2001 Kia Sephia LS review from North America
"Avoid KIA save money buy a Toyota or Honda"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Rear brakes build up a lot of dust requiring a cleaning once ever two month,that is if you can get the drums off without a drill. (I've be doing my own mantaince on vehicle for almost 20 years)
Have had car into dealership twice for mystery problem,will not start 25% of the time. Dealership has replaced the alternator (?) $800.00 to fix it,spent 1 full day on diagnostic $116.00 and still no satisfaction.
Should not the maker of a vehicle have some idea as where to start looking to fix these problems? Or did these vehicles just create themselves without the aid of engineers beacause the dealership was at a loss, to find ther problem.
General comments?
Bottom line it's a cheap means of conveyance. An appliance if you will. Unfortunately the money it saved in sound deadening and refinement wasn't folded back into the car for quality engineering. What can you say about a car company that can't glue it's own label on it's product straight.
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| Solid basic transportation |
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| Buying this car was a big mistake! |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 2001 |
| Year of manufacture | 2001 |
| First year of ownership | 2003 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2006 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.8 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 3 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 0 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 2 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 0 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 3 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 68000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 98900 kilometres |
| Previous car | Dodge Caravan |
| Date of Entry | 17th August, 2006 |