Kia Spectra Complaints (2007)

152 consumer complaints on file.

#10417783August 6, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING RANDOMLY AFTER THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED. AFTER IT STALLS THE ENGINE WILL NOT START RIGHT WAY AND IT CAN STALL AGAIN UNTIL FUEL LEVEL DROPS . WHEN FILLING AT GAS STATION THE TANK ONLY GETS FILLED UNTIL GAS NOZZLE SELF STOPS IT DOES NOT CONTINUE TO GET FILLED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411809July 11, 2011
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE RUBBER STRIPPING THAT HOLDS THE WINDSHIELD IN PLACE CAME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE RUBBER STRIP BROKE AWAY FROM THE GLASS AND BEGAN SLAPPING HARD AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD. WE HAD TO TAPE THE RUBBER IN PLACE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DRIVE. THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED DOWN THE CENTER FROM THE RUBBER SLAPPING AGAINST THE GLASS AND/OR THE RATTLING OF THE GLASS. SINCE THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AS WELL AS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE - WE ARE REQUESTING THAT KIA TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE CAUSED TO THE VEHICLE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403736May 30, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2007 KIA SPECTRA'S ENGINE DIES AFTER I FILL IT UP WITH GAS, BUT WILL BE FINE AFTER I'VE USED SOME GAS. I DON'T TOP OFF MY GAS SO THAT CANNOT BE THE PROBLEM. I FIND IT VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE WHEN IT DIES DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A KIA DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SAID THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AFTER THEY RAN TESTS ON IT. MY SPECTRA WASN'T GIVING THE KIA DEALERSHIP MECHANIC ANY PROBLEMS SO AFTER HAVING MY CAR FOR ALMOST 1 WEEK THEY GAVE IT BACK TO ME AND TOLD ME TO TAKE MY CAR BACK IN TO THEM IF IT SHOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. WELL IT HAPPENED AGAIN, SO I PLAN ON TAKING IT BACK IN TOMORROW MORNING ASAP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401200May 17, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY 2007 KIA SPECTRA'S DOORS WILL RANDOMLY LOCK AND UNLOCK. THIS HAS CAUSED GREAT CONCERN BOTH IN SITUATIONS WHERE I WOULD NEED TO GET INTO MY CAR QUICKLY - FOR EXAMPLE A MUGGING OR SNOWSTORM, AND WHERE I LEAVE MY CAR PARKED IN A PUBLIC LOCATION. RESEARCH ONLINE INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, YET KIA REFUSES TO FIX IT UNLESS THEY CAN REPLICATE THE ISSUE, AND INSTEAD TRY TO HINT THAT IT'S USER ERROR. I'VE FILMED THIS OCCURRENCE, AND MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THE DOOR LOCKS "ARGUE" WITH THE FOB'S UNLOCK COMMAND. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO HONOR THE WARRANTY UNLESS THEY CAN REPLICATE IT AND TOLD ME "BRING IT BACK WHEN THE LOCKS FAIL ENTIRELY." IT IS A CONSTANT ISSUE NOW. I WILL BE TAKING IT BACK TO KIA AGAIN THIS WEEKEND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390241March 15, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE ENGINE IDLED WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. HE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WAS BEING PUSHED FROM THE BACK AND THEN MOVED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WILL SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380657February 3, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2007 KIA SPECTRA. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STALLS WHENEVER THE TANK IS FULL *TGW THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY TOPPING UP, WHICH THE CONSUMER CLAIMED NEVER HAPPENED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, ONLY TO BE TOLD IT WAS DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366409November 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
