NHTSA Complaint #756897 — 1998 KIA SEPHIA

MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TEN TIMES! I CANNOT SPECIFY A PART, MOST PARTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. WHEN I SAY TEN TIMES, IT IS IN THE SHOP FOR THE 10TH TIME NOW BUT NEEDS 8 DIFFERENT REPAIRS. (NOT TEN TOTAL REPAIRS) AS FAR AS SAFETY, THE TIRES (DIFFERENT BRANDS) HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY SEASON... 2 SETS A YEAR! THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THEY CHECKED OUT OKAY LAST TIME IT WAS IN, BUT THEY CONSTANTY SHUDDER AND GRIND, AND HAVE COMPLETELY GONE OUT. THEY ALSO SQUEAL VERY LOUD AT ABOUT 60 MPH WHILE DRIVING. NOT SURE IF IT IS THE BRAKES OR TIRES. I JUST FEEL UNSAFE IN MY VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN TOWED THREE TIMES, LEAVING ME STRANDED. MY HEATER ALSO QUIT WORKING AND I LIVE IN ALASKA. I DON'T KNOW IF THESE ARE COMMON PROBLEMS, BUT I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT I FELT SO UNSAFE IN. I ALSO GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT IN 200, IN WHICH I WAS HIT HEAD ON BY AN EXPLORER. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH AND SHE WAS DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH. IT BROKE OUT MY HEADLIGHT, DENTED THE HOOD UP AND PUT A HOLE IN THE BUMPER.... THIS MUCH DAMAGE AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED! THIS WAS NOT CALLED IN TO THE POLICE, I JUST LET HER GO (IT WAS HER FAULT). I WISH I HAD REPORTED IT.*AK