1994 Kia Sephia problems
NHTSA has received 25 complaints about the 1994 Kia Sephia, and 20% of them involve brakes. Next are cruise control (16%) and seat belts (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1994 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Kia Sephia with enough data (19 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Driving at low speed, vehicle was impacted at 6:00 position, driver's seat track and anchors broke, causing the seat to fall backwards.
The drivers side seatbelt gets stuck in the holder and will not release and the belt cannot be used. Please describe. Tt
Front seat belt will not retract when put on during a sudden stop, can go right in the windshield. Also the shift gear will not move when ready to shift the gear.