Kia Spectra Complaints

906 consumer complaints on file.

#10287065October 12, 2009
STRUCTURE
I GOT A NEW CAR LAST WEEK.. HAD ALL THE BRAKES AND FLUIDS, ETC. CHECKED AND FIXED. PICKED IT UP FRIDAY. DROVE TO WORK THEN WAS LEAVING WORK WHEN MY FOOT GOT STUCK BETWEEN THE GAS AND BRAKE COULDN'T GET IT OUT WHEN I HIT A TRUCK IT CAME LOOSE. I VERY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. I HAVE MARKS ON TOP AND THE SIDE OF MY FOOT. I REALLY THINK IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BECAUSE THE BRAKE AND GAS ARE WAY TO CLOSE TOGETHER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10286276October 5, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 02 KIA SPECTRA AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT ON THIS VEHICLE. I ONLY HAVE 60,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286371October 5, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I AM VERY SHOCKED THAT THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SAFETY ADMINISTRATION NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 SPORTAGE STOP LIGHT BRAKE SWITCH BUT HAS NOT TAKEN KIA TO TASK FOR PRODUCING FAULTY STOP LIGHT BRAKE SWITCHES IN ALL ITS MODELS/YEARS. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE STOP-LIGHT BRAKE SWITCHES IN 2005 AND 2007 KIA SPECTRA'S MULTIPLE TIMES. THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL OR THE LIGHT DOES NOT GO ON AT ALL UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES.. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT CHINA, A COUNTRY IMPORTING KIA MODELS, WAS QUICKER TO REACT TO RECALLS THAN YOU GUYS ARE. EVEN IF YOU TAKE YOUR CAR IN FOR A FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH...LOTS OF LUCK...KIA DEALERS DON'T EVEN STOCK THE PARTS. WHEN ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO RECALL THE REST OF THE KIA LINE? THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE YESTERDAY. INACTION RESULTS NOT ONLY IN POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS BUT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FINES AND PENALTIES RAKED IN BY THE STATES IN WHICH KIA DOES BUSINESS. KIA IS ADDING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO THE STATE AND CITY COFFERS THE RESULT OF FINES LEVIED AGAINST ITS USERS FOR FAULTY BRAKES.... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286223October 4, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH CAR OR BATTERY NOTICED WHATSOEVER UPON ENTERING AND STARTING THE VEHICLE.. THE COMPLAINT INCIDENCE OCCURRED AFTER DRIVING APPROX 2 BLOCKS AND PARKING AND TURNING OFF CAR AND UPON GETTING OUT OF CAR NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM FRONT DRIVER SIDE CORNER OF HOOD. SINCE THERE WAS A BABY IN THE CAR FIRST ACTION WAS TO REMOVE CHILD TO SAFE AREA AND CALLED 911. WITHIN APPROX 5 MINUTES MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF SMOKE POURING FROM HOOD CRACKS. BYSTANDERS ATTEMPTED TO OPEN HOOD AND SPRAY WITH BORROWED FIRE EXTINGUISHER BUT COULD NOT OPEN HOOD. WHEN FIRETRUCK ARRIVED THEY COULD NOT GET HOOD OPEN EITHER AND HAD TO PRY IT OPEN AT WHICH POINT FLAMES ERUPTED BUT WERE THEN QUICKLY PUT OUT BY FIRE DEPARTMENT (GOLDSBORO NC CAR FIRE AT TJ MAXX STORE ON SEPT 28, 2009) FIRE DETERMINED TO HAVE STARTED IN BATTERY/FUSE BOX AREA - FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL BUT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO EXTREME AMOUNT OF DAMAGE RESULTING FROM FIRE IT APPEARS THAT THERE WAS SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION THAT OCCURRED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY ADVANCE WARNING OR SIGNS OF ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS INCIDENCE. NOTHING WAS POSSIBLE TO BE DONE TO "CORRECT" THE PROBLEM EXCEPT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CONSEQUENCE WAS THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS CHARRED AND THE CAR TOTALED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRANGED TO HAVE CAR TOWED FROM PARKING LOT WHERE FIRE OCCURRED TO LOT WHERE FINAL INSPECTION MADE. LUCKILY, CIRCUMSTANCES ALLOWED FOR ALMOST IMMEDIATE AWARENESS OF FIRE OCCURRING AND THAT DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE IN A SAFE PLACE WITH COMMUNICATION AVAILABLE. IF CIRCUMSTANCES HAD BEEN DIFFERENT, THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285466September 28, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT IT NO LONGER HAD POWER AND THAT NONE OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WERE FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED, TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 4000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284929September 22, 2009
