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Interior lightingPart report

1998 Kia Sephia Interior lighting Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
0%of 491 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the interior lighting of the 1998 Kia Sephia, 0% of the 491 complaints for this model year.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Sliding door keeps ajar, and overhead light come son. Brakes are squealing and the car shakes badly if I go 65 miles per hour. I noticed that when it is raining that the car makes a terrible buzzing sound. I ahve had an exhaust leak and the brakes replaced already once and the fuel pump was replaced but I am still having problems with it.”

NHTSA complaint #721576, filed 2000-04

Interior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200021%
199920%
199820%
199721%
199633%
199523%

Other parts of the 1998 Kia Sephia

Brakes
256 complaints
Engine cooling
108 complaints
Electrical system
104 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
68 complaints
Fuel system
62 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
44 complaints
Air bags
31 complaints
Other or unknown
29 complaints
Exterior lighting
27 complaints
Equipment
26 complaints
Body and structure
26 complaints
Steering
24 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1998 Kia Sephia

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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