Kia Motor Sephia owners have reported 6 problems related to parking brake (under the parking brake category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Kia Motor Sephia based on all problems reported for the Sephia.
The parking brake does not hold when the engine is off only with transmission in first or reverse, the emergency brake info was misleading in the owners manual, the consumer believes the brake cable is not strong enough, the parking brake has been adjusted several times, on one occasion the brake was set on park and the vehicle rolled and hit a garage door, front disc pads and rotors failed causing grinding noise while braking. Nlm.
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Consumer has complained on several occasions that the brakes squeal, the dealer has cleaned and front and rear brakes, also the parking brake is hard to release.
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Consumer has complained on several occasions that the brakes squeal, the dealer has cleaned and front and rear brakes, also the parking brake is hard to release.
Emergency brake cable failure caused the brake pedal to go to floor. Yh.
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Brakes are wearing out excessively & deteriorating. Whenever brakes are applied, they cause vehicle to shake. Took vehicle to dealer & mechanic changed pads & warped rotors. Also rotated & cleaned the brakes. Rear seat belt lock is too high. Air conditioner draining on floor, dealer cleaned a/c drain. Consumer feels a hard shock when shifting into gear. Engine hard to start, dealer replaced the flywheel. Binding lever failed on the parking brake.
The vehicle experienced emergency brake problems. .
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Parking Brake problems | |
| Parking Brake Linkage And Cable problems | |
| Conventional Parking Brake problems | |
| Mechanical Parking Brake problems |