1997 Kia Sephia from North America - Comments

Same problem, my mom has a 2000 kia sephia with the defective dash. She contacted kia. They responded back by saying that the warranty ran out, so there was nothing they could do about it. One of their people blamed it on the sun. Amazing!!

I have a 1997 Kia Sephia, my car has been very reliable and the dash is the my complaint with my car. Everything that has been posted happened to my car. I noticed a brown spot on the dash on the driver's side a few years ago. That has gotten bigger, but the dash has lifted and is starting to curl back. Truthfully, I thought it was from the heat and sun. Searching on Google it seems to be engineering problem. Too bad Kia won't do anything.

I also have the same problem with my 98 KIA I contacted the dealer and was told that kia isn't liable for the dash.

I could get it replaced for $800.00 needess to say

i sold it and will not my another KIA product!.

I have had the same problem with my 1997 Kia Sephia. Just wondering has anyone had the airbag on the passenger side deploy because of the dash peeling back? Has anyone checked on the cost to fix it?

Hello.

I'm from Australia and am currently looking to buy my first car, but only have around $4,000. Which means I either have to buy something very very old, or something Korean. I don't mind the Kia Mentor from 1997 (called Sephia in other markets) and was wondering if anyone could offer any advice on this car, or other cars I should be looking for. I know very little on this topic, and my parents are not willing to help me look for a car. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!

I too have a 2000 Kia Sephia, and the dash has lifted by the heating vents on both sides of the dash near the windshield. How can I fix this? I really love the car, but it is hard to defrost the windshield.

I have a 99 kia sephia and the dash is warped. It has been for about 2 years now. Any ideas on how to fix this?

As a used car dealer in Texas, I have seen many such dash problems with the Kia. However I find that placing a for sale sign over this area covers it up nicely.

My 1997 KIA Sephia's driver side air bag has split across the steering wheel, and looks like it is going to deploy and my dash is coming apart. I don't feel safe driving it and am going to get it repaired, but I am selling it and will never buy a KIA again.