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1996 Kia Sephia power train problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 1996 Kia Sephia11% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Power Train complaints
11%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Oil filters made by any other company than kia does not work. I had to get an oil change twice because the one done by the car lot was not a kia oil filter and the one I had done was not a kia filter. I took the car to a kia repair shop the next day and they cleaned the area and changed the filter…

    filed Dec 30, 1999

  • Vehicle would not start at certain times, then the transmission went out while driving. Dealer replaced transmission, and now engine check light is back on. *ak

    filed Jul 22, 1999

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Tsb: automatic transmission fluid application guide - this bulletin provides information relating to the correct automatic transmission fluids that are required for each kia model. Refer to the shop manual on kgis for…

    TSBTRA046 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Dec 6, 2013
  • This techinical service bulletin outlines the new sephia remanufactured automatic transmission program. *tt

    003 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 1, 1999
All 1996 Kia Sephia TSBs →

Power Train problems in other Sephia years

YearReportsShare
2001 Sephia1817%
2000 Sephia5019%
1999 Sephia7117%
1998 Sephia6814%
1997 Sephia3015%
1995 Sephia1219%
Sephia power train problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.