1999 KIA SEPHIA Suspension Problems

9 NHTSA complaints on file

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Suspension Issues in the 1999 KIA SEPHIA

9 suspension complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1999 KIA SEPHIA. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Suspension Complaints

#10147054 | January 6, 2006 Fire

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...

#559316 | February 28, 2001

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING SEVERAL PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE TIRES, VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AFTER 45MPH, VEHICLE VIBRATES, 3 TIRES HAVE WENT FLAT, A RING OF ONE OF THE TIRES BENT AND WAS REPLACED, ONE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE WEARING AFTER CONSUMER HAD NUMEROUS ALIGNMENTS, TIRE ROTATIONS, BALANCING, AND LOWERED TIRE PRESSURE, CONSUMER DID NOT GIVE A TIRE MAKE, MODEL, OR SIZE, THIS PROBLEM COULD ALSO BE RELATED TO A SUSPENSION PROBLEM. *SLC *SLC

#553673 | October 25, 2000

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 55 AND 70 MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATES SEVERELY CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN STEERING AND LEAVING CONSUMER WITHOUT CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NLM

#553673 | October 24, 2000

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 55 AND 70 MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATES SEVERELY CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN STEERING AND LEAVING CONSUMER WITHOUT CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NLM

#720692 | March 28, 2000

HAS HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM, AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. THE CAR VIBRATES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP.*AK

#858366 | March 13, 2000

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, VEHICLE VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FIVE TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

#856083 | February 2, 2000

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH THE VEHICLE START VIBRATING AND NOISE COME FROM DASHBOARD. *AK *SLC

#717753 | January 23, 2000

WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE THERE IS A HORRIBLE VIBRATION. IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL AND STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE BRAKING. OUR GAS TANK WILL NOT TAKE IN GAS. THE TANK COULD BE COMPLETELY EMPTY AND IT WILL TAKE A DOLLAR'S WORTH OF GAS, THEN GAS WILL START SPEWING OUT ALL OVER. OUR CAR DEALER SAID HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IT COULD BE AND HASN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM KIA ABOUT THIS BEING A PROBLEM. (IT ISN'T THE GAS GAUGE.) THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED. WE GOT THIS FIXED AND HAVEN'T HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS AGAIN. ALSO, WE HAVE A MANUEL TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH IT KICKING OUT OF GEAR. WE COULD BE GOING DOWN A HIGHWAY AND IT WILL KICK OUT OF FIFTH GEAR. IT DOES ITS OWN THING. WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE AUGUST AND IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS....

#853063 | November 17, 1999

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY HEARD A NOISE AND THE RUBBER STRIPPING FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR. CAME OFF. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP. ALSO, BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING. AS SOON AS CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE ,IT STARTED SHAKING. *AK

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