10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
21,670 miles

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problem #4

Jun 102017

Sephia

  • 34,678 miles
The seatbelt pretensioners is locked up & they (both driver/passenger) seatbelts "do not" reel back 2 provide securement of the passenger(s). Also, the electrical issue is the horn does not work even when there's a new fuse & horn. There's a defect in the steering wheel horn button.

- Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA

problem #3

Jun 152017

Sephia

  • 34,000 miles
I 🅾wn a 2000 Kia Sephia & the front drivers seatbelt retracts slow& does not lock. The passenger seatbelt does not retract @ all. Additionally, the passenger front door lock does not lock as if the lock actuator has seized up.

- Fat Lauderdale, FL, USA

problem #2

Oct 012000

Sephia 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 18,000 miles
I have <45000 miles on my car (2000 Kia Sephia) and have had to have the front brakes replaced 3X and the back brakes replaced 1X. Also, when I turn on the ac, there is a loud noise from the front of the car. The car hesitates when trying to get up to speed. The car also feels like it is trying to pull something of great weight when driving at 55 mph. The back seatbelts do not always lock. The dealer informed me that the seat belts are only to lock when the brakes are slammed or the vehicle is hit (so how is a child booster seat supposed to stay put when the vehicle is in motion?)

- Cockeysville, MD, USA

problem #1

Dec 232003

Sephia 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
I was involved in a very minor motor vehicle accident, where a girl hit my car from behind (the force was equal to that of taking your foot off the clutch when the car is in gear). After this accident, my seatbelt no longer functions properly...it does not latch all the time - this means I have to reinsert my seatbelt a couple times to get it to click or I can pull it out without pushing the button. I was informed that the latch recall does not pertain to the 2000 models of the Sephia so I would have to pay to have it replaced. Waiting on that recall...............

- Wantage, NJ, USA