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1998 Kia Sephia hesitation / surging reports

9 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 1998 Kia Sephia — roughly 2% of all complaints for this model year.

9
Hesitation / surging reports
2%
share of complaints
58,500 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Hesitation / surging in other Sephia years

2000 Sephia10
1999 Sephia11
Sephia hesitation / surging by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 1998 Kia Sephia report before drawing conclusions.