Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Brakes reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
12
Latest Feb 10, 2007
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
11%
of 107 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Kia Sephia submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 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.
Owner reports naming brake
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Brakes
Filed Feb 10, 2007
IN AUGUST OF 2006 I HAD TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR BRAKES. COMING TO FIND OUT MY BRAKES WERE BAD, I NEEDED NEW ROTORS AND MY WHEEL CYLINDERS BLEW OUT. CAUSING ME TO LOSE MY BRAKES ONE DAY ON MY WAY TO WORK. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED IN TO HAVE IT FIXED. CALLED THE DEALER THEY SAID THERE IS NO COMPLAINTS ON THIS. HAD THE CAR FIXED.. TOOK THEM 6 HOURS TO BLEED THE BRAKES. TOOK THE CAR HOME, THE NEXT MORNING WENT TO LEAVE AND HAD NO BRAKES AGAIN. HAD IT TOWED BACK TO SHOP. HAD TO BLEED BRAKES AGAIN, THEN IN DECEMBER I WENT TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, I HAD NO BRAKES. GOT THE CAR TO THE SAME SHOP THAT FIXED IT THE FIRST TIME. COMING TO FIND OUT THE WHEEL CYLINDERS BLEW OUT AGAIN CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK ALL OVER MY BRAKES. THEY HAD TO REPLACE MY WHEEL CYLINDERS AND BRAKES . THEY WANTE TO CHARGE ME LABOR SINCE THEY SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. I REFUSED TO PAY THE LABOR. WE TOLD THEM NOT TO TOUCH THE CAR UNTIL WE CALLED THEM BACK. (I THINK THEY KNEW I WAS CALLING SOMEONE ELSE) THEY CALLED ME BACK NOT EVEN 5 MINUTES LATER AND THEY OFFERED TO EAT THE COST OF THE LABOR. SO IT WAS FIXED FOR NOTHING AND TO THIS DAY IT STILL ACTS UP. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS SINCE I READ MORE OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHERS. *JB
NHTSA ID
10182223
Incident
Aug 12, 2006
Brakes
Filed Jan 17, 2007
WHEN STARTING THE CAR MOSTLY IN THE MORNING, THE BRAKE FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE PEDAL WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR (LEVEL WITH THE CLUTCH) BEFORE THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *NM
NHTSA ID
10178913
Incident
Aug 26, 2006
Brakes
Filed Mar 2, 2003
MASTER CYLINDER, WENT OUT THE SECOND TIME. I HAD MY CAR IN THE DEALERS SHOP ON DECEMBER 31, 2002. MY MASTER CYLINDER WENT OUT AT 13157 MILES, AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WENT OUT AGAIN AT 14252 MILES (3/1/03). THE CAR WILL BE 2 YEARS OLD IN APRIL. I AM VERY SCARED TO GET BACK IN THE CAR THIS TIME, I AM LOOKING INTO PURCHASING A NEW CAR. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND UNPREDICTABLE.*JB
NHTSA ID
10008340
Incident
Mar 1, 2003
Mileage
14,252 mi
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Feb 3, 2003
VECHICAL AT IDLE WENT INTO HIGH RPM AND LOSS OF BRAKES AND LASTED ABOUT 30 TO 45 SECONDS
NHTSA ID
10005209
Incident
Feb 3, 2003
Mileage
18,008 mi
Brakes
Filed Jan 23, 2003
THE FLEXLINE SUPPLYING THE BRAKE FLUID TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL HAD BEEN RUBBING AGAINST A RETAINER RING AND CAUSED ALL THE FLUID TO LEAK, RESULTING IN AN INOPERATIVE BRAKE PEDAL. TS SCC
NHTSA ID
10004493
Incident
Nov 21, 2002
Mileage
11,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Oct 18, 2002
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A ROUTINE CHECK, DEALER STATED FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKES NEEDED REPLACING, BECAUSE OF NEW DESIGN IN ROTORS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
NHTSA ID
8021147
Incident
Sep 15, 2002
Brakes
Filed Sep 16, 2002
MASTER CYLINDER GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER FEELS VERY UNSAFE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
NHTSA ID
8018672
Incident
Feb 2, 2002
Brakes
Filed Aug 8, 2002
BRAKES ARE NOISY. THERE IS AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE HAS HAD TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF TO STOP IT. (AT RED LIGHT/STOP SIGNS) CONSUMER FEELS BY SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF, IT WILL PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. *SCC
NHTSA ID
8015792
Incident
Jul 2, 2002
AirbagsBody & structureBrakes
Filed Apr 5, 2002
A PEBBLE GOT INTO THE TIRE, FROM THERE IT GOT LODGED BETWEEN THE ROTOR AND THE BRAKE PAD AND WAS CAUSING A SCREECHING SOUND, KIA STATED THAT THIS IS NOT A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *SLC
NHTSA ID
564920
Incident
Jan 15, 2002
Brakes
Filed May 21, 2001
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY GIVEN SPEED THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO SQUEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPAIRS WERE MADE. *AK
NHTSA ID
888746
Incident
May 17, 2001
Brakes
Filed May 21, 2001
REAR END WOULD WOBBLE WHEN TRAVELING AT 45 OR MORE MPH OR WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED AND MADE REPAIRS. *AK *SLC
NHTSA ID
888743
Incident
May 17, 2001
AirbagsBrakesSeat belts
Filed Feb 14, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP IN TRAFFIC THAT CAME TO A SUDDEN HOLT, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. PEDAL WAS APPLIED, AND VEHICLE JUST BEGAN SLIDING, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE IN REAR. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN. KIA HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
NHTSA ID
880524
Incident
Feb 1, 2001
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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