1997 Kia Sephia brakes problems
91 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 1997 Kia Sephia, which is 24% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 91 24% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 7 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Brakes malfunctioned; warped front brake rotors, causing extented stopping distance, resulting in loss of control/crash. Upon impact, airbags did not deploy.
When I bought the car the brakes felt bad because I had to push the brake all the way to the floor. After having it for 2 weeks other thing started to go wrong. I had to buy a cap and rotor and get spark plug and wires. Now the transmission is messing up. They are not willing to put me in something better. They want me to pay on a junk car that I will always have to be fixing day after day.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Kia Sephia
- Engine 46 complaints
- Electrical system 34 complaints
- Air bags 32 complaints
- Body & structure 23 complaints
- Transmission 22 complaints
- Seat belts 21 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 16 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 15 complaints