2000 Kia Sephia Body and structure Problems

“I have a 2000 Kia Sephia and the vents started to crack. Now the whole dashboard is curling up to where the vents won't even work. It is a safety issue because the defroster will not work because of the deformation of the dash. And with this car just being 6 years old when it happened I believe it should be recalled. It may cause me to wreck from not being able to clear the fog off of the window. Every Kia Sephia that I have seen has this problem now. Which is a very serious problem with a car that is not even 10 years old.”

“My Kia Sephia was purchased in 2000 and at approximated 32,000 miles the paint on the car is peeling and faded as well as the entire dashboard has lifted and is raised. I see the same problems with other Sephia's when I am in parking lots or on the road. I called coral springs Kia several times and I am being told that because I live in florida the problem is to be expected. This is a blatant lie. On monday 9/25 I called Kia customer service and spoke to john at extension 4635. He told me he would contact the dealership and someone would call me. …”

“In the first 12 months of owning the car that I purchased brand new, I have blown an original equipment tire(no punctures - belt exposed); had the door locks and compartment lid replaced by (no charge). (tiresize: p185/65r14)( DOT number: tire size: p185/65r14 )”

“Right front (passenger) door will not open. Door latch will not unlock. First time it happened, I had to cut a hole in the inside door panel to access the interior of the door. The lock mechanism was rusted due to a poorly designed window seal that drains into the interior of the door--right onto the lock. This is dangerous-- many complaints about this on bulletin boards all over the net. There is a TSB (625894) that deals with latches, but I have not checked it yet with the dealer. I understand Kia has some cover or something that shields the lock. Perhaps the TSB is for the shield.”

“The contact owns a 2000 Kia Sephia. When the temperature dropped below 25 degrees none of the doors latches function properly and its difficult to close the door. The failure mileage was 25000 and the current mileage was 41000. Updated 03/01/10 the consumer stated when temperature dropped, the door locks did not latch. The consumer stated she has to hold door while driving. Also, the dash board was falling apart. Updated 08/20/10.”