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The battery had blown up and spewed liquid/acid. The consumer had received two recalls prior to the incident, one in re: Gas valve and the other was electrical. The dealer continues to postpone the dates for repair. (recall# 102944) scc
Consumer stated there was a very loud explosion and smoke under the hood, when consumer started the vehicle, when consumer opened the hood, the entire top of the battery had blown off.
In 2 years I had to get a new transmission, replace my brakes 6 times, service engine problems 7 times, fuel pump, 8 recalls, wipers, new tires, and many other problems... copies of repairs are available upon request. I have also been discriminated against by the dealer many times.
Transmission has been worked on over past year. ABS light came on and stayed on due to catalytic converter failure. Wheel bearing failed and was replaced. Automatic transmission had no engagement due to half shaft failure. Engine stalled at a stop due to transmission assembly failure. Brakes were noisy and were replaced, including the rotors. Engine will not start due to battery and starter failure.
- Rockford, IL, USA
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The Kia Sephia is nothing but a piece of junk. I would never buy one again. I want to sell it even though I still owe a substantial amount of money on it. No safety defec tlisted in summary.
Since the time that I have purchased this car it has been falling apart. The car is constantly shutting down or it just won't start. At this present time my car is sittting at stonemountain Kia whereas it is in need a third battery all within less than a years time. Eventhough they know the dangerous history of this car that I purchased new, they continually return the car to me without doing a safety check. I have had my car towed to their location several times in the same week because they have felled to fix the problem. Once again my car is continually suffering from the same problems that are continuing to grow worst. The air conditioning system fails to work properly. The driveshaft is always sticking in the gears. The air bag light continually blink and stay on for periods at a time. The exhaust still making loud noise that I have complained about since I brought the car. The engine jerks and the car is burning a lot of gas. The battery acid continues to leak out into the car. The air vents broke just from a slight touch and so did the knob that control the air circulation. The car is constantly stalling. The car shakes badly when pressing on the brakes. Firestone refuses to work on Kia's because they are aware of all the faulty system pertaining to Kia's. lation
This car has had new transmission/brakes/radio and battery, and I am waiting on something new to happen soon. I bought this car because I thought that my feet was not aas dependable as a car..my mistake. If the repairs keep up I will have a new car without even trading!!! this car gives new meaning to lemon.
I purchased the car in Aug. 1998, one month later the oil, battery, engine light came on. I had to get the car towed. As of March, 1999 I had to take the car in for brake failure on several occasions. I have all the service order slips. Sometime is July or August I had to call the tow truck again, car would not start. The tow truck driver said it was because of the A/C. I had a defective battery. As of July 31, 1999 I had no A/C took car in for services on Aug 4th. Repair done, not! as of Aug 6th no A/C. bernickie had to order the hose. After several attempts to resolve this matter, on Sept 9th I called service the hose finally came in. However, they were unable to fix the A/C due to some type of blockage they said. This car is still new, I 've only had it for one year. I need some feed back please.
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- Miami, FL, USA