We have classified the 3 complaints from 1999 Kia Sephia about POWER TRAIN into the following categories.
Vehicle would die out when gears are shifted. happens also when starting out to drive. would lose power & have to down shift to get power back. had notified dealer & manufacture twice about problem. cause cannot be located. *ak
When starting the engine it would turn over & then vehicle would stall. once started, vehicle would hesitate. the fuel gauge fails to register fuel intake. also, vehicle is very hard to shift into gear properly. took vehicle to dealer to have problems checked. the mechanic replaced the fly wheel & the gas tank.*ak
No wonder auto so cheap... poorly made, poor service at dealer too. just a ton of little things have gone wrong with this car since purch. new in may '99 major mistake on my part, should have checked out complaint data base first before buying this car. no safety defect listed in the summary. *ak