1995 Kia Sephia problems
NHTSA has received 104 complaints about the 1995 Kia Sephia, and 17% of them involve brakes. Next are transmission (11%) and engine (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 104 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 18 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 28 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: 18 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 28 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 91% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Kia Sephia with enough data (65 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.
Electrical short caused wiring harness to melt /overheat. In addition, transmission slipped out of gear, vehicle lost control, resulting in an accident/injuries. Also, intermittent stalling.
Tl*the contact owns a 1995 kia sephia. After receiving an oil and filter change, the vehicle suddenly caught fire under the hood while driving 10 MPH. The contact exited the vehicle and called 911. The fire department extinguished the fire and filed a report. The fire department stated that the fire originated in the engine compartment, but the heat source was not determined. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer had been notified. The current and failure mileages were 125,479.
The dash has several discolored brown.. Looking like burnt spots on it and has completeley come unglued neareast the windshield. The defrosters are rendered useless by this. I complained to a kia dealer and he said I could have a new one put on. But only completely at my expense.