1998 KIA SEPHIA Electrical System Problems

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC WITH THE 1998 KIA SOPHIA IT STALLED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE STALLED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, AND SHE HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART IT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED HER THAT SHE NEEDED A NEW VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. AT TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND SHE TRIES TO RESTART IT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. *AK

OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, APPROXIMATELY 70,00 MILES ON MY CAR, THE AC/HEATER FAN MOTOR WILL BLOW AIR INTERMITTENTLY, REGARDLESS OF THE FAN'S SPEED SETTING. EVENTUALLY, THE FAN STOPS BLOWING ALL TOGETHER. THIS SAME THING HAS HAPPENED WITH MY 1999 KIA SEPHIA. *JB

DT: VEHICLE ENGINE STALLS. KIA 1998 HAD BEEN RECALLED. PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED, HOWEVER, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEM. *TT

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO REPORT. HOWEVER, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A HARD START THAT WOULD NOT HOLD FUEL PRESSURE. *SC *JB

THERE WAS A SHORT PRESENT IN THE WIRING TO THE DOME LIGHT, RADIO AND CLOCK. THE DOOR SWITCHS ALSO BURNED OUT. *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT SHORTAGE IN THE WIRING THAT BURNS THE FUSE, CAUSING THE RADIO, THE DOME LIGHT, DOOR AJAR LIGHT AND OTHER COMPONENTS NOT TO WORK. HAD FUSE REPLACE 5-6TIMES. PROMBLEM STILL ACCURS. TS

THE ELECTRICAL WIRES HAVE BURNED UP ON THE CAR, CURRENTLY THE BLOWER WIRE HARNESS AND SPEED SELECT SWITCH HAVE MELTED AND BURNED. *YD

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, HOOD RELEASED AND SMASHED INTO WINDSHIELD WHICH BLOCKED VISION OF DRIVER, CONSUMER FELT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS THAT CAUSE SEVERE VIBRATION AND HAD TO BE REPLACED FREQUENTLY, THERE WAS NO CRASH OR INJURY TO REPORT WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED.*AK BRAKES WOULD VIBRATE AND WERE NOISY, REQUESTED REAR BRAKES BE CLEANED LUBED, DEALER FOUND ROTORS WARPED AND PADS WORN AND EXCESSIVE DUST IN REAR BRAKES, NUMEROUS ENGINE PROBLEMS SUCH AS COOLING FAN RUMBLE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, ENGINE STALL, BURNING SMELL, BELT SQUEAKS, ELECTRIC COOLING FAN INOPERATIVE, FAN BLADE, PLUG WIRES AND COIL BOOTS, VALVE COVER GASKET WERE REPLACED, EVAPORATOR WAS REPLACED AND RECHARGED, MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INCLUDING IGNITION SWITCH, STARTER, ALTERNATOR, MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH, BATTERY TERMINAL, AND BULB FAILURE, DEALER HAS ALSO FOUND CORROSION, POOR CONNECTIONS AND LOW VOLTAGE, CONSUMER STATES NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH SHIFTER, HARSH SHIFTS AND CLUNKS, DEALER REPLACED OLD...

THE ELECTRICAL WIRES HAVE BURNED UP ON THE CAR, CURRENTLY THE BLOWER WIRE HARNESS AND SPEED SELECT SWITCH HAVE MELTED AND BURNED. *YD

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, CCV/PSV VALVE FAILED, IGNITION COIL SHORTED, POOR CONNECTION ON GROUNDS AND CONNECTORS, THE BATTERY IS WEAK AND WILL NOT HOLD A CHARGE, DEALER REPLACED BATTERY TWICE. NLM

CONSUMER HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT WHITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, AND SOMETIME HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. DEALER HAS REPAIRED AND REPLACED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES.*AK IN ADDITION HEATER CORE, ALTERNATOR, STARTER,SPARK PLUGS, FRONT WINDSHIELD AND DOOR WEATHER STRIPS FAILED. *YH

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. NLM

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES (BATTERY, STARTER AND CONNECTORS). *MJS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. NLM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. NLM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. NLM

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSING BRAKE AND DASH LIGHTS TO BE INOPERATIVE. NLM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. NLM

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE OF 1998, IT HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR MORE THAN 40 DAYS FOR REPAIRS FOR VARIOUS ELECTRICAL, BRAKING, TRANSMISSION, AND VARIOUS OTHER DEFECTS THAT HAVE RENDERED THE CAR INOPERABLE SINCE FEBRUARY, 1999.