Battery Problems of Kia Motor Sephia - part 1

While driving, the battery light came on and the engine began to run hot. The cooling system rocketed to high after the battery light illuminated. The engine went dead in the middle of the freeway. The car was towed to a dealership. The dealer informed the consumer they would not be able to check the vehicle until after July 11th. The consumer did not know what exactly the dealerships diagnosis was because they have yet to check vehicle. Consumer suspected this was a cooling system issue with battery problems as well.

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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 seat does not stay down. The headlights have a bad seal and there is water now in them. The rubber around the doors comes out repeatedly. Gear shifter is continually stuck. Brakes take twice as long to stop my car as any other vehicle I have ever driven. I have to drive 2 & 1/2 hours to get repairs. The gas milage is closer to 24 mpg then the 35 that was marked on it when I bought it. There are noises from the engine compartment that are loud and unpleasant. There is a ground fault wire that is bad they want $75 an hour minimum of 10 hours to repair it. The fuse panel cover broke. The headlights cannot be alligned.

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Battery wasn't holding charge, needed continuous refill with distilled water, overheating, overflowing and spilling acid corroding other parts. (nar).

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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.

The battery had blown up and spewed liquid/acid. The consumer had received two recalls prior to the incident, one in gas valve and the other was electrical. The dealer continues to postpone the dates for repair. (recall# 102944) scc.

Consumer stated there was a very loud explosion and smoke under the hood, when consumer started the vehicle, when consumer opened the hood, the entire top of the battery had blown off.

When royal sold us the car no information was given to us that the car has 5 problems,with it. On the window was a sign saying it had cruise control it doesn't. Also the finance company that is the holder has been really unprofessional. I had the car for only 4months had insurance they kept telling me I didn't,they send a man out to check for the third time. I went to my car to give him the information,he called the office of a. B. C. Finance to let them know I had insurance, starting joking with someone on the other line saying I had a knife to his throat. There was truth to that latter he returned to the office where he had learned the police were called to my home. Police knocked on my door with guns drawed ready to shoot. I was sitting with my daughter when they told us to keep our hands up,don't move. I'm on medication for depression so that didn't help matters at all.

Various problems with a new vehicle within fourteen months. Complete brake system was replaced/ battery was replaced, and driver's side window was leaking air. Dealer notified, and repairs were done. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.

Battery exploded when tow truck technician turned iginition swtch half way on so that he could put vehicle into neutral, and be able to turn steering wheel. Explosion caused a dent, and acid spillages over everything under the hood. Vehicle towed to dealer for repairs. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.

Brakes,lights,seats,battery,airbags,odometer,leaks,aircondition,leftdoorhandle (tiresize: 14`)( dot number: tire size: 14` ).

I have only had this car for 1 month. It had been in the shop 3 times. It has never been fixed to my satisfaction. The battery died the day after I brought it home. The brakes had to be completely replaced. That cost ~$200. I have a small infant and bought this car for safety (dual airbags) the dealer won't buy the car back and the service department can't seem to fix the car. Help!!!.

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Car is just a lemon every siince we purchased it. We tried to get our money back(paid cash)and we were not able to per the car dealer,etc. Nothing is ever repaired to the standard and we are upset.

The kia Sephia is nothing but a piece of junk. I would never buy one again. I want to sell it even though I still owe a substantial amount of money on it. No safety defec tlisted in summary.

Battery failed.

Due to a defective battery wiring, while vehicle comes to a stop,it stalls unexpectedly which may cause a rear collision.

Stranded 4+x. . . Battery taken to dealership twice (once they only poured water in- failed next morning)- took 4k miles of problems before they finally replaced 'dud' battery.

This the second report I have one which I did it last week. Voq status, odi 726485. No safety defect mentioned in summary.

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.

Transmission has been worked on over past year. Abs light came on and stayed on due to catalytic converter failure. Wheel bearing failed and was replaced. Automatic transmission had no engagement due to half shaft failure. Engine stalled at a stop due to transmission assembly failure. Brakes were noisy and were replaced, including the rotors. Engine will not start due to battery and starter failure.

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.

Vehicle wouldn't start, and the battery died out. Also, when driving at any speed and applying the brakes, the brakes went straight to the floorboard.

No summary listed for above vehicle.

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Battery is constantly being drained, has been replaced 5 times since purchase. Dealer stated it was an electrical problem.

I purchased the car in Aug. 1998, one month later the oil, battery, engine light came on. I had to get the car towed. As of March, 1999 I had to take the car in for brake failure on several occasions. I have all the service order slips. Sometime is July or August I had to call the tow truck again, car would not start. The tow truck driver said it was because of the a/c. I had a defective battery. As of July 31, 1999 I had no a/c took car in for services on Aug 4th. Repair done, not! as of Aug 6th no a/c . Bernickie had to order the hose. After several attempts to resolve this matter, on sept 9th I called service the hose finally came in. However, they were unable to fix the a/c due to some type of blockage they said. This car is still new, I 've only had it for one year. I need some feed back please.

Service the engine soon light came on due to poor contact/connector terminals corrossion. Yh.

Since the time that I have purchased this car it has been falling apart. The car is constantly shutting down or it just won't start. At this present time my car is sittting at stonemountain kia whereas it is in need a third battery all within less than a years time. Eventhough they know the dangerous history of this car that I purchased new, they continually return the car to me without doing a safety check. I have had my car towed to their location several times in the same week because they have felled to fix the problem. Once again my car is continually suffering from the same problems that are continuing to grow worst. The air conditioning system fails to work properly. The driveshaft is always sticking in the gears. The air bag light continually blink and stay on for periods at a time. The exhaust still making loud noise that I have complained about since I brought the car. The engine jerks and the car is burning a lot of gas. The battery acid continues to leak out into the car. The air vents broke just from a slight touch and so did the knob that control the air circulation. The car is constantly stalling. The car shakes badly when pressing on the brakes. Firestone refuses to work on kia's because they are aware of all the faulty system pertaining to kia's. Lation.

Since consumer owned car brakes had to be changed five times. 3 batteries had to be put in. Engine light came on on instrument panel, anti-freeze is leaking and the engine is running rough.

Ongoing problem with battery failure; dealer notified, and replaced faulty battery on two occasions, and problem reoccurred. Also, and problem engine hesitation. Dealer notified. The consumer found out right after leasing the vehicle, that the radio was inoperable. The vehicle began squeeking in the rear end when turning. The heater malfunctioned. The left rear strut assembly failed causing knocking noise at right rear. The o-ring failed causeing the distributor leak and there was loss of power while driving.

Warped front and rear rotors/ intermittent stalling. Replaced starter/battery/throttle body/starter motor and adjusted timing gear and chain.

Many problems with the car some have been caused by the dealer.

The brakes and rotors were excessively worn outand replaced twice. Tansmission faild causing, loud knocking noise and new transmission was replaced. Left axle failed and replaced. The battery went out. The vehicle failed to start.

Battery failed.

Battery failed. Nlm.

Alternator, starter and two batteries have failed. Mjs.

While driving differential went out/ digital laser failed to work on cd panel/ power window electrical switch stopped working, and engine check light came on & did not go off. Dashboard covering was separating from window. There was water in the headlights, and battery would go dead. Took vehicle to dealer. Vehicle needed alignment due to problem with transmission & the brake assembly needed replacing due to excessive wear.