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2001 Kia SEPHIA Service Brakes, Hydraulic Foundation Componen Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	618918
Internal NHTSA #	10182223
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
Brand	KIA
Model	SEPHIA
Model Year	2001
File date	12/08/06
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONEN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	In august of 2006 i had taken my car in for brakes. Coming to find out my brakes were bad, i needed new rotors and my wheel cylinders blew out. Causing me to lose my brakes one day on my way to work. Had the vehicle towed in to have it fixed. Called the dealer they said there is no complaints on this. Had the car fixed.. Took them 6 hours to bleed the brakes. Took the car home, the next morning went to leave and had no brakes again. Had it towed back to shop. Had to bleed brakes again, then in december i went to leave for work and the brake pedal went to the floor, i had no brakes. Got the car to the same shop that fixed it the first time. Coming to find out the wheel cylinders blew out again causing brake fluid to leak all over my brakes. They had to replace my wheel cylinders and brakes . They wante to charge me labor since they said it was a defective part. I refused to pay the labor. We told them not to touch the car until we called them back. (i think they knew i was calling someone else) they called me back not even 5 minutes later and they offered to eat the cost of the labor. So it was fixed for nothing and to this day it still acts up. I think this should be a safety recall on this since i read more of the same thing happening to others. *jb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	3
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LIVERMORE FALLS, ME
VIN pattern	KNAFB121015XXXXXX
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	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	12/05/01
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	MAN
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Type of tire failure code
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
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Dealer's name	CHARLIE'S AUTO MALL
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	AUGUSTA
Dealer's state code	ME
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What is Recall?
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.
What is Defect?
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 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Foundation Componen Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2001 Kia SEPHIA Service Brakes, Hydraulic Foundation Componen Problems, Complaints and Defects

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