1999 Kia Sephia air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 39 complaints for the 1999 Kia Sephia, 5% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 39 5% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 31 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 28 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 31 crashes, 1 fire, 28 injuries.
What owners wrote
Consumer was involved in a 30 MPH frontal collision in which driver's air bag did not deploy, 9 people were injured in accident. *slc
This car has been a constant repair and financial problem for the last 4 years starting two weeks after I purchased the car. It is an unsafe vehicle and can not be kept maintained for safety or reliability it was purchased with 21000 miles on the vehicle and a majority of repairs has had to be fixed. 4 starters, ignition switch, ignition switch wiring harness (ignition still doesn't work), air bag sensor, air bag wiring (air bags still does not work), alternator, front passenger side drive axel broke while I was…
Other problems reported for the 1999 Kia Sephia
- Brakes 211 complaints
- Engine 100 complaints
- Electrical system 80 complaints
- Transmission 71 complaints
- Fuel system 54 complaints
- Steering 28 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 21 complaints
- Body & structure 20 complaints