Kia Spectra Complaints (2003)

90 consumer complaints on file.

#10022840June 11, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 15MPH ENGINE LOCKED UP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED WITH WATER INSIDE THE ENGINE. DEALERWON'T COVER THE GUARANTEE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018292May 6, 2003
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
THE REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED TO FASTENED. 8JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016417April 23, 2003
AIR BAGS
POSESS A 2003 KIA SPECTRA GT THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. ONLY ONE PERSON IN THE VEHICLE BUT BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. AIRBAG BROKE WINDSHIELD AS WELL AS SIDE CASING THAT HELD THE SEAT BELTS IN PLACE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AND WANT TO KNOW IF THIS IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE IN THIS VEHICLE OR ANY VEHICLE FOR THAT MATTER? PIECES OF THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE SHATTERED AND SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED HARM TO ANYONE THEY CONTACTED. PLEASE ADVISE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012316March 24, 2003
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012167March 20, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SEAT BELTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE ENGINE MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NLM THE DOOR WAS MISALIGNED, REAR LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE, SNOW HAD GOTTEN INTO THE REAR SEAT(S), THE VEHICLE LEAKED, SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERATIVE, CLICK NOISE IN THE WIPERS WHEN ON A LOW SPEED, PULLING NOISE IN THE ENGINE PER MECHANIC, AND PULLING WHEN SHIFTED. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012169March 20, 2003
STRUCTURE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SEAT BELTS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SNOW ENTERED THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE DOOR NOT TO OPEN. *NLM THE DOOR WAS MISALIGNED, REAR LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE, SNOW HAD GOTTEN INTO THE REAR SEAT(S), THE VEHICLE LEAKED, SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERATIVE, CLICK NOISE IN THE WIPERS WHEN ON A LOW SPEED, PULLING NOISE IN THE ENGINE PER MECHANIC, AND PULLING WHEN SHIFTED. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012170March 20, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STRUCTURE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SEAT BELTS
THE BACK PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WERE NOT LONG ENOUGH TO HOLD A 135 POUND PASSENGER. *NLM THE DOOR WAS MISALIGNED, REAR LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE, SNOW HAD GOTTEN INTO THE REAR SEAT(S), THE VEHICLE LEAKED, SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERATIVE, CLICK NOISE IN THE WIPERS WHEN ON A LOW SPEED, PULLING NOISE IN THE ENGINE PER MECHANIC, AND PULLING WHEN SHIFTED. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012177March 20, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SEAT BELTS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE VEHICLES WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR YET THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. *NLM THE DOOR WAS MISALIGNED, REAR LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE, SNOW HAD GOTTEN INTO THE REAR SEAT(S), THE VEHICLE LEAKED, SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERATIVE, CLICK NOISE IN THE WIPERS WHEN ON A LOW SPEED, PULLING NOISE IN THE ENGINE PER MECHANIC, AND PULLING WHEN SHIFTED. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009567February 27, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001612December 27, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE HEATER WENT OFF, DEALER INSPECTED AND FIXED THE PROBLEM ON 12/ 27/02 AGAIN WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE HEATHER SYSTEM WENT OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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