1998 Kia Sephia transmission problems
62 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 1998 Kia Sephia, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 62 6% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 3 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???
I bought a 1998 kia sephia in feb of 2000 I have had to replace 3 gear shifters and three transmissions and the car has only been driven 2/3 of the time that I have owned this car. My signal light on one side has never really worked properly and the the headlight constantly shorts out. Of course now I'm out of warranty and still experiencing these problems and many more I dont know where else to turn because all I'm ever told is that's a kia for you.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Kia Sephia
- Brakes 317 complaints
- Electrical system 134 complaints
- Engine 116 complaints
- Fuel system 65 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 47 complaints
- Exhaust system 35 complaints
- Lighting 34 complaints
- Air bags 31 complaints