2000 Kia Sephia structure problems
18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the structure on the 2000 Kia Sephia — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Tl*the contact owns a 2000 kia sephia. When the temperature dropped below 25 degrees none of the doors latches function properly and its difficult to close the door. The failure mileage was 25000 and the current mileage was 41000. Updated 03/01/10 *bf the consumer stated when temperature dropped…”
filed Jan 19, 2010
“I have a 2000 kia sephia and the vents started to crack. Now the whole dashboard is curling up to where the vents won't even work. It is a safety issue because the defroster will not work because of the deformation of the dash. And with this car just being 6 years old when it happened I believe it…”
filed Nov 18, 2007
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Structure problems in other Sephia years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 Sephia | 9 | 8% |
| 1999 Sephia | 17 | 4% |
| 1998 Sephia | 26 | 5% |
| 1997 Sephia | 19 | 9% |
| 1996 Sephia | 12 | 10% |
| 1995 Sephia | 8 | 13% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2000 Kia Sephia
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.