6.9

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
9,000 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

The NHTSA is the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints can be spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem. See the Back button — blue bar at the very top of the page — to explore more.

Get notified about new defects, investigations, recalls & lawsuits for the 1998 Kia Sephia:

Unsubscribe any time. We don't sell/share your email.

problem #2

Sep 082002

Sephia 4WD 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 18,000 miles
While in motion, the drivers side window cracked in to very small pieces.

- Plainville , CT, USA

problem #1

Jan 181999

Sephia

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Water leak from rear glass window shorted out the fuel pump wires causing the vehicle not to start.

- Indianapolis, IN, USA