Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2000 Kia Sephia submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN A PIECE OF THE STEERING COLUMN POPPED OFF AND BECAME WEDGED IN THE BACK OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS RESULTED IN CONSUMER NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING AND THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING STEERING WILL NOT TURN, AND THE FRONT WHEEL WAS LOCKED. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
I HAVE HAD TO HAVE A POWER STEERING, RACK AND PINION, 4 SETS OF BRAKES GOING ON 5. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY TIRES ROTATED MORE TIMES THAN NECESSARY. THE BRAKES MAKES A GRINDING, RATTLING NOISE WHEN I TRY TO STOP. WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKES IT DOESN'T STOP QUICKLY. THE GASKETS AROUND THE DOOR IFS FALLING OFF. THE RADIO WILL SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON. THE HEATER WORKS WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE. THE WINDSHIELD WAS LEAKING. IT HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED. SOMETIMES THE CAR WONT CRANK AFTER SITTING FOR A WHILE IT WILL CRANK. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE GLOVE BOX FELL APART. I HAVE COMPUTER PROBLEMS AND WIRING PROBLEMS. THE GEARS ARE HARD TO PUT IN REVERSE AND THEN WHEN IT FINALLY POPS INTO GEAR IT MAKES A LOUD POPPING SOUND. IT SLOW TO PUT IN DRIVE AND THEN IT WILL TAKE OFF REAL FAST ALMOST MAKING YOU RUN INTO SOMETHING.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
THE MOLDING CAME OFF AROUND THE WINDSHIELD.*JB
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. *AK DRIVER'S WAS INJURED DURING ACCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *YH
THERE IS NO LOCK IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. BUT OWNERS MANUAL ON PAGE 4-2 STATES THAT STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK TO PREVENT THEFT,AND THAT IT COULD ONLY BE UNLOCKED BY KEY IN IGNITION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. WE HAD TO RENT A CAR ON OUR OWN BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT ISSUE THEM. THE DEALER TOLD US THAT ARBITRATION NOR LEMON LAW WOULD HELP US IN THIS SITUATION THAT WE JUST NEEDED TO KEEP HAVING REPAIRS DONE ON THE CAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A SUPERVISOR CALL US BACK IN FEBRUARY AND WE ARE STILL WAITING ON THE CALL. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND LANDED IN A DITCH. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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