When my boy friend went to change the front brake pads on my 2000 sephia he was told that kia didn't make pads for my car.we had to purchase new rotors because the old ones were so warped you could hardly drive the car.kia said there was a defect in the rotors and that replacement ones were avaiable(at my expense).this ocurred in spring of 2003 then in sept 2003 my cv axles went out.my boy friend is an automotive technicianb and he is continuning his education at austin peay state university. He took my car to his professor who is a.s.e. Certified and he was told that the axles most likely went out due to the vibration of the rotors. We replaced the rotors but waited until the dealer told us that they were not covered by the warranty.thus the damage incurred because of the rotors was kia motor comapnies fault.we have paid over 1200.00 dollars on repairs in 2003 and this vechicle only has 42000 miles on it.can you please help us?
2000 Kia Sephia transmission complaints
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Transmission failure.
Car died on the road for no reason. Then car would not start. Driver verified that gear-shift was locked in "park" position. Just glad this did not happen on a busy highway. This is the 3rd time the car has been in the repair shop due to getting the car into or out of park. Repairs over the past 18 months have been re-lubricated the gear-shift cable (1st repair). Replace the gear-shift cable (2nd repair). The last (3rd) repair was a re-lubrication of the replaced gear-shift cable and re-adjustment of the linkage so car could recognize that it was in park. These required repairs are being blamed on not driving the car enough. Also having trouble with premature warring on the break rotors and pads. Car has just over 22,000 miles on it. Reason is driver (that is not driving enough) is too hard on the breaks. (my other car has 78,000 miles on it. It is now ready for the 1st break job.) I am also being told that the tires need to be replaced. Again the car has only 22,000 miles on it. I have read reports on the internet that mis-adjustments form the factory can lead to early ware.
The consumer stated the clutch became stuck and had to be replaced twice, due to failure. In every instance of sticking or failure, the consumer narrowly avoided colliding with another vehicle. The clutch failed once on 09/2002. The dealer diagnosed styrofoam at the tip of clutch cable as the cause of the 2nd failure. *ak *scc
While driving engine light came on and overdrive light flickered. Then ,vehicle hesitated to accelerate. Per dealership this was due to transmission failure.
Our kia sephia 2000 is a lemon. We have had to replace the brakes four times because of premature ware and shaking due to poor design. We received the car with a dead battery. We are on our third battery. We were on our third set of tires before 30,000 miles. The gear shift will stick so that you can not take it out of park. The weather molding is falling off. Check engine light goes on and they could not keep it from coming on.
There was a delay in the shifting of transmission while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the dealer was unable to correct the problem.
Consumer stated that while driving at any speed and without the transmission failed causing the vehicle not to accelerate. Dealer replace transmission three times. Ts
Automatic transmision failed. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further information.
This is the third time to be replaced and fixed (transmission). *ak *ph *nlm **dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut over to artemis**765382
Master cylinder needs to be replaced due to leaking brake fluid. Consumer is adding a pint of brake fluid daily. Brake light illuminates on dashboard, when the brakes are applied, there is extended stopping distance.*ak. Consumer stated the master cylinder has been replaced previously, this will be the 3rd master cylinder, the vehicle also vibrates and the dealer stated it was because the vehicle was out of alignment, however the vibration continued after the alignment, the transmission was replaced at 17,000 miles.
30 nov 99-blinkers intermittently inoperable (mo=2,415);28 dec 99-blinkers intermittently inoperable (mo=3,044);13 jan 00-blinkers intermittently inoperable (mo=3,423);16 mar 00-blinkers intermittently inoperable (mo=5,268);8 mar 01-gear shift lever intermittently won't shift(mo=26,471);20 nov 01-gear shift lever intermittenly won't shift(mo=33,853);30 may 02-gear shift lever intermittently won't shift(mo=33,853);5 jun 02-gear shift lever intermittenly won't shift(mo=33,933);19 jun 02-gear shift lever intermittenly won't shift(mo=34,443);20 jun 02-gear shift lever intermittenly won't shift(mo=34, 536);gear shift assy changed 4 times--company claims can't verify problem. Have two witnesses with signatures from place of employment who have signed statements that they tried to get gear shift lever out of park without success. Car goes out of bumper to bumper warranty in less than 1500 miles. Power train warranty still in effect. Informed company that refund is desired. Filed with bbb here in ca as required. This problem presents a real danger to myself if can't get car out of park; can't trust car.
Consumer was unable to shift out of park intermittently. Vehicle been to the dealer on six occasions, and problem has continued. Feel free to provide any further information.
After vehicle had been in an accident fuel system did shut down, causing transmission and other fuel to leak out.
Transmission failed for second time while driving. Dealer notified. Feel free to provide any further information.
Transmission failed while driving vehicle ,it would run roughly. When vehicle was driven a certain distance and tried to accelerate vehicle would not accelerate. Contacted dealer and dealer stated warranty expired. *ak
I have had to have a power steering, rack and pinion, 4 sets of brakes going on 5. I have had to have my tires rotated more times than necessary. The brakes makes a grinding, rattling noise when I try to stop. When I press on the brakes it doesn't stop quickly. The gaskets around the door ifs falling off. The radio will shut off for no reason. The heater works when it's hot outside. The windshield was leaking. It has since been repaired. Sometimes the car wont crank after sitting for a while it will crank. The engine light comes on. The glove box fell apart. I have computer problems and wiring problems. The gears are hard to put in reverse and then when it finally pops into gear it makes a loud popping sound. It slow to put in drive and then it will take off real fast almost making you run into something.
Horn is inoperative, parts are on order, however due to horn not working a vehicle backed into consumer, causing injury to consumer and daughter.
The fuel gauge failed five times.
Fuel guage faulty, has been replaced 4 times, brake rotors replaced less than 5000 miles. Transmission slips
When vehicle is in reverse it does not move, only after pressing the accelerator lightly it slams into gear throwing the vehicle backwards, vehicle gets stuck in first gear at 30 MPH when the air condition is in, and does not exceed this unless the accelerator is pushed to the floor, at which point the vehicle shifts an extremly hard shift into second gear, the transmission has been replaced three times including the upper transmission case seal, however consumer is still experiencing problems.
Consumer states front passenger window will not roll up easily, the only way to raise window is to push on the handle as it is being turned, regulator was replaced.
While driving 70 MPH overdrive and engine check light came on. Vehicle then dropped down to 20 MPH. Towed to dealer, and transmission was replaced. This happened again, and transmission was replaced again. Consumer doubted that it was replaced the second time. She never received anything in writing. On 4 june, 2001 this problem happened again. After a few minutes, she was able to resume driving at normal speed. Consumer believed transmission was defective.
Consumer has had transmission replaced twice. Contacted dealer.
Car has been towed for repair 8 times in less than 18 months. No safety defect listed.
Intermittently, engine will rev up and cannot go over 20 MPH. Engine check light will come on. *ak the cause for check the engine light was found to be computere failure. Also, transmission problem caused the vehicle to stall.
Transmission slips ( might happen at any time), and speedometer quit working. Both have been replaced by the kia dealer, but both continue to experiance the same problems. Dealer just says they can't find any cause.
Transmission replaced twice, wiring to sensor of transmission repaired and grounding wiring to transmission upgraded, however, transmission still slips, it does not shift properly and hesitates when pulling off from a stop. Cj
Shift lever will does not shift out of park. Dealer has inspected vehicle. Manufacturer has been notified.
Brakes squeaking when applied. Dealer notified, and rplaced both front brake rotors. *ak transmission failed twice within two months. The brake failure resulted in accident. Check engine light came on several times but dealer checked and stated okay.
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