Fuel Pump Problems of Kia Motor Sephia - part 1

The contact owns a 1998 kia Sephia. The contact noticed that his vehicle would periodically fail to start. On one occasion, the vehicle was towed to a repair shop and the mechanic changed the fuel pump. A few weeks later, the failure recurred. The mechanic changed the fuel pump relay, but the failure still occurred. The mechanic referenced NHTSA campaign id numbers 99v317000 and 99v318000 (fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump) and showed the contact a wire in the fuel system that was not insulated and had been overheating. Once the wire was removed, the failure seem to be resolved. The mechanic replaced all the wires and connectors and re-sautered everything. The manufacturer stated that the recall repair was already performed on the vehicle and would not assist. The current mileage was approximately 109,250 and failure mileage was 108,083.

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I am just a little disgusted by the fact that I bought a brand new vehicle so that I wouldn't have to worry about repairs for awhile. I bought a 2001 kia Sephia in August of 2001 and it is now July 2004 and my fuel pump has failed twice now. I have had vehicles in the past that have had well over 100,000 miles before ever having to replace a fuel pump. I feel that they should last more that a year or year and a half. I also had the shifter replaced due to a defect. This is a part I have never had to repace on a vehicle even with 300,000 miles!! the fuel pump is my biggest compaint however. I am just over the 60, 000 mile warranty and the fuel pump is going out for the second time. I had to have it replace after I had the vehicle for only a year. The majority of the miles on the car are highway miles as I have approx. A 70 mile commute per day. I can't believe I would be the only person that has had the problem with the fuel pump. All maintenance and oil changes have been done on schedule. I only use gas from either a texaco or chevron station. . . No cheap gas so this is really difficult to swallow. Please let me know if there have been other similar compaints. Thank you.

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The vehicle cut off. The dealer stated that the fuel pump was defective. Also, the alarm system was defective. The dash board light was intermittent.

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I purchased a kia in March 02' I used the car for long trips the first year I had owned the car and I had no faults in Jan. - Feb 03' the car began to shift in to numerous gears and then stall. I was then deployed to iraq. I left the car with a good friend. When I came back he informed me that the car wouldn't start. Dealer said it was the fuel pump. Friend replaced the fuel pump. Friend then replaced fuel pump again when car wouldn't start. Friend left the car alone,when it didn't start, until I had returned from iraq. I came back and took the car to midas, due to the fact that the dealer didn't have an idea of what was going on. Midas then said it was the fuel pump. I had it replaced for a third time. Car ran for a day then died. I took the car back to midas they said it was the wiring harness. I had that replaced. Car still didn't start. So midas said three weeks later they said it was the fuel module. The car then worked for about a month then wouldn't start. Took car to several shops all said it was the pump. I then had a mechanic from my unit check it out. He said it was within the wiring to the fuel pump still hasn't figured it out. Since then I have found that it has a faulty connection with the connecting cables near the fuel pump under the back seat. The connectors have been miss firing and has burnt a hole in my back seat. I've tried to go to the dealer but they insist on doing a dianostic and charge me $60. 00 just to tell me the same thing that I already know. They also said they can't order the part until a dianostic was done. I've also had numerous problems with the fuel tank over filling and not reading full on the gauge. I have also had to replace the brakes four times in 18 months. The power steering also goes out quite frequently. I have also had a serious problem with the alignment of the car. I understand that wear and tear occurs on a vehicle but the problems that I have had with this car is not normal wear and tear. Iam dissaponted in kia.

Consumer has experienced several problems with 1999 kia Sephia. Nar 07/21/2003. Transmission, rear blinkers, brake pads, fuel pump and valve.

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Recall number 99v318000. Remedy did not correct recall problem , fuel pump does not receive enough current which causes the vehicle to completely shut down. Vehicle only shuts down when it it stopped or is slowing for a turn.

The car was acting up, we thought it was overheating,because when the car cooled off it would start. On 7/04/2001 we were going down the road at 55 mph when it shut off. It would not start again. Took it to a mechanic . He said the fuel pump was bad. Replaced it. Took a trip to mass. Car died again. Told fuel relay was bad,replaced,08/10/2001. Coming home first time check engine light came on. Took it to dealer. Egr valve replaced about 08/21/2001. 09/25/2001 car dies take it to a mechanic,checks,fuel pump bad again. Very disturbing, I don't want dealers to work on it. Say I need an invoice# for work order before I can get fuel pump. Mechanic is friend kia certified I trust him to fix the problem long term, not the dealer. If you weren't aware I moved to va. 5 mnths ago.

