Model year record
2001 Kia Sephia
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 158 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Air bags: frontal | 16 | 30,000 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 14 | 17,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 9 | — |
| Electrical system | 5 | 3,000 mi |
| Electrical system: ignition | 5 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 5 | 15,500 mi |
| Structure: body: door | 5 | — |
| Air bags | 4 | 61,667 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 4 | 14,000 mi |
| Unknown or other | 4 | — |
| Electrical system: ignition: module | 3 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control | 3 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: catalytic convertor | 3 | — |
| Seat belts: front: retractor | 3 | — |
| Seat belts: rear/other | 3 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 3 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 3 | — |
| Structure | 3 | 14,000 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring | 2 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers | 2 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system | 2 | — |
| Equipment | 2 | — |
| Equipment: appliance: air conditioner | 2 | — |
| Exterior lighting: headlights | 2 | — |
| Exterior lighting: tail lights | 2 | 32,000 mi |
| Fuel system, other | 2 | — |
| Power train: manual transmission | 2 | — |
| Seat belts | 2 | — |
| Seat belts: front: buckle assembly | 2 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 2 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder | 2 | 14,252 mi |
| Vehicle speed control | 2 | 18,008 mi |
| Visibility | 2 | 3,000 mi |
| Visibility: power window devices and controls | 2 | 46,000 mi |
| Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs | 2 | 55,000 mi |
| Air bags: side/window | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring: front underhood | 1 | — |
| Equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/CD etc. | 1 | 91,268 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 1 | 60,000 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 1 | 15,000 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: injectors | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly | 1 | — |
| Latches/locks/linkages | 1 | 90,650 mi |
| Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch | 1 | 500 mi |
| Power train | 1 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch | 1 | — |
| Power train: clutch assembly | 1 | — |
| Seats | 1 | — |
| Seats: front assembly: recliner | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, air: supply | 1 | 18,008 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: drum: wheel cylinders | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 1 | 11,000 mi |
| Structure: body | 1 | 2,421 mi |
| Suspension | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: control arm: upper ball joint | 1 | — |
| Tires: sidewall | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 1 | 18,000 mi |
| Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system | 1 | — |
| Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system: heater core | 1 | — |
| Visibility: rearview mirrors/devices | 1 | — |
| Visibility: windshield | 1 | — |
| Wheels: hub | 1 | 3,000 mi |
The 2000 model has about a third as many complaints as this one. The 2002 model has 26 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Other Kia Sephia model years
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