Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2000 KIA Sephia

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
266
NHTSA complaints
7
Defect investigations
15
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

266 filed
42
Crashes
3
Fires
39
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    34
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION Components
    20
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    18
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    18
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
    17
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    15
  • Electrical System
    14
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
    13

Recalls

1 campaign
04V305000·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY2004-06-24

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLES MAY EMIT A "CLICK" SOUND DURING THE BUCKLING PROCESS THAT IS SIMILAR TO THE SOUND EMITTED WHEN A BUCKLE IS BEING LATCHED, WHEN IT IS NOT.

RiskTHE LATCH CAN THEN PULL OUT OF THE BUCKLE WHEN TENSION IS APPLIED.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES. THE RECALL BEGAN AUGUST 16, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.

NHTSA investigations

19 actions
EA04007·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY2004-02-27 → 2004-07-26

SEAT BELT BUCKLE FALSE LATCH/MALFUNCTION

EA04004·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS2004-02-03 → 2004-07-29

REFUELING SPIT BACK

EA04004·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE2004-02-03 → 2004-07-29

REFUELING SPIT BACK

EA04004·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE2004-02-03 → 2004-07-29

REFUELING SPIT BACK

EA04004·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP2004-02-03 → 2004-07-29

REFUELING SPIT BACK

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