Vehicle would not start intermittently, vehicle been to the dealer on three occasions, and problem still occurring. Feel free to provide any further information.
1997 Kia Sephia: won't start
5 of the 205 complaints about the 1997 Kia Sephia describe won't start.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Won't start by model year
What owners say
The car was acting up, we thought it was overheating,because when the car cooled off it would start. On 7/04/2001 we were going down the road at 55 MPH when it shut off. It would not start again. Took it to a mechanic .he said the fuel pump was bad. Replaced it. Took a trip to mass. Car died again. Told fuel relay was bad,replaced,08/10/2001. Coming home first time check engine light came on.took it to dealer.egr valve replaced about 08/21/2001. 09/25/2001 car dies take it to a mechanic,checks,fuel pump bad again. Very disturbing, I don't want dealers to work on it. Say I need an invoice# for work order before I can get fuel pump. Mechanic is friend kia certified I trust him to fix the problem long term, not the dealer. If you weren't aware I moved to va.5 mnths ago.
Car still does not start right a way/engine lgts still on/rgt sig does not wrk/cars a lemon/fuse blows evertime I turn on rgt signal.
Intermittently the vehicle would not start. Also, dealer has replaced transmission and brake system. The manufacturer has been notified.
On march 18 1999 my car would not start up instantly I had to try a few times to start my car and after three tries it finally started I took it to the dealership and thats when I found out I needed a new starter, flywheel,fuel trim malfunction, new dtc groung improvements procedures.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Kia Sephia won't start
Is won't start a common problem on the 1997 Kia Sephia?
5 of 205 owner complaints about the 1997 Kia Sephia (2%) mention won't start. The model year with the most reports is 1998.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Kia Sephia?
There are 0 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Kia Sephia
Stalling 27No deployment 15Check engine light 11Seat belt 7Premature wear 6Brake failure 5Grinding brakes 5Transmission failure 5
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