1999 Kia Sephia steering problems
28 complaints about steering have been filed for the 1999 Kia Sephia, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 4% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 4 fires, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
While driving, vehicle caught fire due to a hose for the power steering had separated, causing fluid to leak on hot surface, 2 people were injured in accident, claim 22-v332-608. *slc
There is severe vibration when driven over 55 MPH. There is also loss of vehicle control over 55 MPH, when over 55 MPH and you try to go around a curve or corner the front end floats like it is on ice and then suddenly grabs allowing you to steer the vehicle. Had the front tires checked and they are fine. This has been a problem since I bought the vehicle new with only 7 miles on it in 1999. The problem has gotten worse and is to the point that I feel it is unsafe to drive the car.
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
- Air bags 39 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 21 complaints
- Body & structure 20 complaints
Steering problems in other years
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