10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 6,508 miles
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Consumer owns 1997 Kia Sephia. She had a problem with the dashboard. The vents for the defroster fell off, and the dashboard was brown, which began as a small spot and grew to cover the whole dashboard. She was concerned that the dashboard falling apart might somehow affect the airbags. She says that there is a burning smell coming from dash, smell has been there since she purchased vehicle. She did purchase vehicle new.
- Hayesville, NC, USA
The dashboard lifted up from the chassis of the vehicle. Also, there was a hole that burned into the top of the dashboard. The consumer was concerned with the air bags not deploying or deploying prematurely.
- Wayne, NJ, USA
Problems with seat belts and dashboard.
- Plantersville, AL, USA
The passenger side dashboard is lifting up, consumer believes this may cause the airbag to deploy. Dealer has been contacted.
- Land O' Lakes, FL, USA
The dashboard came loose and lifted from the interior of the vehicle.. the molding strip around the rear window was loose.
- Roseburg, OR, USA
The dashboard is pulling apart and this is unsafe and I worry about the air bags blasting off and other damage. I know this problem is prevelant to this car also there is something wrong with the breaks they squeak horribly, but the break people say they don't need to be replaced, unsure of the cause.
- Seattle, WA, USA
The dashboard area, in front of driver's seat developed "burn" spots and since then popped out, near the front windshield. As a result, the consumer experienced respiratory problems and blurred vision when driving for an extended period of time. The consumer believed the sun contacted the dash and had given off some type of chemical. The burn spot was approximately 12 inches in diameter. Every three to four days it created a film on the inside of the windshield(the size of the burn area) and also had given off an odor. The odor made the consumer's husband sick and her sister's eyes burn.
- Glen Burnie, MD, USA
The dash board started to lift/ expand, which may cause the air bag to deploy.
- Sayreville, NJ, USA
Is leaking causing electrical lights damage, the hazards or signals aren't working and the truck smells like mildew.
- Glen Rock, PA, USA
Water leaks into vehicle during rain.
- Philadelph, PA, USA
- Hyrum, UT, USA