IN MID-SEPT10 I EXPERIENCED 2 BRAKE FAILURES ON MY 2007 KIA SPECTRA EX. EACH TIME AFTER DRIVING APPROX 800 MILES TO & FROM NORTHERN CA. BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN EXITING OFF OF CA99 TO CA4 (ANGELS CAMP). WAS ABLE TO STEER CAR TO FAR RIGHT SHOULDER WHERE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS DEPLOYED. THEREBY NOT HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER 5 MINUTES WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE REMAINDER OF TRIP (40MILES). NEXT MORNING TOOK CAR TO LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP, THEY KEPT THE CAR 2DAYS/INSISTED THAT I CALL A REPORT INTO KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS; WHICH DID. ACCORDING TO THEM CAR WAS "OPERATING ACCORDING TO SPECS"..IN OTHERWORDS, WE TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY...UPON RETURNING BACK HOME TO AZ. THE SAME THING HAPPENED, EXCEPT THIS TIME MY GARAGE DOOR WAS WHAT STOPPED MY CAR. BOTH TIMES THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND NOTHING HAPPENED....AGAIN I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE...BUT I DAMAGED MY GD/MY BROTHERS NEW CAR THAT WAS PARKED ION THE OTHER SIDE AND THE FRONT OF MY CAR...THE CAR WAS TOWED TO KIA WERE IT WAS KEPT FOR 2WKS, WHILE CORPORATE DECIDED HOW TO PROCEED....AFTER THAT TIME MY CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME..AGAIN WITH (THIS TIME VERBALLY ONLY) THE EXPRESSION OF "WORKING ACCORDING TO SPECS" USED...I DEALT WITH KIA CA..I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THE SITUATION....OVERALL I WAS TREATED LIKE A I HAD DONE IT DELIBERATELY..I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 32YRS AND NEVER HAVE HAD AS MUCH AS A TICKET, MUCH LESS AN ACCIDENT....WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR A "WRITTEN" STATEMENT ABOUT THE DRIVEABLITY OF MY CAR, I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COME FROM THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIVISION.......AFTER 2 ADDITIONAL CALLS TO THEM I GAVE UP.T...I SUBSEQUENTLY WROTE TO OUR STATE'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE/THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER/AARP/JD POWERS & ASSOC.(THEY GIVE KIA SAFETY AWARDS). IN RESEARCHING I FOUND OVER 1200 COMPLAINTS ON KIA BRAKE PROBLEMS ALONE. & NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE NOONE I KNOW EVER BUYS A KIA! !THE SM AT KIA HAD THE GALL TO SAY- DRIVE CAREFUL WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR!! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362997October 30, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I HAVE A 2007 KIA SPECTRA AND THE KEYLESS DOOR OPENER AND LOCK SYSTEM HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. THE LOCKS DON'T OPEN WHEN THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO AND LOCK WHEN THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO. I BROUGHT TO KIA DEALER BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE MY PROBLEM AND HINTED THAT I WAS NOT USING THE BUTTONS CORRECTLY. WELL AT AROUND 60,450 MILES I STARTED MY CAR TO GET THE HEAT ON, I TOOK OFF THE KEYLESS ENTRY DEVICE AND CLOSED THE DOOR TO LET MY CAR WARM UP. I DID NOT LOCK THE DOOR USING THE BUTTON ON THE KEYLESS DEVICE, BUT THE DOOR LOCKS LOCKED AUTOMATICALLY WITH MY CAR ON. NO WAY WOULD THAT KEYLESS ENTRY DEVICE ALLOW ME TO GET BACK IN THE CAR. IT WAS 11:00 PM, COLD, LUCKILY SOME FRIENDS REMAINED WITH ME AND TRIED TO GET IN THE CAR WITH COAT HANGARS AND OTHER DEVICES TO NO AVAIL. EVENTUALLY I HAD TO CALL A LOCKSMITH, TO GET IN WHICH COST $50, HOWEVER ALL THE TRYING TO GET IN DAMAGED BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER DOOR MECHANISMS SO NOW I HAVE THE EXPENSE OF GETTING THIS FIXED, WHICH KIA SHOULD HAVE FIXED BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT. I TRIED FOR AN HOUR PRESSING THE BUTTONS ON THE KEYLESS ENTRY, THE DOORS WOULDN'T OPEN, THE TRUNK WOULDN'T OPEN, THE BATTERY WAS FINE IN THE KEYLESS ENTRY DEVICE, THE LIGHT WORKED LIKE IT NORMALLY WORKS BUT IT WOULDN'T OPEN THE CAR! WHAT IF GOD FORBID I HAD JUST BUCKLED A CHILD IN THE BACKSEAT AND CLOSED THE BACK DOOR AND THEN TRIED TO OPEN MY DOOR TO GET IN AND THE CAR LOCKED ITSELF. OR IF THERE WERE SOME OTHER EMERGENCY AND I COULDN'T GET IN. IN ADDITION TO THIS BEING A CONVENIENCE ISSUE I DEFINITELY THINK IT COULD ALSO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I FEEL KIA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING MY DAMAGED DOOR MECHANISMS, IN ADDITION TO REIMBURSING ME FOR THE LOCKSMITH. