Door Hinge problems of the 2000 Kia Motor Sephia

Two problems related to door hinge have been reported for the 2000 Kia Motor Sephia. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Kia Motor Sephia based on all problems reported for the 2000 Sephia.

1 Door Hinge problem

Failure Date: 01/31/2007

- the contact called regarding a 2000 kia spectrum. The contact owned the vehicle since 2002 and all four doors will not shut when it was cold outside. The contact did not know if this failure occurred during a specific temperature. The contactdid not remember what the dealer said or done to the vehicle. The contact stated that the doors eventually shut. She had tied the doors shut to keep them from opening.

2 Door Hinge problem

Failure Date: 05/09/2003

Nothing but problems since purchase. Windshield separated from frame, molding fell off 4 times during first 4 months of purchase alternator replaced twice. Battery replaced after only having vehicle 2 months. Air condition (a/c) fuse blew twice fan fuse blew once causing vehicle to overheat. Back doors stick shut. Back doors hinges rusted and bent causing squeaking and not completely to shut. Trans shifts hard and sometimes sticks. Engine light and overdrive light blinked trans was shifted by itself. Had trans flushed seems to be ok. Car shakes at high speeds. Tape player makes funny noises if used for long time. Gas mileage has been poor since car was purchased. Molding turned white. Car has had fuel filter replaced twice. Fuel sensor in tank replaced three times.


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