ON TWO OCCASIONS. ALL REPLACEMENTS WERE DONE WITHIN EIGHT MONTHS OR LESS. BUT, PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND MANUFACTURER WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

FOR SURE BAD FABRICATION. REALLY DANGER RISK WITH BRAKES. IF ALL KIAS IS SAME DANDER?*AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE IT DOES NOT MOVE, ONLY AFTER PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR LIGHTLY IT SLAMS INTO GEAR THROWING THE VEHICLE BACKWARDS, VEHICLE GETS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR AT 30 MPH WHEN THE AIR CONDITION IS IN, AND DOES NOT EXCEED THIS UNLESS THE ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR, AT WHICH POINT THE VEHICLE SHIFTS AN EXTREMLY HARD SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES INCLUDING THE UPPER TRANSMISSION CASE SEAL, HOWEVER CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WAS MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE HESITATED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE WHEEL BEARING WHICH NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 70MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROPPED FROM 70 TO 20 MPH WITHOUT ANY NOTICE.CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 TO 55 ON WET PAVEMENT AND WHEN TRYING TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN BRAKES WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, VEHICLE CRASHED. DAMAGE TO HOOD/ WINDSHIELD, AND BUMPER.HAVE NOT CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. HAD EMERGENCY TREATMENT FOR SHOULDER BELT ABRASION. *AK

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE OVERHEATED, THERE WAS STEAM COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, DEALER REPARIED THE WIRING, POWER WIRE TO FAN MELTED CAUSING SHORT TO GROUND.*JB

CONSUMER STATES FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP EASILY, THE ONLY WAY TO RAISE WINDOW IS TO PUSH ON THE HANDLE AS IT IS BEING TURNED, REGULATOR WAS REPLACED.*JB

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH OVERDRIVE AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE THEN DROPPED DOWN TO 20 MPH. TOWED TO DEALER, AND TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN, AND TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AGAIN. CONSUMER DOUBTED THAT IT WAS REPLACED THE SECOND TIME. SHE NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING IN WRITING. ON 4 JUNE, 2001 THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, SHE WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED. CONSUMER BELIEVED TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

HORN SOMETIMES WORKS AND OTHER TIMES WILL NOT. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AFTER DRIVING FOR AWHILE AND REMAINED ON. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES FOR PROBLEM WHICH WAS INTERMITTENT. INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT PROBLEM CAN BE REPAIRED.*AK

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD IS WEATHERING. NLM

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. *AK DRIVER'S WAS INJURED DURING ACCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *YH

THE VEHICLE LEAPS FORWARD WHEN PUT INTO GEAR, AND WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LEVER POPPED FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE RUNNING ON 2 OR 3 CYLINDERS INSTEAD OF 4, THE A/C SYSTEM DOES NOT PROPERLY DURING THESE EPISODES OF PROBLEMS, THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS.

CONSUMER HAS HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP EVERY MONTH SINCE PURCHASE DATE. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 2000 MILES, THEN AGAIN AT 11000 MILES. ROTORS WERE WARPED. CURRENTLY, ROTORS AND PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. BRAKING DISTANCE HAS BEEN NORMAL, BUT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WERE MAKING NOISE. *AK *YD

HORN HAS STOPPED WORKING AT RANDOM INTERVALS. CONSUMER NEEDS TO "PUMP" HORN IN ORDER FOR IT TO WORK PROPERLY. CAUSE OF THIS DEFECT IS UNKNOWN. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL HAD NO RESISTANCE BEHIND IT, AND WENT DIRECTLY TO FLOOR WHEN PRESSED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR AND COASTED THROUGH LIGHT. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, BRAKES WORKED PROPERLY. DEALERSHIP WAS IN POSSESSION OF VEHICLE, AND WAS REPAIRING AN UNKNOWN COMPONENT IN VEHICLE. *AK *JB

THE PROBLEM IS BRAKES IN GENERAL. AT 15000 MILES I NEED THE WHOLE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM DONE. I DIDN'T THINK THIS WAS NORMAL ON A NEW CAR.*AK

CAR WAS HIT FROM BEHIND WHILE STOPPED FOR TRAFFIC. CAR WAS HIT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. DURING THIS PROCESS SEAT FAILED INTO RECLINING POSITION.*AK

VEHICHLE WAS STOPPED FOR TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE. VEHICLE FOLLOWING FAILED TO STOP REAR ENDING THE CAR AND PUSHING IT INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. SEAT BACK RACHET ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING SEAT BACK TO RECLINE COMPLETELY BACK. AS A RESULT I RECEIVED TOTAL BODY WHIPLASH AND AM UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR A HERNIATED DISK IN MY LOWER BACK.*AK

WHENEVER FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL, FUEL WOULD SPIT BACK OUT. THIS HAPPENS BEFORE FUEL TANK IS FULL.*AK *SLC REFERENCED IN RQ03-006

EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND LOCKED WHILE DRIVING.*AK CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES BEFORE, CONSUMER WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND SHE STTES THEY THREW HER KEYS AT HER AND TOLD HER THEY WERE NOT GOING TO SERVICE HER VEHCILE ANYMORE SHE DROVE OFF OF THE LOT WITHOUT ANY BRAKES, BUT FINALLY GOT THEM FIXED AFTER A LOT OF ARGUING AND LAWYERS GOT INVOLVED. *JB

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, HITTING VEHICLE HEAD ON INTO OTHER VEHICLE DRIVER'S SIDE. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED NECK & HEAD INJURIES. A SERVICE OPERATOR THROUGH MANUFACTURER'S HOTLINE CONFIRMED THAT GOING AT 35MPH IMPACT AND HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY. CONSUMER WILL BE CONTACTING DEALER.*AK

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS AND FRONT ROTORS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED FOUR SETS OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ONCE . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

ENGINE FAN WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF AND ON. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD COME ON/ OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, PROBLEM WITH BRAKES FAILING TO STOP VEHICLE PROPERLY. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THESE MATTER. *AK

CAR HAS BEEN TOWED FOR REPAIR 8 TIMES IN LESS THAN 18 MONTHS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK