Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 03/02/2001 | 3 | 09/01/1999 | |
| Have taken vehicle for fuel pump problems over 6x..3 recalls & still seems to run hard/stall. transmission first brought in on 1/1/00, they couldn't diagnose and then 3/23/01 diagnosed for same problem- repaired. now sticks in 3-4th gear. all 4 original tires have separated and been replaced (15k miles and 24k miles). electrical still causing powertrain and accessory-related (radio) recurringly fail. car is extremely dangerous and kia/dealership fails to diagnose/repair only until recall on exact prev brought in problems occur (and keep recurring). this partic vehicle is extreme hazard/liability to drive. (tiresize: 185/65r14)( dot number: tire size: 185/65r14 ) | |||
| 02/15/2000 | 6 | 12/01/1999 | |
| Consumer experiencing several problems relating to the tires, vehicle pulls to the right after 45mph, vehicle vibrates, 3 tires have went flat, a ring of one of the tires bent and was replaced, one dealer stated that the tires were wearing after consumer had numerous alignments, tire rotations, balancing, and lowered tire pressure, consumer did not give a tire make, model, or size, this problem could also be related to a suspension problem. *slc *slc | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 04/01/2001 | |||
| My left front tire is completely thread bare, and my mechanic tells me the remaining three are in dire need of replacement as well. this is the second pair of these tires to be replaced on this car. the first pair was at 2,000 miles. i have read of many complaints about this manufacturer's tires in the nhtsa data base. most of the reports for the kia sephia did not mention the make and manufacturer of the tire. i would like for this tire to be investigated before someone is seriously injured. had i not had my car in to have it serviced and the tires rotated i would not have been aware of the severity of the ware problem and could have been involved in an accident. in reference to the transmission on the kia sephia i have had two transmissions installed in this car since april of this year and the previous owner had returned the car to the manufacturer to have a new transmission installed. why is kia permitted to continue to provide defective materials for these vehicles?*ak | |||
| 06/24/2001 | 1 | ||
| Hankook model unknown, p185/65r14, dot t7hca3y478, original equipment on a 1999, kia, sephia with 29000 miles. while driving 65 mph right front tire had tread separation, did $ 1200.00 damage to vehicle. please add model of tire.*ak | |||
| 06/24/2001 | 1 | ||
| Tires were original equipment on a kia, sephia 1999, dot7hca3y478, and tire size p185/65r14. right front tire tread came completely off, can only see steel belts going around tire. consumer managed to keep control of vehicle . *ak there was 1225 dollars worth of damages to vehicle, tire was hankook.*slc | |||
| 5 | 04/01/1999 | ||
| Original tire separated from the thread with lest than 7,000 miles on the tire. vehicle also will not start at times. wind shield wipers needed to be replaced.*ak | |||