While driving 35 MPH the vehicle overheated, causing the vehicle to completely shut down, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
1998 Kia Sephia engine complaints
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Front axle made a noise due to a wrong size of the axle on the vehicle. Also there was a defective transmission/ emission control system. Axle and transmission replaced. Gas tank will not fill properly, spits gas back onto the ground. *ak
Motor makes alot of noise when driving on wet or dry pavements, it doesn't matter. Dealer states no problem, and it is the design of the vehicle. Problem wa sfinally fixed.
Engine intermittently stalls while driving and hesitates before starting. Dealer notified.
While traveling the vehicle would stall with out indications. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide further information.
Noisy engine. Two attempts to repair and noise persist.
Vehicle stalls and loses power from 50 MPH to 40 MPH. Dealers are not able to duplicate problem. Also vehicle has many other defects. *ak consumer states while traveling 45-55 MPH, vehicle will decrease in speed approximately by 3-15 MPH, this happens almost on a daily basis. Difficulty shifting into reverse and 5th gear, with vehicle in reverse and on an incline, vehicle will stall while attempting to back up.
While driving at 67 MPH vehicle loses speed. Problem occurred 4 times. Cause of problem unknown.
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