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Since earnhardt kia re-ground transmission wiring harness and worked on fuel pump (another recall), car has still stuck in gear, dragged, made grinding sound and shakes from 45 to esp. 55-75 mph, partic when running hot (over 15 minutes). It also still randomly stalls on cold start or when rainy/wet. Kia consumer affairs called and requested I not take the vehicle back to earnhardt or to thomas motors authorized kia dealerships and to please take it to another dealership and they would call back to confirm a loaner vehicle. . . . Which they did not. Sure enough, this morning, on the way to work, it was doing it's usual dragging, grinding, and shaking while I drove except, this time, it stuck in 1-2 gear all the way up to 45mph, then jumped, and then when it went up to 65mph (freeway) right afterwards, I smelled a strange smokey chemical smell and the engine light came on immediately. I was two exits from work so was able to make it to work and called kia and another dealership (childress kia) right away. The vehicle only has 28,800 miles and kess than 2 years old. To make matters worse, I twice had to call kia back when one of their representatives and then the tow truck driver they had arranged to take the vehicle indicated that kia had placed a note in my file that my warranty was "pre-expired. " it took calling back, being put on hold numerous times before they finally indicated that they had made an administrative mistake and, of course, still warrantied. This manufacturer has been nothing less than unresponsive and incompetent mechanically and administratively in resolving this vehicles major powertrain defects (past and current) and request investigation remain open until vehicle recalled and returned.

Car needs front axles. Also, motor mounts were replaced along with flywheel and fuel pump. In addition, consumer just received a recall notice 99v271/ winshield wiper linkage. Car is 1 year old and has 26000 miles, owner has already experienced many problems with it.

Vehicle experienced failure of the engine due to possible recall component failure prior to recall notificiation (99v-317) fuel pump failure.

Consumer contacted dealer in reference to recall 99v318000 concerning fuel pump failure. Dealer refused to correct the recall problem, claimed owner caused damage to vehicle herself.

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.

Defective fuel pump, causing intermittent stalling. Also, gear shift would not shift out of gear. Dealer notified.

Consumer had recall 99v317000/ fuel pump connector fixed on January 3, 2000 . Vehicle started smoking under the hood & caught on fire. Manufacturer was suppose to investigate the matter, but consumer hasn't heard anything.

Fuel pump separated from the vehicle. A recall(99v318000) has been issued on the vehicle. However, parts are not available. Dealer has welded the fuel pump in place.

Denied recall repair due to lack of parts. (99v-318).

The owner received recall notice on fuel pump, but the dealer was not willing to to fix it (99v-317). Yh.

Consumer tried to schedule recall repair (99v-318), however denied due to VIN #, owner not satisfied with notice.

The contact owns a 1999 kia Sephia. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 99v317000 (fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump). He was not experiencing any failures at the time, but he took the vehicle to the dealer and they replaced the fuel pump connectors. In 2003 (three years later), the engine service light illuminated on the instrument panel and the vehicle would sporadically stall at any speed. The vehicle also experienced a no start condition. He took the vehicle back to the dealer and they stated that the fuel pump connector was corroded and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred in 2006. He took the vehicle back to the dealer and they stated that the fuel pump connector was corroded again. The vehicle was repaired again; however, the contact believes that the recall repair is not the correct remedy because the corrosion occurs every three years. The failure mileage was 14,000 and current mileage was 54,000. Updated 08/06/09.

Fuel pump failed. Yh.

No summary listed for above vehicle.

Just filled up vehicle with gasoline, and after driving away the vehicle stopped. Vehicle will not just start right up. Contacted dealer, and had the fuel pump replaced.

Fuel pump/gas tank malfunctionl.

Prior to recall fuel sensor failed causing the vehicle to stall on the road (99v-317). Yh.

Consumer received recall notices 99v318000 and 99v271000. Consumer contacted the dealer, dealer has yet to take care of the recalls. Also, dealer has been contacted on a number of occasions.

Recall 99v317000/ fuel pump. Defective fuel pump caused vehicle to stall unexpectedly. Dealer, peters auto, nashua, nh 603-889-1166, did not have the parts available for about 4 weeks. Please provide further information.

Fuel pump failed. Nlm.

Fuel pump circuit malfunctioned. Nlm.

Fuel pump relay failed. Nlm.

Recalled fuel pump circuit connections can not be completed due to lack of parts. Nlm.

Vehicle recall repair denied due to problem with dealership/scheduling. (99v-317/318 and 99v-271).

Recall work was denied by one dealership and consumer had repair done at another. (99v-318).

Consumer does not feel safe in the vehicle due to recall (99v318).

Nhtsa recall 99v318000 and manufacturer's recall 99v318000 concerning fuel pump failure. Dealership has the parts, but only has 1 mechanic that works on this type of car. They scheduled an appointment for 02-182-00 for the backup lights, but not for engine stalling. Consumer will try to get recall repairs for the fuel pump done on the day of the appointment.

Consumer denied recall repair due to lack of parts. (99v-318).