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA EX/LX/SX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILED TO SECURE HER IN THE SEAT. AS A CONSEQUENCE SHE SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES TO THE UPPER AND LOWER PART OF HER BODY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. SHE HAS A COPY OF INDIANA POLICE REPORT 09022263. SHE FILED COMPLAINT NUMBER K1645446 WITH THE MANUFACTURER. PICTURES OF THE FAILURE ARE AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 9,000. UPDATED 11/04/09. *LJ UPDATED 11/05/09
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10284950September 22, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2006, A 1984 GMC PICKUP, CROSSED THE CENTER LINE OF TX 317, CAUSING A SEVERE FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A 2002 KIA SPECTRA. ALTHOUGH THE SPECTRA DRIVER WAS PROPERLY WEARING HER SEAT BELT, SHE SUSTAINED FATAL BLUNT FORCE INJURIES WHEN THE FRONTAL DRIVER?S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN THE SEVERE FRONTAL COLLISION DUE TO AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG, HOWEVER, DID DEPLOY AND PROVIDED SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT TO THE BELTED PASSENGER, THUS SHE WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE CRASH. WARRANTY CLAIMS TO KIA FOR OPEN CIRCUITS IN THIS AND SIMILAR MODELS' AIRBAG SYSTEMS NUMBER IN EXCESS OF 400 AND MAYBE MANY TIMES THAT NUMBER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10284460September 17, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, SEAT BELTS, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
THE FLOOR MAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY 2007 KIA SPECTRA WILL NOT REMAIN ANCHORED. ALTHOUGH I'M WRITING THIS COMPLAINT IN 2009, THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2007. I RECENTLY BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE DOOR LOCKS (WHICH LOCK ON THEIR OWN IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU UNLOCK THEM) AND I BROUGHT MAT ISSUE TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHILE THERE. THEY PROCEEDED TO PUSH THE MAT BACK INTO THE ANCHOR (LIKE I HAVEN'T TRIED THAT HUNDREDS OF TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS?), BUT IT WAS OUT AGAIN WITHIN A DAY - SO THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THIS NOR APPEAR TO WANT TO ADDRESS IT. I VIEW THIS AS AN UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY ISSUE AND AFTER SEEING A NEWS REPORT TONIGHT ABOUT A MAJOR FATAL ACCIDENT INVOLVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH A TOYOTA I AM DETERMINED TO GET THIS ADDRESSED BY THE DEALERSHIP! ON THE NOTE ABOUT THE DOOR LOCKS - I WILL BE BRINGING IT BACK FOR THE FOURTH TIME TO ADDRESS THAT PROBLEM NEXT WEEK. I ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT, THAT I HAD A SAFETY CONCERN WITH MY OLD 2000 KIA SEPHIA YEARS AGO WHERE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT WOULDN'T STAY LATCHED IF YOU JUST TUGGED ON THE BELT A LITTLE. THE DEALERSHIP (A DIFFERENT ONE) REFUSED TO REPLACE IT (BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED) AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT. I FILED A COMPLAINT AND THE USDOT HIGHWAY SAFETY DIVISION PAID TO REPLACE THEM AS LONG AS I SENT THE OLD COMPONENTS TO THEM SO THEY COULD TEST THE LATCH. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE SEATBELTS TO BOTH FRONT SEATS WERE RECALLED AND I WENT BACK IN TO GET MY PASSENGER LATCH REPLACED UNDER THIS MASSIVE RECALL. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED TO FIND THAT KIA IS STILL NOT STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE ON SAFETY ISSUES WITHOUT HAVING TO GET REGULATORY BODIES INVOLVED! THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO RUIN CUSTOMER LOYALTY IN SOMEONE WHO GAVE THEM A SECOND CHANCE!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283916September 14, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CRUISE CONTROL UNIT WHEN ENGAGED IT ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. OR IT TOLALLY DIS-ENGAGES ON ITS OWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283135September 8, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, TIRES
MY CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING AROUND 36000 MILES. I HADN'T THOUGHT ANYTHING ABOUT IT AT FIRST, THINKING IT WAS MY IMAGINATION AS I HAD THE CAR ONLY 3 YEARS. (2006 KIA SPECTRA5. I PURCHASED IT AT THE END OF NOVEMBER 2006 WITH 7 MILES ON IT.). WELL, 4000 MILES LATER I AM TOLD IT NEEDS THE ENTIRE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL REPLACED. I HAVE DRIVEN MANUAL CARS FOR YEARS. THE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT ($1300) EVEN THOUGH IT IS 10 YR/100000 MILES AS THEY CONSIDER THE CLUTCH "A WEAR ITEM". I TRIED TO ARGUE WITH THE DEALER THAT IT WASN'T WEAR AFTER JUST 3 YEARS. I TRIED TO COMPLAIN TO CORPORATE BUT THE NUMBER IS BOGUS (800-333-4541). I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES TWICE IN 3 YEARS. GOOD YEAR EAGLES AND THE BRAKES TWICE. IT IS A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281944August 27, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FAILED. AS A CONSEQUENCE IN A SITUATION THAT WARRANTS THE AIR BAG MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE ENTIRE AIR BAG CLUSTER UNDER THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE REPAIR IS NOT SPECIFIED IN THE WARRANTY SO HE WOULD LIABLE TO PAY THE EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280202August 12, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS
