# 1998 kia sephia starting issue

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-kia-sephia-starting-issue/34825>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 10, 2009, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-kia-sephia-starting-issue/34825 "2009-08-10T14:15:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![patguckian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e79b87/32.png) [@patguckian](https://community.cartalk.com/u/patguckian)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-kia-sephia-starting-issue/34825/1 "2009-08-10T14:15:12Z")

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car has less than 28K miles; starter, neutral safety switch, battery, part of the engine harness renewed & fuses replaced/reset by dealer; intermittent starting problem of unknown origin. All 12 VDC systems operable when car refuses to start. Dealer has not yet replaced the ignition switch. comments please.