2000 Kia Sephia Problems, complaints & recalls

The contact owns a 2000 Kia Sephia. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH and approaching a traffic light, the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle stalled. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was unable to veer to the side of the road. The vehicle was able to restart after being jumpstarted. The contact continued to drive; however, the failure recurred 5 times while driving and depressing the brake pedal or the accelerator pedal. After each failure, the vehicle was able to be...

The seatbelt pretensioners is locked up & they (both driver/passenger) seatbelts "do not" reel back 2 provide securement of the passenger(s). Also, the electrical issue is the horn does not work even when there's a new fuse & horn. There's a defect in the steering wheel horn button.

I 🅾wn a 2000 kia sephia & the front drivers seatbelt retracts slow& does not lock. The passenger seatbelt does not retract @ all. Additionally, the passenger front door lock does not lock as if the lock actuator has seized up.

The stupid passenger door wont close this just so darn frustrating it's also very dangerous and I am not a very happy person right now. You should make cars more safe if some one had been hurt with that stupid door I would have sued youi

Tl* the contact owned a 2000 kia sephia. While driving approximately 40 mph, another vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle causing significant damage to the front end. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver suffered injuries to the right shoulder, head, and jaw bone. The front passenger sustained injuries to the right shoulder, head, and neck injuries. The rear seat passenger suffered a neck injury. All the occupants were transported to the hospital. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 86,000.

The locks freeze up in cold temps, enough to twist and bend my key. Even trying to force it open from the inside does not work. I almost broke my thumb trying to force it open unless you put a heater in the car for a long time. *Tr

Nearly fatal car accident, air bags did not deploy, the breaks did not lock up. *Tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 kia sephia. While driving approximately 45 mph the contact noticed the turn signal lights failed. The hazard lights would not function and the instrument panel lighting functioned intermittently. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

2000 Kia sephia door latches do not work when weather is freezing and dashboard curled up not allowing defrost of front windshield. *Tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 kia sephia. The contact stated that when she depressed the accelerator pedal, the engine would race first and then the vehicle would move forward. The over drive light stayed on and the engine light would blink. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the dealer changed the sensors for the lights. However, the over drive and check engine lights were constantly illuminated. The failure mileage was approximately 162,000. The current mileage was 162,384. Updated 11/03/10. *Lj

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 kia sephia. When the temperature dropped below 25 degrees none of the doors latches function properly and its difficult to close the door. The failure mileage was 25000 and the current mileage was 41000. Updated 03/01/10 *bf the consumer stated when temperature dropped, the door locks did not latch. The consumer stated she has to hold door while driving. Also, the dash board was falling apart. Updated 08/20/10.*Jb

In normally opening the driver's side door from the inside in cold weather, the plastic door handle broke became inoperative. The only way to open the door was by rolling down the window and operating the door using the outside door handle. Obviously this is a safety problem if the car needs to be exited quickly. *Tr

My wife owns a 2000 kia sephia,we were in a head on collision at 40mph and the airbags did not deploy. I was asked to mail pictures of this accident to kia and just received a phone call back saying the impact was too high for airbag deployment,are you kidding me,the whole frontend of the car is totaled and that's the best answer you can give me,oh yeah he said he was sorry. *Tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 kia sephia. While driving less than 60 mph, the windshield wipers stopped working. The failure occurred during heavy rain conditions and the wiper motor continued to activate; however, the wipers went into a vertical position and would no longer operate. The failure and current mileages were 138,000.

Replaced the rear brake shoes ,because of a noise when the brakes were applied. When the brake drum was removed the on the right side the brake lining fell on the floor. It had separated from the brake shoe. The brake drum showed no sign of over heating such as if the emergency brake was left on.(,Checking)all the shoes appear to be failing. .The vehicle has front disc and has 64000 miles on it . The brake shoes appear to be factory. The defective parts are available. *Tr

HIT A LIGHT POLE/AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE. *TR

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 kia sephia. The brakes make a banging and knocking noise when they are applied. The contact stated that all of the brakes were changed, but the noise still persists. The current mileage was 129,000 and failure mileage was 100,000. Updated 01/29/08 *bf the consumer stated the vehicle will not stop. Updated

I have a 2000 kia sephia and the vents started to crack. Now the whole dashboard is curling up to where the vents won't even work. It is a safety issue because the defroster will not work because of the deformation of the dash. And with this car just being 6 years old when it happened I believe it should be recalled. It may cause me to wreck from not being able to clear the fog off of the window. Every kia sephia that I have seen has this problem now. Which is a very serious problem with a car that is not even 10 years old. *Tr

Right front (passenger) door will not open. Door latch will not unlock. First time it happened, I had to cut a hole in the inside door panel to access the interior of the door. The lock mechanism was rusted due to a poorly designed window seal that drains into the interior of the door--right onto the lock. This is dangerous-- many complaints about this on bulletin boards all over the net. There is a tsb (625894) that deals with latches, but I have not checked it yet with the dealer. I understand kia has some cover or something that shields the lock. Perhaps the tsb is for the shield. *Tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 kia sephia. While making a left turn at 20 mph, the brakes were applied and the vehicle jerked to the left. The front passenger side of the vehicle crashed into the front of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The road conditions were normal. A police report was filed. The driver was wearing a seat belt and sustained bruises to her chest. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The vehicle has not been inspected. The current and failure mileages were 40,000.

I own kia-sephia-2000. When the temperature is under 0 degrees the doors freeze so badly that I cannot shut the driver's side door or any other door that I might open and then try to close. Most often,. After I started and ran the heat at that time the door might close shut. One evening in january, I had to drive the entire time , 27 miles or 45 minutes with the driver's side door unable to close. I was holding it closed as tightly as I could. No amount of wd40 would help this situation. I live in an area that goes down to 40 below, and that is not the wind chill factor. When I purchased this vehicle a block heater was immediately added to it for anticipation of the cold weather.*Ak

Tl*- the contact called regarding a 2000 kia spectrum. The contact owned the vehicle since 2002 and all four doors will not shut when it was cold outside. The contact did not know if this failure occurred during a specific temperature. The contactdid not remember what the dealer said or done to the vehicle. The contact stated that the doors eventually shut. She had tied the doors shut to keep them from opening.*Ak

Purchased a set of 4 michelin x radial tires 10/2005. In may 2006 noticed a crack/cut in sidewall of tire. Tire replaced at costco under road hazard warranty. In august 2006, another tire suffered a rupture in the sidewall causing car to hit curb. Again replaced under costco road hazard warranty, due to not being able to prove we didn't hit something that caused sidewall rupture. October 2006 still another tire was noticed with a large bubble in the sidewall. Replaced again under road hazard warranty at costco. All tires that were replaced were dot hcp8hyux2505. *Nm

My kia sephia was purchased in 2000 and at approximated 32,000 miles the paint on the car is peeling and faded as well as the entire dashboard has lifted and is raised. I see the same problems with other sephia's when I am in parking lots or on the road. I called coral springs kia several times and I am being told that because I live in florida the problem is to be expected. This is a blatant lie. On monday 9/25 I called kia customer service and spoke to john at extension 4635. He told me he would contact the...

Sephia kia dash board ....Warranty,is only 36,000 miles the seams are torn out on the dash board in front of the mileage odometer and making me sick,the dashboard on the passenger side is buffed up with the air vent buffered up toward the window, keeping me from getting any air. I have taken the car too dr.Vinlyn.. The only person that fixes dash boards in my state, and to an upholstery shop, neither one would fix it..They state, kia manufacturer is not making the dashboards the same and there only made out of ...