1. TWO PASSENGERS (FEMALE 64 YR DRIVER AND FEMALE 13 YR OLD PASSENGER) WERE PROCEEDING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL ROAD IN A 2007 KIA SPECTRA AT LESS THAN 20 MPH. HALFWAY DOWN THE ROAD, DRIVER BEGAN TO LIGHTLY APPLY THE BRAKE KNOWING THAT THE STOP SIGN WAS FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. AT THIS MOMENT THE CAR REVVED AND EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER SHOUTED OUT THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE CAR BUT THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CAR ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. UNABLE TO STOP, THE CAR WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AND PROCEEDED ACROSS THE STREET TOWARDS A GUARD RAIL. DRIVER INSTINCTIVELY TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT SO THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT HIT THE GUARD RAIL HEAD ON. THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE GUARD RAIL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THROWING THE DRIVER INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT, WHERE THE OTHER PASSENGER WAS SITTING. THE DRIVER HIT HER HEAD HARD ON THE PASSENGER WINDOW AND EXPERIENCED OTHER INJURIES AS A RESULT OF BEING THROWN FROM THE DRIVER SEAT. THE AIR BAGS IN THE CAR FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CAR BOUNCED OFF THE GUARD RAIL AND PROCEEDED AT FULL SPEED ACROSS THE STREET AGAIN. THE CAR RAN OVER SOME SMALL HEDGES IN A RESIDENT'S YARD AND PROCEEDED UP A STEEP HILL BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE PASSENGER OF THE CAR IMMEDIATELY DIALED 911 AND THE POLICE/AMBULANCE ARRIVED SHORTLY AFTER. 2. THE CAR'S ELECTRONIC THROTTLE IS BELIEVED TO BE DEFECTIVE. THIS DEFECT RESULTS IN RANDOM EPISODES OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. BECAUSE THE EPISODES ARE RANDOM, THE PROBLEM IS NOT EASILY DUPLICATED. HOWEVER, THERE ARE NUMEROUS DOCUMENTED CASES OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN KIA VEHICLES ON THE INTERNET. 3. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC FOR INVESTIGATION. MECHANIC ATTEMPTED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT MECHANIC REPORTED THAT THE 2007 KIA SPECTRA IS NOT SOPHISTICATED ENOUGH TO APPLY SUCH A TEST. VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. KIA CLAIMS THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10279912August 10, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A REVVING NOISE COMING FROM THE GEAR SHIFTER. SHORTLY AFTER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ACROSS THE STREET. SHE ATTEMPTED TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO AVOID DRIVING INTO A DITCH. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL STRUCK THE GUARDRAIL, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL DID NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THROUGH BUSHES AND UP A HILL. THE SPEED FINALLY BEGAN TO DECREASE AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO SERIOUS INJURIES, ONLY HEADACHES AND BRUISING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE BY THE POLICE, BUT WAS LATER TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE WAS TOO UNSOPHISTICATED; THEREFORE, A DIAGNOSTIC TEST COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME TYPE OF DEFECT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AND SHE BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 4,500. UPDATED 6/19/10 *CN THE CONSUME STATED SHE PLACED HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. UPDATED 07/22/10*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10278696July 29, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON MAY 26, 2008, I PURCHASED A 2007 KIA SPECTRA AT CARMAX, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 11335 ATLANTIC BOULEVARD, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32225. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER I DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, BECAUSE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT ADVANCE NOTICE. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF AT THE STOP LIGHT, DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR, PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, OR AFTER MAKING TURNS. THESE OCCURRENCES HAVE PLACED MY LIFE, MY FAMILY MEMBERS; AS WELL AS, THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN DANGER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. I AM DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT IS CLEARLY UN-ROADWORTHY. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ON SEVEN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BY 'SPECIALIZED KIA TECHNICIANS' TO NO AVAIL. WORK WAS PERFORMED BY TECHNICIANS FROM CAMDEN (GEORGIA), BRUNSWICK (GEORGIA), AND JACKSONVILLE (FLORIDA) KIA DEALERSHIPS THEY HAVE YET TO IDENTIFY OR SUCCESSFULLY REPAIR THE VEHICLE. I AM DISSATISFIED WITH THE SERVICE I HAVE RECEIVED THUS FAR. I HAVE ALREADY ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM BY CONTACTING REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CORPORATE OFFICE VIA TELEPHONE, CONTACTING THOMAS J. FOLLIARD, CEO OF CARMAX, VIA MAIL, CONTACTING KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE IN ADDITION TO CONTACTING KIA CORPORATE OFFICE VIA TELEPHONE. I HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL ADMINISTRATIVE AVENUES. I HAVE ENCLOSED COPIES OF MY RECORDS, RECEIPTS, IN ADDITION TO PERTINENT HISTORY AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR YOUR REVIEW. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PROBLEMS REMAIN UNRESOLVED. AS I AM SURE YOU CAN RELATE; I RELY ON MY VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORT. EACH ATTEMPT MADE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE HAS CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT INCONVENIENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278268July 25, 2009
AIR BAGS
'08 KIA SPECTRA HIT ACROSS RIGHT FRONT & SLAMMED IN RIGHT QUARTER PANEL. VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH 6 AIR BAGS...NON OF WHICH DEPLOYED. WIFE SUFFERED FRACTURES TO ALL HER RIBS & STERNUM AND A BROKEN LEFT ARM. NINE DAYS IN SHOCK TRAUMA IN BALTIMORE, TWO WEEKS IN REHAB HOSPITAL AND NOW GETTING REHAB HELP AT HOME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277305July 18, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON OUR 2008 KIA SPECTRA THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MEANS THE BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE PURCHASED IN MAY OF 2008. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277306July 18, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN THE AUTO SWITCH FOR THE LIGHTS IS ON SOMETIMES THE PARKING LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THE KEYS REMOVED. WE OFTEN HAVE TO GET BACK IN THE CAR, INSERT/REMOVE THE KEY, THEN OPEN/CLOSE THE DOOR TO GET THE LIGHTS TO GO OFF. ONCE, DURING THE DAY WE FAILED TO NOTICE THE LIGHT ON AND THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276813July 14, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY VEHICLE LOOSES POWER, SPUTTERS, AND HESITATES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. THIS HAS CAUSES ME TO ALMOST BE IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THE SERVICE DEPT CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE, BUT THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT EXISTS. I HAVE FILED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH KIA MOTORS AND HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO ASSIST ME WITH ANY OTHER TYPE OF HELP WITH MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE, BUT SINCE KIA MOTORS CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM, THEN THEY ARE CLAIMING THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY WHILE DRIVING WHEN I AM COMING HOME FROM WORK AND EVEN ON SUNDAY'S WHEN I AM COMING HOME FROM CHURCH. THE SERVICE DEPT IS ALWAYS CLOSED WHEN THIS OCCURS SO I CAN'T TAKE IT IN. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING WITH MY VEHICLE FOR APPROX. 2 YEARS AND I HAVE HAD NO SUCCESS IS GETTING A RESOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276576July 13, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WE OWN A 2007 SPECTRA WITH 13,000 MILES, BOUGHT NEW IN JULY 2007. WE ATTEMPTED TO USE THE AIR CONDITIONER JUNE 2009 AND IT BLEW HOT AIR. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WE WERE TOLD, " THE SCREWS AND BOLTS WHICH HOLDS THE A/C HOSE ON HAD COME LOOSE FROM HITTING BUMPS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DRIVE", SO THE FREON LEAKED OUT. THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE, "EVEN THOUGH IT IS A PROBLEM WITH KIA'S THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO REPLACE ANY PARTS". I CONTACTED THE KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLL FREE NUMBER WHO STOOD BY THE DEALER AND DISMISSED MY CONCERN. THEY TIGHTENED THE HOSE AND REPLACE THE FREON. WE WERE FORCED TO PAY EVEN REFUSING MY GRANDFATHER THE SENIOR DISCOUNT PROMISED TO HIM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274644June 22, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE MANUFACTURER TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. SHE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE TIE ROD SNAPPED. TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND EVERY TIME SHE MADE A TURN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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