1998 Kia Sephia fuel system problems
Owners reported fuel system problems in 65 complaints for the 1998 Kia Sephia, 7% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 65 7% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 3 fires, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
Brakes failed causing accident, they have been replaced 4 times also rotors fuel pump, transmission, glovebox,wiring harness, many other things too... Could have lost my 2 of my grandsons in the accident... Are we going to put up with this???
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 kia sephia. While driving various speeds, the vehicle would shut off without warning. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 99v317000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact was informed by the manufacturer that the vehicle had been serviced for the recall in 1999. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 119,000.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Kia Sephia
- Brakes 317 complaints
- Electrical system 134 complaints
- Engine 116 complaints
- Transmission 62 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 47 complaints
- Exhaust system 35 complaints
- Lighting 34 complaints
- Air bags 31 complaints