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1994 Kia Sephia

Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
16
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1994-07-25 94V134000 POWER TRAIN 6,945 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
1999-02-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WORE OUT.
1999-01-02 POWER TRAIN No 0 THE ELECTRONIC SPEEDOMETER SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER THE 1994 RECALL. CONSUMER SAYS THAT THE EXACT SAME PART HAS GONE…
1997-04-18 SEATS Yes 0 DRIVING AT LOW SPEED, VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT 6:00 POSITION, DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK AND ANCHORS BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT T…
1997-02-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR No 0 ALTERNATOR FAILED.
1996-06-01 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. *AK
1996-02-15 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT GETS STUCK IN THE HOLDER AND WILL NOT RELEASE AND THE BELT CANNOT BE USED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. …
1995-06-22 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 THE SQUEAKING NOISE WAS PRESENT WHEN THE VEHICLE MOVED. THE WHOLE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS BROKEN. TT
1995-05-01 POWER TRAIN No 0 SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. VEHICLE SEIZE. TT
1995-04-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR No 0 THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED SINCE A THERMOMETER DIDN'T TELL THE ENGINE IT WAS HOT. WHICH BLEW THE HEAD GASKETS, MELT…
1994-12-30 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Yes 0 SHIFTED INTO REVERSE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT. TT
1994-09-21 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 ENGINE: WHEN DRIVING AND DOWNSHIFT TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT ONE IS TRYING TO SLOW DOWN…
1994-06-12 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 FRONT SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT WHEN PUT ON DURING A SUDDEN STOP, CAN GO RIGHT IN THE WINDSHIELD. ALSO THE SHIFT GEAR …
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 VEHICLE WAS IN A N HEAD-ON ACCIDENT AT 45 MPH, AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 WHEN SEAT IS MOVED FORWARD SOME, SEAT BELT PERFORMS ERRATIC. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 VEHICLE STALLS DUE TO FAILED IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE.
STEERING No 0 POOR STEERING FUNCTION AND UNABLE TO MONITOR SPEED, MILAGE OR USE CRUISE CONTROL.