1999 KIA SEPHIA Electrical System Problems

THIS CAR HAS BEEN A CONSTANT REPAIR AND FINANCIAL PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS STARTING TWO WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. IT IS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND CAN NOT BE KEPT MAINTAINED FOR SAFETY OR RELIABILITY IT WAS PURCHASED WITH 21000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND A MAJORITY OF REPAIRS HAS HAD TO BE FIXED. 4 STARTERS, IGNITION SWITCH, IGNITION SWITCH WIRING HARNESS (IGNITION STILL DOESN'T WORK), AIR BAG SENSOR, AIR BAG WIRING (AIR BAGS STILL DOES NOT WORK), ALTERNATOR, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DRIVE AXEL BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, RIGHT PASSENGER BALL JOINT FELL OFF THE CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, MASTER CYLINDER AND REAR BRAKE CYLINDER WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, HEATER/AIR CONDITIONING MOTOR. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOWED 3 TIMES, AND HAS LEFT ME AND MY CHILDREN STRANDED TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. THE...

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 PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ON MY 1998 KIA SEPHIA AS WELL. *JB

THE CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD REPEATEDLY. BATTERY LEAKED. BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE ENTIRE CAR AT 60,000 MILES. THE VENTS ON THE DASHBOARD HAVE POPPED UP AND BROKEN. NOW THE DEFROSTER DOES NOT BLOW THE AIR ON THE WINDSHIELD. THIS VEHICLE WAS STORED IN A GARAGE. THE SEAMS ON THE SEAT COME UNDONE. THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER BROKE AND FLOPS IN THE DASH. THE SWITCH TO OVERRIDE THE TRANSMISSION LOCK IS BROKEN. THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT BROKE WHEN REPLACING THE STRUTS WHICH YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE BACK DASH TO GET TO. THE BOARD THAT IS UNDER THE CARPET IN THE TRUNK WARPED. THE CARPETS CAME UP FROM THE SIDES OF THE CAR. THE STORAGE BIN IN THE CENTER CONSOLE BROKE, TWICE. THE WIND SHIELD CHIPS AND ERRODES WHEN IN A CAR WASH. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A WINDSHIELD IN THIS BAD SHAPE BEFORE. THE BACK...

KIA SEPHIA, BOUGHT APRIL 1999 NEW. REPLACED BATTERY WITHIN FIRST YEAR, TURN RADIO UP IT GOES DOWN AND THE OTHER WAY. INTERMITTENTLY, SPEEDOMETER UNSTEADY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF FREQUENTLY. OD OFF LIGHT FLASHES OCCASIONALLY. DOME LIGHT COMES ON BY ITSELF WHEN IN DOOR MODE. DASHBOARD INDICATOR ALSO COMES ON AT THIS TIME. *JB

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, ARCING BETWEEN A BATTERY CABLE AND THE TRANSMISSION FILLER TUBE, CLAIM 25-5462-211. *SLC

INSURED STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE BETWEEN A BATTERY CABLE AND THE TRANSMISSION FILLER TUBE. CLAIM NUMBER 25-5462-211. *YH

VEHICLE STALLS, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BATTERY, FUSE BOX, AND THE FUEL PUMP, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, DEALER REPLACED THE FUSE BOX, STALLING COULD POSSIBLY BE DUE TO FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *SLC

NEIGHBOR CALLED CONSUMER AND STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, INVESTIGATOR FEELS FIRE WAS CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, CLAIM 59-V593-419. *SLC

VEHILCE CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE INVESTIGATOR THINKS IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. CLAIM NUMBER 59-V593-419. *YH

VEHILCE CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE INVESTIGATOR THINKS IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. CLAIM NUMBER 59-V593-419. *YH

VEHILCE CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE INVESTIGATOR THINKS IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. CLAIM NUMBER 59-V593-419. *YH

INSURED STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE BETWEEN A BATTERY CABLE AND THE TRANSMISSION FILLER TUBE. CLAIM NUMBER 25-5462-211. *YH

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, ARCING BETWEEN A BATTERY CABLE AND THE TRANSMISSION FILLER TUBE, CLAIM 25-5462-211. *SLC

NEIGHBOR CALLED CONSUMER AND STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, INVESTIGATOR FEELS FIRE WAS CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, CLAIM 59-V593-419. *SLC

VEHICLE STALLS, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BATTERY, FUSE BOX, AND THE FUEL PUMP, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, DEALER REPLACED THE FUSE BOX, STALLING COULD POSSIBLY BE DUE TO FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *SLC

DEALER REPLACED 4 BRAKES/FLEX PLATE/ SPEAKERS3/POWSTEERPUMP/ 2X GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLEY/ ELECTRIC SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION. *AK

WHEN ALARM SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED A HOLE WAS DRILLED THROUGH WIRING HARNESS,HARNESS WAS REPLACED AS WELL A IGNITION SWITCH, HOWEVER VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUED FAILURES WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (BATTERY,STARTER MOTOR AND WIRING FAILURES), INPROPER INSTALLATION WAS THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF ALL ELECTRICAL FAILURES. YH (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER)

VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THERE WAS NO POWER . IT APPEARED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. CALLED ROAD HAZARD ASSISTANCE. THEY GAVE HER A JUMP START. CONSUMER DROVE HOME AND THAT NIGHT VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THERE WAS NO POWER. IT APPEARED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. CALLED ROAD HAZARD ASSISTANCE GAVE HER JUMP START. DROVE THE CAR HOME, AND THAT NIGHT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK