Automatic Transmission Problems of Kia Motor Sephia - part 2

I have reported this because of the fact that upon failure, due to the fact that the transmission shifts erratically, it caused a near miss at approx 30 miles per hour because the vehicle would move fast enough to get out of the way of an approaching semi-truck.

See all problems of the 2000 Kia Motor Sephia 🔎.

Transmission was replaced twice/ the engine seized at 30000 miles/ the brakes warped three times and were replaced 3 times/ the windows are hard to open and close/ the brake pedal is extremely low.

See all problems of the 1997 Kia Motor Sephia 🔎.

I would never buy a kia again. This car has been nothing but trouble. The transmission prematurely went out with no warning. Had to be completly replaced. Both front headlight assemblies melted due to reasons still unknown. The brakes worn prematurely. Not to mention all of the other hassles I've had with this car. Sometimes I wish someone would just take it, I hate it so much!.

See all problems of the 1998 Kia Motor Sephia 🔎.

Our kia Sephia 2000 is a lemon. We have had to replace the brakes four times because of premature ware and shaking due to poor design. We received the car with a dead battery. We are on our third battery. We were on our third set of tires before 30,000 miles. The gear shift will stick so that you can not take it out of park. The weather molding is falling off. Check engine light goes on and they could not keep it from coming on.

Vehicle stalls while changing gears. Also, steering wheel locks up, causing consumer to lose control.

I have turned this car into service two times and they state that there is nothing wrong with this vehicle. But I still have the problems and they want do anything about it. Also the vehicle was stolen from the dealership serv. Dept. On 3/6/00 and located in another state with physical damage and there are no id #'s on car any longer. I feel like this dealership should have to replace or the lemon law needs to be in effect for this car. No safety defect listed within summary.

See all problems of the 1999 Kia Motor Sephia 🔎.

Brakes failed causing accident, they have been replaced 4 times also rotors fuel pump, transmission, glovebox,wiring harness, many other things too. . . Could have lost my 2 of my grandsons in the accident. . . Are we going to put up with this??? I can be reached at vitello@pgh. Net.

When coming out of first gear vehicle will stall. It may stall anytime of the day.

Since I purchase the car it has been in the shop five times one for replacement of transmission and the other four for the brakes. I contact the company and ask the to give me a knew car but they refuse to. In the mean while the transmission is going again and the brakes are still messed up and it feels like someone is pushing me from the back of the care. I cannot go fast on the high way or the steering wheel will start shaking very fast. They cannot fix the problem I took the car their five times and they donot want to replace it. If you can help me I would like that someone needs to get involved in this situation I pay $350 month and I cannot see why. Thank you.

I bought this car just over a year ago. It has been to the shop 9 going on 10 times, not to mention that there have been two recalls within the last month. This is not what I expected out of a brand new car, in fact, this is what I was trying to avoid by buying new versus used. I still have alot of problems with the transmission, it just doesn't shift right. Sometimes I accellerate, but the car goes nowhere. Someday, I will probably get hit. The car starts hard, this was supposedly fixed by some "fix it" that kia came up with, but it still does it. My check engine light keeps coming on, and I think I've come to the conclusion that when it comes on, I am backing up. We have filed a lawsuit on this car against kia, but they have not done anything toward settlement. Court date is 6/99.

I thought the brakes were going bad in December, they shafed the rotors. In less than three moths they replaced them on March 2, 2000. They have replaced the brake pads three times. They have replaced the exhaust. They have two recalls. They have had to fix my transmission. The pin stripes are now starting to come off. The rubber peice around the back passenger doors are also comming off. ( dot number: 0 tire size: 14 ).

30 Nov 99-blinkers intermittently inoperable (mo=2,415);28 Dec 99-blinkers intermittently inoperable (mo=3,044);13 Jan 00-blinkers intermittently inoperable (mo=3,423);16 Mar 00-blinkers intermittently inoperable (mo=5,268);8 Mar 01-gear shift lever intermittently won't shift(mo=26,471);20 Nov 01-gear shift lever intermittenly won't shift(mo=33,853);30 may 02-gear shift lever intermittently won't shift(mo=33,853);5 Jun 02-gear shift lever intermittenly won't shift(mo=33,933);19 Jun 02-gear shift lever intermittenly won't shift(mo=34,443);20 Jun 02-gear shift lever intermittenly won't shift(mo=34, 536);gear shift assy changed 4 times--company claims can't verify problem. Have two witnesses with signatures from place of employment who have signed statements that they tried to get gear shift lever out of park without success. Car goes out of bumper to bumper warranty in less than 1500 miles. Power train warranty still in effect. Informed company that refund is desired. Filed with bbb here in CA as required. This problem presents a real danger to myself if can't get car out of park; can't trust car.

Horn failure. Dealer notified, and informed consumer that transmission needs to be replaced. They do not know how long before replacement transmission would arrive. Asking NHTSA to look into this matter, and provide additional information.

While driving the automatic transmission keeps skipping. The dealership has replaced the transmission 3 times and the problem still exist. Ph.

