2001 Kia Sephia power train problems
18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2001 Kia Sephia — 17% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I am complaining because my gear shift won't shift. In the owner's manual, it says if this happens to remove the small cap on the gear shift box and put a screw driver in the hole to manually shift, which I have had to do for the past few months. If they knew it was going to happen and placed a…”
filed Apr 12, 2011
“I was driving down the road and the transmission started slipping. Then another day the car died going down the road. I managed to get off the road, and then I got it started back up ,and was going home and the car stopped running again. When I got it running again I took it home, and I am afraid…”
filed Apr 16, 2005
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, 2013Automatic transaxle diagnosis. Certain models including all rios. *slc
008 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 1, 2002A logic change in the transmission control module (tcm). *tt
007 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Dec 1, 2001
Power Train problems in other Sephia years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sephia | 50 | 19% |
| 1999 Sephia | 71 | 17% |
| 1998 Sephia | 68 | 14% |
| 1997 Sephia | 30 | 15% |
| 1996 Sephia | 13 | 11% |
| 1995 Sephia | 12 | 19% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2001 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.