1999 Kia Sephia Reviews - Page 5 of 14

Glove box compartment latch broke.

I must also be a very lucky customer as I have not had, but that one problem and I am reaching 100,000 miles. I had purchased this car after seeing my best friend's mom purchase one, and I had liked the car. I didn't research the car any, but his parents did. They were considering a Ford Focus and a Kia Sephia. They too have not had any problems and they are about at 60,000 miles.

The car has made successful trips to Junction City, Kansas; Little Rock, Arkansas; and Dallas, Texas; from my home town of Oklahoma City. All without kinks and gas usage was acceptable.

The spark plugs wore at 24000 miles. The windows always have electical problems. I had to replace brakes and rotors at 40000 miles. Now there is something wrong with the transmission.

Buyer beware for some serious issues!

Total transmission failure at 32,000 miles. Now the transmission is so sensitive, sometimes takes a few tries to get exactly into reverse.

Replacement of rack and pinion steering not once, but twice!

New tires required at 17,000 miles.

Had to replace the fuel pump 3 times.

Brakes have made noise since the first day I got the car - after numerous replacements, still make noise.

Water pump replacement at 60,000 miles.

Starter replaced twice.

Replaced battery 4 times.

I would never buy a Kia again.

The only reason I still have is because it is paid for, but it seems like it is now costing me more money in repairs.

This is an extremely poorly made car.

Since I bought the car my transmission had to be replaced, which cost me a lot, after that my KIA started to make weird noises when turning and the car wouldn't start form time to time.

Since then nothing else went wrong until now. My KIA Sephia now shows me the check engine light and the Over Drive system turns on and off on it's own, making it impossible to drive until I have the car checked out and another $1000 will go down the toilet.

One more thing, my air bag light comes on now and then, and I am really afraid to drive this car.

KIA might be making better cars presently, but the cars that they sold when they tried to be one of the big dogs on the market are dangerous to drive.

The Sephia especially, because it is a very dangerous car to drive. I don't know what these people were thinking, they put the catalytic converter right under the engine. This car is so poorly made that when I look at it I laugh. KIA should be sued and they will if they aren't already.

To finish this I will say to you:

Never buy a KIA and don't be tempted by the low price because you will spend twice as much on repairs than on the car alone. Trust me and have a nice day.