Defect Investigations

Vehicles / Kia / Sephia
Inv. Number Vehicle Make Vehicle Model Model Year Description Detail
PE99042 KIA SEPHIA 1999 REFUELING SPIT- BACK The subject vehicles are equipped with onboard refueling vapor recover systems.owners report that, during the refueling process, fuel sprays out of
EA04007 KIA SEPHIA 1999 SEAT BELT BUCKLE FALSE LATCH/MALFUNCTION The manufacturer has initiated a safety related campaign to recall the subject vehicles for correction of the seat belt buckle defect.the corrective
PE00028 KIA SEPHIA 1998 TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE THE OIL COOLER LINE ALLEGEDLY DEVELOPS LEAKS AT IT'S JUNCTION TO THE RADIATOR
PE02028 KIA SEPHIA 2000 BATTERY CABLE CHAFING
EA99034 KIA SEPHIA 1998 REFUELING SPIT BACK The number and dates of complaints and warrant claims reported by kia indicates that fuel spit-back has been a serieous ongoing problem with the
PE99033 KIA SEPHIA 1998 WINDSHIELD WIPER ALLEGED WINDSHIELD WIPER BECOMES INOPERATIVE WHEN THE WIPER ARM AND PIVOT SEPARATE
RQ03006 KIA SEPHIA 2001 REFUELING SPIT BACK In june 2000, kia notified odi of a defect condition in approximately 100,000 my 1998-99 sephia passenger vehicles manufactured from october 17, 1997
EA02016 KIA SEPHIA 1999 NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES odi gathered fire data from various sources and inspected subject vehicles to assess the scope and frequency of non-crash engine compartment fires
PE00004 KIA SEPHIA 1999 TURN SIGNAL, TRAFFIC SAFETY HAZARD Allege that while driving, the trun signal switch failed.this failure increases the risk of a vehicle crash due to operator distraction and due to
EA00018 KIA SEPHIA 1998 TURN SIGHAL There is no summary currently available
SQ99020 KIA SEPHIA 1999 INTERMITTENT STALLING Kia issued a "kia technical times" in october 1998 stating that, due to loose connections at the fuel pump ground at g300, the fuel pump may shut off

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