Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2000 Kia Sephia.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2000 Kia Sephia. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH and approaching a traffic light, th… |
| 2017-07-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE STUPID PASSENGER DOOR WONT CLOSE THIS JUST SO DARN FRUSTRATING IT'S ALSO VERY DANGEROUS AND I AM NOT A VERY HAPPY P… |
| 2017-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I 🅾WN A 2000 KIA SEPHIA & THE FRONT DRIVERS SEATBELT RETRACTS SLOW& DOES NOT LOCK. THE PASSENGER SEATBELT DOES … |
| 2017-06-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE SEATBELT PRETENSIONERS IS LOCKED UP & THEY (BOTH DRIVER/PASSENGER) SEATBELTS "DO NOT" REEL BACK 2 PROVIDE SECUREMEN… |
| 2015-03-21 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | THE LOCKS FREEZE UP IN COLD TEMPS, ENOUGH TO TWIST AND BEND MY KEY. EVEN TRYING TO FORCE IT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE DOES N… |
| 2014-10-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | NEARLY FATAL CAR ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE BREAKS DID NOT LOCK UP. *TR |
| 2011-03-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 KIA SEPHIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S… |
| 2010-05-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 KIA SEPHIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE ENGINE WOU… |
| 2009-02-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | MY WIFE OWNS A 2000 KIA SEPHIA,WE WERE IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 40MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS ASKED TO M… |
| 2009-01-22 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | IN NORMALLY OPENING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE IN COLD WEATHER, THE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE BROKE BECAME INOPER… |
| 2008-12-12 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 KIA SEPHIA. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 60 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE FAI… |
| 2008-09-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE SHOES ,BECAUSE OF A NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. WHEN THE BRAKE DRUM WAS REMOVED THE ON… |
| 2008-09-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 KIA SEPHIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS F… |
| 2008-08-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 3 | HIT A LIGHT POLE/AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE. *TR |
| 2007-10-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 KIA SEPHIA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 20 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE JER… |
| 2007-07-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 KIA SEPHIA. THE BRAKES MAKE A BANGING AND KNOCKING NOISE WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED. THE CONTAC… |
| 2007-01-31 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | TL*- THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2000 KIA SPECTRUM. THE CONTACT OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE 2002 AND ALL FOUR DOORS WI… |
| 2007-01-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | I OWN KIA-SEPHIA-2000. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS UNDER 0 DEGREES THE DOORS FREEZE SO BADLY THAT I CANNOT SHUT THE DRI… |
| 2006-10-21 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT (PASSENGER) DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. DOOR LATCH WILL NOT UNLOCK. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I HAD TO CUT A HOLE I… |
| 2006-05-21 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | SEPHIA KIA DASH BOARD ....WARRANTY,IS ONLY 36,000 MILES THE SEAMS ARE TORN OUT ON THE DASH BOARD IN FRONT OF THE MILEA… |
| 2006-05-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS HAVE GONE AT THE SAME TIME...AT 65,000 MILES...WHICH WHEN I CHECKED WITH REPAIR SHOP IS HIGHLY … |
| 2006-03-20 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | 1. REAR WINDOW TINT DAMAGED BY DEFOSTER WIRES CAUSING THE TINT TO BUBBLE AND OBSTRUCT REAR VIEW. 2. HEAT DAMAGE TO … |
| 2006-03-20 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2000 KIA SEPHIA AND THE VENTS STARTED TO CRACK. NOW THE WHOLE DASHBOARD IS CURLING UP TO WHERE THE VENTS WON'T… |
| 2006-03-04 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED LETTER INFORMING HIM THAT 2000 KIA SEPHIA SEAT BELT IS UNSAFE. CONSUMER CALLED DEALER TO HAVE IT REPL… |
| 2006-01-12 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 KIA SEPHIA. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED BELOW 25 DEGREES NONE OF THE DOORS LATCHES FUNCTION… |
| 2006-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | REGULAR DRIVING CAUSING BRAKES ON 2000 KIA SEPHIA TO REQUIRE CONSTANT MAINTENANCE ON THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. AT VARI… |
| 2005-12-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V305000 ON TH… |
| 2005-11-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING A CLANKING NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE ENGINE. THEN, WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS, THE EN… |
| 2005-10-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | OVER THE COURSE OF THE PREVIOUS FEW MONTHS, PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, I NOTICED THAT THE 2000 KIA SEPHIA WITH 80000 MILES… |
| 2005-08-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | Yes | 1 | PURCHASED VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 10 DAYS BEFORE ACCIDENT AND NOTICED IMMEDIATELY THAT THE BRAKES WERE "MUSHY" AND STOPPI… |
| 2005-07-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DT: 2000 KIA SEPHIA. CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON JULY 26, 2005 WHEN A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, SHE… |
| 2005-07-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT: WHILE DRIVING, THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN HOT. THE COOLING SYSTEM ROCKETED TO HIGH AFTER… |
| 2005-06-29 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN A DEER CROSSED AND WAS HIT BY OUR VEHICLE. THE CAR HIT THE DEER BROADSIDE W… |
| 2005-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE CA FROM THE FROM THE VEHICLE. DRIVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND … |
| 2005-03-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT HOUSING HAS SEVERE DISCOLORATION AFTER ONLY A LITTLE OVER 4.5 YEARS OF USE. PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND HA… |
| 2005-02-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. DRIVER NOTICED WHILE ACCELERATING THE NOISE WOULD E… |
| 2005-01-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DASHBOARD WARPED AND BROKE THE DEFROSTER VENT. SAFETY HAS BEEN GREATLY COMPROMISED BECAUSE AIR IS NO LONGER ABLE TO BE … |
| 2005-01-03 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | 2000 KIA SEPHIA DOOR LATCHES DO NOT WORK WHEN WEATHER IS FREEZING AND DASHBOARD CURLED UP NOT ALLOWING DEFROST OF FRON… |
| 2004-12-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS | No | 0 | FRICTION MATERIAL ON REAR DRUM BRAKES SEPARATED FROM BRAKE SHOE, CAUSING RIGHT REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY TO LOCK UP WITHOUT B… |
| 2004-11-07 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD, THE DOORS ON MY KIA'S DON'T CLOSE. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PERSON BUMP THE DOOR CLOSE FROM THE OUT… |
| 2004-10-27 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | I OWN A 3 YEAR OLD KIA SEPHIA. IT WAS PURCHASED AS A USED CAR FROM GARDEN GROVE KIA IN CA. I BRING TO KIA FOR ALL RECOM… |
| 2004-09-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. ABS LIGHT, AIR BAG LIGHT AND THE ENGINE CHECK … |
| 2004-09-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | I'VE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS DISINTEGRATING FROM WITHIN. I'VE HAD THEM REPLACED MANY TIMES AT L… |
| 2004-09-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING EVERY FOUR MONTHS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. |
| 2004-08-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP WHEN WET. *AK |
| 2004-07-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY 2000 KIA SEPHIA AROUND SEPTEMBER OF 1999. I HAD A NEW SET OF BRAKES AND ROTORS AT 2000 MILES, AGAIN AT 1100… |
| 2004-07-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN BRAKING THE BRAKES FELT VERY MUSHY. CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT … |
| 2004-06-25 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 3 | WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID N… |
| 2004-06-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE. ALSO, THE ALARM SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK … |
| 2004-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE LIGHTS WON'T STAY ON. CONSUMER REPLACED FUSES SEVERAL TIMES. HOWE… |