1999 Kia Sephia electrical system problems

63 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 1999 Kia Sephia — 15% of all complaints for this model year.

Electrical System complaints

15%

share of all complaints

—

median reported incident mileage

1 / 16

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“This car has been a constant repair and financial problem for the last 4 years starting two weeks after I purchased the car. It is an unsafe vehicle and can not be kept maintained for safety or reliability it was purchased with 21000 miles on the vehicle and a majority of repairs has had to be…”
filed Jan 6, 2006
“Over a period of time, approximately 70,00 miles on my car, the ac/heater fan motor will blow air intermittently, regardless of the fan's speed setting. Eventually, the fan stops blowing all together. This same problem has happened on my 1998 kia sephia as well. *jb”
filed Sep 3, 2005

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

Charging system upgrade. *tt
017 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 1, 2004
Battery cable chafing inspection, repair and replacement. Revised technical service bulletin. *tt
035R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 1, 2004
Battery cable chafing inspection, repair and replacement. Technical service bulletin, letters to service managers and dealers and owners. *tt
035 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Dec 1, 2003
This bulletin provides information related to a service campaign to inspect possible interference between the positive battery cable and the automatic transmission dipstick. *tt
025 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 1, 2002