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2001 Kia SEPHIA Fuel System, Gasoline Delivery Fuel Pump Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	492636
Internal NHTSA #	10081302
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
Brand	KIA
Model	SEPHIA
Model Year	2001
File date	02/07/04
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I am just a little disgusted by the fact that i bought a brand new vehicle so that i wouldn't have to worry about repairs for awhile. I bought a 2001 kia sephia in august of 2001 and it is now july 2004 and my fuel pump has failed twice now. I have had vehicles in the past that have had well over 100,000 miles before ever having to replace a fuel pump. I feel that they should last more that a year or year and a half. I also had the shifter replaced due to a defect. This is a part i have never had to repace on a vehicle even with 300,000 miles!! The fuel pump is my biggest compaint however. I am just over the 60, 000 mile warranty and the fuel pump is going out for the second time. I had to have it replace after i had the vehicle for only a year. The majority of the miles on the car are highway miles as i have approx. A 70 mile commute per day. I can't believe i would be the only person that has had the problem with the fuel pump. All maintenance and oil changes have been done on schedule. I only use gas from either a texaco or chevron station... No cheap gas so this is really difficult to swallow. Please let me know if there have been other similar compaints. Thank you
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	15000
Number of Occurences	2
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BREMERTON, WA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	17/08/01
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	0
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Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	HOOVER KIA
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	BREMERTON
Dealer's state code	WA
Dealer's ZIP code	98310

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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2001 Kia SEPHIA Fuel System, Gasoline Delivery Fuel Pump Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2001 Kia SEPHIA Fuel System, Gasoline Delivery Fuel Pump Problems, Complaints and Defects

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