Six problems related to manual transmission 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.
Automatic transmision failed. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further information.
Intermittently, engine will rev up and cannot go over 20 mph. Engine check light will come on. The cause for check the engine light was found to be computere failure. Also, transmission problem caused the vehicle to stall.
Consumer felt a shake in the front of the vehicle, dealer balanced the tires, replaced the front tires, and lubed the front end, none of this remedied the problem, dealer finally found cause to be a faulty transmission, however now that the new transmission has been replaced it doesn't shift probably, it's hesitating, and it slams into gear.
I have <45000 miles on my car (2000 kia Sephia) and have had to have the front brakes replaced 3x and the back brakes replaced 1x. Also, when I turn on the ac, there is a loud noise from the front of the car. The car hesitates when trying to get up to speed. The car also feels like it is trying to pull something of great weight when driving at 55 mph. The back seatbelts do not always lock. The dealer informed me that the seat belts are only to lock when the brakes are slammed or the vehicle is hit (so how is a child booster seat supposed to stay put when the vehicle is in motion?).
The transmission shifts hard when changing gears. Nlm.
The transmission fell off of the chasis.