1998 Kia Sephia steering problems
25 complaints about steering have been filed for the 1998 Kia Sephia, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 3% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire, 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. The contact was reversing from a parking space when he heard an unusual click. The steering wheel began to lock yet the contact was able to move the wheel. He proceeded to drive to his residence as the steering became increasingly difficult. The contact noticed the rack and pinion mounting bracket had fractured from the fire wall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 120,553.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Kia Sephia
- Brakes 317 complaints
- Electrical system 134 complaints
- Engine 116 complaints
- Fuel system 65 complaints
- Transmission 62 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 47 complaints
- Exhaust system 35 complaints
- Lighting 34 complaints
Steering problems in other years
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