1999 Kia Sephia brakes problems
211 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 1999 Kia Sephia, which is 28% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 211 28% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 20 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 20 crashes, 1 fire, 6 injuries.
What owners wrote
While driving on highway travelling 15MPH in a heavy snow storm, driver's side windshield wipers just stopped working. Had brakes and rotors replaced 4 times. Dealer said that brakes were defective. Also, interior light blew out, but dealer replaced it with a dimmer light.
While applying the brake pedal at 35 MPH the pedal went down to the floor and would not return. This caused the vehicle to rear end another vehicle in front of them. Upon impact, neither frontal air bag deployed. Passenger sustained neck and back injuries, and refused medical assistance.
Other problems reported for the 1999 Kia Sephia
- Engine 100 complaints
- Electrical system 80 complaints
- Transmission 71 complaints
- Fuel system 54 complaints
- Air bags 39 complaints
- Steering 28 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 21 complaints
- Body & structure 20 complaints