This car has had new transmission/brakes/radio and battery, and I am waiting on something new to happen soon. I bought this car because I thought that my feet was not aas dependable as a car. . My mistake. If the repairs keep up I will have a new car without even trading!!! this car gives new meaning to lemon.

Brakes and rotors replaced 3 times once at 8208, 16257, and 20368 having same problem and transmission replaced with rebuilt one o\d lights flashes and check engine still having the same problem transmission went out again 1 day after they said they fixed it.

Vehicle would die out when gears are shifted. Happens also when starting out to drive. Would lose power & have to down shift to get power back. Had notified dealer & manufacture twice about problem. Cause cannot be located.

When starting the engine it would turn over & then vehicle would stall. Once started, vehicle would hesitate. The fuel gauge fails to register fuel intake. Also, vehicle is very hard to shift into gear properly. Took vehicle to dealer to have problems checked. The mechanic replaced the fly wheel & the gas tank.

No wonder auto so cheap. . . Poorly made, poor service at dealer too. Just a ton of little things have gone wrong with this car since purch. New in may '99 major mistake on my part, should have checked out complaint data base first before buying this car. No safety defect listed in the summary.

Engine stalled, lost all power at speed of 5 mph. Since April of 1999, the vehicle jerks back when it is passing 20 mph. Now, it jerks harder while power is losing, required heavier gas pedal depression.

I brought a new kia Sephia in 1998, and had nothing but trouble with it! transmission was replaced 2 times by the mechanic for Kia Motors, and needed to be replaced again on 7/2007. Also , the brakes have been replaced 4 times and need to be replaced again. Now the headlights keep turning off while driving at night, but no mechanic can locate the electrical short problem.

The first problem was the electrical system, the car kept blowing fuses and would not start. After 4 visits to a kia service center it was learned that the fuse box had been built wrong. Kia had a rebuild kit on hand for this problem and corrected it, as well as replaceing a number of sensors and other equipment damaged by this problem. Next was the transmission, which whould and does switch gears for no reason, jumping into higher gear or downshifing into lower gear without warning and staying there until the car is brought to a complete halt. This problem has not been traced, kia service technicians claimed to have driven the vehicle extensively but could not reproduce the problem, dispite the fact that it occures frequently for myself and my wife. The brakes started acting funney at around 11,000 miles and upon inspection by kia personell were found to be worn excessively in the center of the rotors, dispite telling me that it was a very common problem kia refused to repair it, saying that it was a maintiance issue, and not a defect. The door latches failed on a trip to indiana and the doors had to be locked or they would not stay closed. The glove compartment latch failed at the same time, falling open at any bump and the handle was falling off, so it had to be left open the entire time. The weather stripping began falling off shortly thereafter causeing water leaks into the car, and sometimes preventing the doors from closeing correctly. I have attempted on numerious occasions to have these issue delt with by Kia Motors and they have faid to do so, beyond the bare minimum. I have even been attempting to return the car in accordiance with michigan's `lemon law' and kia's only response is to attempt to half-hartedly repair the vehicle at my expense. Dispite the fact that some of these issues could be dangerious.

Transmission won't shift into gear. Nlm.

Transmission broke down. Overdrive keeps slipping. Will not shift. Vehicle would not start up. The kill switch wiring keeps effecting starting. Brake disc & pads need to be replaced.

See all problems of the 1996 Kia Motor Sephia 🔎.

I have had my car in the shop many times just for the rotors and brakes and a new master cylinder and now a new transmision and now the brakes are starting all over again something has to be done before someone gets killed . I have contacted kia and they haven't done nothing for me I went to the dealership and they said they couldn't do any thing but help me refince again I shouldn't have to . I want them to buy back the car it is not safe for the road . Please help me tjones5460 thank you.

Transmission needs replacement due to vibrations.

When attempting to accelerate to change lanes the vehicle went in reverse and the gear shift was in drive. Consumer also having problems with poor braking, poor braking responds when making a normal stop. Consumer has contacted the dealer.

The check engine light came on and I had transaxle problems getting the car in gear . I also had problems getting keys from ignition switch part took two weeks and was relaced at dealership.

Transmission replaced due to slipping.

No summary.

The transmission was very bad and defective. Vehicle would stop without any warning. Vehicle was taken to dealer 3 times and each time the transmission was replaced for the same problem. Ts.

There was a delay in the shifting of transmission while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the dealer was unable to correct the problem.

Vehicle wouldn't start intermittently. About a month ago it started to happen more frequently. Shifter assembly was replaced. Vehicle would also roll while in park. Dealer told consumer that transmission would have to be replaced to solve the problem.

Vehicle experiencing transmission problems with the 2nd and 3rd gear ratio.

Every time the car is off for 2 hours or more, when car is first started cannot shift out of park. Button on side of stick will not push in & car must be allowed to heat up for 2-5 minutes whether it's hot or cold outside. This morning it would not move at all for 20 minutes until I sprayed wd40 around the base & around the button. I was told by the dealer it was sticky due to liquid being dropped in stick compartment. I have never spilled anything in there. They said it was stiff due to the cold in the morning. Now it's hot in the morning -- and it still sticks!!!!.