1999 Kia Sephia review from North America
"Crap"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
OK where to start:
The brakes failed on me the first month I had this car, then three months later.
The cigarette lighter has failed 8 times and counting.
The first winter I had this car it was towed to the dealership 7 times for not starting, 2 of those times for the engine being flooded.
I had the brakes repaired again a year later and now have to get them fixed again 2 years later.
6 months ago the car began acting up when shifting. I would put the car in drive, it would go in reverse and vice versa. The car wasn't driven for two days one time and it took both my fiance and myself to pull it out of park and then it wouldn't go anywhere for a half hour or so, we had to jerk the shifter back and forth numerous times before it would do anything. Now I cannot drive over 30 mph's without the car "freaking" out as in it won't switch gears and just makes a noise like it's not going to go any faster...
The check engine light has come on in my car more then 25 times since I bought it...
The defroster now takes 20 - 30 minutes to clear up my windows when there is only a bit of moisture on them, I hate to see what it would be like if there were ice on them.
The car stalls on startup at least once 90 percent of the time.
NEVER EVER BUY THIS CAR, PLEASE, I AM BEGGING YOU. I have two and a half years left to pay off this car and no dealership will pay off my balance or even come close. I paid 11,550 dollars for this car 2 years ago and the most I can get out of it is a mere 3,000. And I still owe 6,000. Pretty sad.
General comments?
This is the worst vehicle ever made, if I had the time, energy and money and a damned good lawyer I would sue the pants off of Kia.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Year of manufacture | 1999 |
| First year of ownership | 1999 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2001 |
| Engine and transmission | Automatic |
| Performance marks | 0 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 0 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 1 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 3 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 4 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 0 miles |
| Most recent distance | 39000 miles |
| Previous car | Chevrolet Celebrity |
| Date of Entry | 30th October, 2001 |