Safety Score
79
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Kia Sephia.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAVING TROUBLE WITH DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. IT WILL WORK THEN THE MOTOR/REGULATOR GETS STUCK AND WON'T FUNCTION. THEN ALL … |
| 2012-05-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS ON MY WAY TO COLLEGE WHEN I HIT A PATCH OF WET ROAD, WHEN I TRIED TO CORRECT THE SLIDE, THE RIGHT SIDE GRABBED AN… |
| 2011-07-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | CAR GIVES OFF A VERY BAD GAS ODOR. EVERYTIME I PUT GAS IN THE CAR, THE GAS INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD GOES DOWN AND CAR… |
| 2011-01-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I AM COMPLAINING BECAUSE MY GEAR SHIFT WON'T SHIFT. IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL, IT SAYS IF THIS HAPPENS TO REMOVE THE SMALL … |
| 2011-01-02 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | I JUST TAKE OVER A 2001 KIA SEPHIA FROM MY BROTHER IN-LAW AND HE WARNED ME NOT TO LOCK THE CAR IF I LOCK THE CAR DOORS… |
| 2010-04-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | DRIVE AND PASSENGER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN 2001 KIA SEPHIA LS. *TR |
| 2009-03-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | ON MARCH 28, 2009, MY DAUGHTER WAS A PASSENGER IN A 2001 KIA SEPHIA THAT LOST CONTROL IN THE RAIN DOING ABOUT 50 MPH, W… |
| 2008-12-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA SEPHIA. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE STARTER AND TWO RELAYS… |
| 2008-09-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA SEPHIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUALLY OVERPOWERING GASOLIN… |
| 2007-12-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA SEPHIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS COLLECTING INSIDE THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT … |
| 2006-08-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN STARTING THE CAR MOSTLY IN THE MORNING, THE BRAKE FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE PE… |
| 2006-08-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS | No | 0 | IN AUGUST OF 2006 I HAD TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR BRAKES. COMING TO FIND OUT MY BRAKES WERE BAD, I NEEDED NEW ROTORS AND MY W… |
| 2006-08-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 KIA SEPHIA APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH IN DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA ON AUGUST 1, 2006 WHEN A PONTIAC BONNE… |
| 2006-06-15 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING AND THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT REMOVED T… |
| 2005-05-03 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DT: DASHBOARD SEPARATED FROM WINDSHIELD WITHOUT WARNING. DRIVER'S SIDE CAME LOOSE, AND NOW THE OTHER SIDE WAS LOOSE.… |
| 2005-04-15 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | IN APR 2005, WHILE DRIVING IN MY 2001 KIA SEPHIA LS, MY CHILDREN COMPLAINED THAT IT WAS TOO COLD IN THE BACK SEAT, SO I… |
| 2005-01-24 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | MY THEN 10 YEAR OLD SON GOT STUCK WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE. TO GET HIMSELF OUT HE ALONE PUSHED H… |
| 2005-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | AT COLD TEMPERATURES DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAD TROUBLE OPENING AND CLOSING. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SERVICE THE SAME PRO… |
| 2004-11-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. THEN ANOTHER DAY THE CAR DIED GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I… |
| 2004-10-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING OUT PASSENGER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT FAILED TO COME ON. CONSUMER REPLACED THE LIGHT FIXTURE WITH A FUSE AND B… |
| 2004-07-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | 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 REPAI… |
| 2004-05-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND THE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT STAY IN PARK. WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING IT O… |
| 2004-04-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES. I HAVE NEVER BEEN GIVEN A LOANER TO USE … |
| 2004-01-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE BELOW DATE AT 730PM.THERE WAS MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER IN MY 2001 KIA SEPHIA AND WE HIT A TRE… |
| 2004-01-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP FOR THE THIRD MAJOR REPAIR IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS. FIRST, IN JAN. OF '04 THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE BL… |
| 2003-12-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FIVE TIMES. *AK CONSUMER JUST HAD A S… |
| 2003-12-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE TO THE DEALER FOR ANAL… |
| 2003-10-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. TWO PASSENGERS SU… |
| 2003-10-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | DEALER REPLACED IN THE LAST PAST THREE MONTHS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: IGNITION COIL/FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM TWICE/WIRING HAR… |
| 2003-09-18 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | Yes | 1 | I WAS STOPPED AT A YIELD SIGN DUE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND WAS STUCK FROM THE REAR FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY SEATBELT DI… |
| 2003-08-12 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH DRIVER FELT A SHAKING IN THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROAD, AND DISCOVERED TH… |
| 2003-07-09 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MANUAL TRANSMISSION BROKE. DEALER REPLACED CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION ONE TIME. ONCE AGAIN TRANSMISSION BR… |
| 2003-05-30 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE GOING 65 ON THE FREEWAY I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER. THE VEHIC… |
| 2003-05-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH THEN THE ENGINE SLOWED DOWN. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIME… |
| 2003-04-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED ON ME TWICE. THE CAR IS NOT EVEN 2 YEARS OLD. *NLM |
| 2003-03-13 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS, THREE (3) LUG NUTS HAVE MYSTERIOUSLY BROKEN ON THE VEHICLE, TWO (2) ON THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AN… |
| 2003-03-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB |
| 2003-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | MASTER CYLINDER, WENT OUT THE SECOND TIME. I HAD MY CAR IN THE DEALERS SHOP ON DECEMBER 31, 2002. MY MASTER CYLINDER WE… |
| 2003-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | VEHICLE REPEATEDLY STALLS. TAKEN TO THE DEALTERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES ,AND TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR WHEN THEY HA… |
| 2003-02-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VECHICAL AT IDLE WENT INTO HIGH RPM AND LOSS OF BRAKES AND LASTED ABOUT 30 TO 45 SECONDS |
| 2003-01-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB |
| 2003-01-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, BUT THEIR FOOT HIT THE GAS PEDAL ALS… |
| 2002-12-29 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ON WET PAVEMENT AND WITHOUT WARNING THE REAR END WOULD WONDER CAUSING A… |
| 2002-12-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WATER IS LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. WHEN THIS OCCURS IN COOLER TEMPERATURES AND THE DEFROS… |
| 2002-11-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | THE FLEXLINE SUPPLYING THE BRAKE FLUID TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL HAD BEEN RUBBING AGAINST A RETAINER RING AND CAUSED ALL T… |
| 2002-11-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | Yes | 1 | NO SUMMARY. DT |
| 2002-11-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE BALL JOINT SNAP CAUSING A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED.… |
| 2002-10-28 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 1 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK WHEN DRIVE SLAMMED ON BRAKES, CAUSING INJURIES. TS |
| 2002-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING MAKING IT HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS |
| 2002-09-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A ROUTINE CHECK, DEALER STATED FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKES NEEDED REPLACING, … |