I have had my car for about 7 months, and I have found out that it had 5 recalls and the problems I have had consists of check engine light coming on and o/d light flashing. Also, car acts as if it does not want to go into gear. When it is put into reverse it also seems as if hesitate to crank up as well.
1998 Kia Sephia: hesitation when accelerating
5 of the 491 complaints about the 1998 Kia Sephia describe hesitation when accelerating.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Hesitation when accelerating by model year
What owners say
Check engine light on & o/d light flashes after almost every 300 miles since recall campaign to replace orvr valves was serviced by dealer. O/d light flashes would then follow engine stalling (after driven 150 miles) and would only crank engine but wont start. Also after orvr was replaced, every full tank of fuel ( 12.7 gals.) would cause hesitation but would go away after driven for 8 miles . Engine stalling luckily occurred only on street roads but could pose serious risk if it would happen on freeways.
There is an excessive amount of brake dust on the tires, and the vehicle hesitates when applying the brake pedal. Dealer says vehicle wears out brake pads quickly, and it's normal.
Since purchasing the vechile on 2-11-99 at 7700 miles, car has hesitated starting, slow starts, sputtering starts and sometimes cranks several times before starting. This happens more on cold starts, but not always. Only a few times on warm starts. Unpredictable. Car has been serviced twice in past two weeks. Starter relay, starter and fuse box replaced. Still has problem. Being serviced for third time in as many weeks.
Engine intermittently stalls while driving and hesitates before starting. Dealer notified.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Kia Sephia hesitation
Is hesitation when accelerating a common problem on the 1998 Kia Sephia?
5 of 491 owner complaints about the 1998 Kia Sephia (1%) mention hesitation when accelerating. The model year with the most reports is 1999.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Kia Sephia?
There are 0 recalls and 4 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Kia Sephia
Stalling 41Won't start 27Grinding brakes 25Check engine light 23Brake failure 22Fuel pump 16No deployment 15Headlights 14Wipers 14Premature wear 13Jerking 12Transmission failure 11Engine failure 10Fire or smoke 10Overheating 7Airbag light 6Fuel gauge 6ABS 5Loss of power 5Pulling 5
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