2000 Kia Sephia complaints

WEATHER STRIPPING IS PEELING OFF ON THE SIDE OF VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES, VEHICLE VIBRATES.

AT 1500 MILES, BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. WOULD BRAKE, AND STEERING WHEEL & BRAKES WOULD VIBRATE. VEHICLE WAS CONTROLLABLE. BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY WERE PULSATING & THEY WERE NOT ABS BRAKES. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK. *AK

BRAKES OVERHEATED BADLY, AND CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SMELL THEM. ALSO, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. EVEN WHEN PUMPING IT HARD, BRAKE PEDAL STILL REMAINED AT THE FLOOR. IN ADDITION, TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, IT CAUSED VEHICLE TO JERK VIOLENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEMS. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A DODGE, DAKOTA, TRAVELING 45 MPH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

STARTER FAILED. YH

THE MANUFACTURE HAS BEEN CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. WE HAD TO RENT A CAR ON OUR OWN BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT ISSUE THEM. THE DEALER TOLD US THAT ARBITRATION NOR LEMON LAW WOULD HELP US IN THIS SITUATION THAT WE JUST NEEDED TO KEEP HAVING REPAIRS DONE ON THE CAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A SUPERVISOR CALL US BACK IN FEBRUARY AND WE ARE STILL WAITING ON THE CALL.

HORN DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. WHEN IT DOES WORK, HORN SOUNDS WEAK. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, AND HORN WORKED FOR A MONTH. *AK

THIS IS TO PROTEST THE KIA ADVERTISMENT SHOWING 2 WOMEN IN ROAD RAGE IN A PARKING LOT. HAVE WRITTEN TO CBS AND KIA. REQUEST REMOVAL OF THIS AD. IT PROMOTES VIOLENCE AND ROAD RAGE AND THERE IS FAR TOO MUCH ALREADY. I HOPE THAT THIS ISSUE GETS ADDRESSED.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

WHEN COMING OUT OF FIRST GEAR VEHICLE WILL STALL. IT MAY STALL ANYTIME OF THE DAY. *AK

WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING OR ANYTIME WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD THE DEFROSTER DOESN'T DEFROST THE SIDE WINDOWS. CONTACTED THE DEALER WAS TOLD THAT A PART HAD TO BE ADDED TO THE DEFROSTER. THIS WILL TAKE TWO OR THREE WEEKS BEFORE RECEIVING THE PART. THE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM WILL NOT CATCH WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE IN COLD WEATHER, AND ONCE IT IS CLOSED, THEN IT WILL NOT UNLOCK OR OPEN THE DOOR. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALONG WITH OTHER SAFTEY FEATURES ON THE VEHICLE ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. DOOR LOCKS BECOME JAMMED FROM THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, AND THE SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER HAS TO OPEN THE THE FRONT DOOR TO GET IN THE BACK DOORS. *AK

HORN FAILURE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG BEFORE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WOULD ARRIVE. ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER, AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND LANDED IN A DITCH. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

HEADLIGHT HIGH BEAM IS OFF BY 10 % TO LEFT. WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THERE IS A BLIND SPOT TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE NOT STARTING PROPERLY. MUST SWITCH ON VEHICLE MORE THEN ONCE OR SOMETIMES MORE THEN TWICE BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD START PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE THE CORRECT ANSWERE TO THIS MATTER. *AK