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO BRING TO THIS MATTER. I ALSO FEEL THAT THE DEALER DIDN'T WANT TO BE BOTHERED REALLY CHECKING OUT THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS GOING TO BE UP AT 60,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362208October 25, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD BEGIN TO STALL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361914October 23, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IN 2008 I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 KIA SPECTRA 5 SX , IN NOVEMBER OF THAT YEAR I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT AND HAD STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, WHEN MY AUTOS ENGINE STARTED TO REVVING AND MOVING FORWARD WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I PRESSED AS HARD AS I COULD WITH MY FOOT , BUT THAT DID NOT STOP THE CAR FROM MOVING FORWARD, THE TIRES WERE SPINNING, I THEN PUT MY OTHER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PRESSED AS HARD AS I COULD WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND THAT STOPPED MOVING FORWARD, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED REVVING, I THEN WAS ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF. I LET THE CAR REMAIN OFF FOR ABOUT L5 SECONDS AND TURNED THE IGNITION ON AGAIN THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV AGAIN, I HAD TO TURN ENGINE OFF AGAIN, AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS I TURNED THE ENGINE ON AND IT WAS NORMAL SO I WENT HOME AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY SERVICE PROVIDER TO HAVE THE AUTO CHECKED OUT FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND SPOKE TO CASE MANAGER (ALBERT) WHO SUGGESTED I GO TO ANOTHER KIA DEALER. I WENT TO KIA OF BAYSIDE IN GREAT NECK, N.Y. (THEY ARE OUT OF BUSINESS NOW). THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE BE DISCONNECTED, WHICH HE DID , AND TOLD ME TO DRIVE CAR FOR TWO WEEKS AND COME BACK TO THE SHOP. I RETURNED TO THE SHOP ON 1/20/09 ( I ORIGINALLY TOOK CAR TO BAYSIDE KIA ON 12/22/08) I TOLD THE TECH THAT NOTHING HAPPENED DURING THE 2 WEEK PERIOD. HE THEN CALLED KIA HEADQUARTERS AND REQUESTED THAT A NEW CRUISE CONTROL MODULE BE INSTALLED. THE TECH ORDERED THE NEW MODULE FOR THE CAR AND RECONNECTED THE OLD MODULE. ON 01/20/09, I HAD ANOTHER EPISODE WITH THE CAR REVVING AND MOVING FORWARD AND IT ALSO DID THE SAME THING IN REVERSE, THIS WAS IN PELHAM MANOR, N.Y. JUST ACROSS THE BRIDGE FROM WHERE I LIVE, 2 HOURS LATER I WAS AT THE BARTOW MALL , IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD IT HAPPENED AGAIN, IT DONE THIS 4 MORE TIMES KIA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360148October 12, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER IT WAS FILLED WITH GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK CANNISTER FLOODED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357729September 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY 2007 KIA SPECTRA STALLS OUT EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK. IT STALLS DURING HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND DURING NORMAL LOW SPEED DRIVING. MY KIA IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON OTHER SITES IT WOULD BE A WASTE OF TIME TO HAVE IT FIXED. ALSO I HAD TO REPLACED THE STOP LIGHT SWITCH UNDER THE DASH. THE RECALL WAS WITH 5 KIA MODELS BUT NOT THE SPECTRA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356192September 17, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I DRIVE A 2007 KIA SPECTRA EX, WITH 37,000 MILES STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I BELIEVE IT SUFFERS FROM A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT IN THE FUEL & EXHAUST SYSTEM MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. EVERY TIME I FILL THE GAS TANK COMPLETELY, THE CAR STALLS. THIS STALL USUALLY OCCURS WHILE IDLING AND WITHIN 10 MILES FROM MY FUELING. IT CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF A 6 LANE 50MPH COMMUTER ROAD DURING RUSH HOUR AND I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AS A RESULT. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN REAR ENDED AND RUN OVER WHEN THIS OCCURS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, 2 OF THE TIMES THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND 1 TIME THEY CHANGED A PURGE VALVE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT RESOLVED EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353776September 3, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2007 KIA SPECTRA EX HAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE OVERFLOW TANK. WHEN I TAKE MY CAR TO THE GAS STATION I TURN MY CAR AND PUMP THE GAS. IF I FILL THE TANK UP (THE PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTTING OFF) MY CAR WILL DIE WHILE I AM DRIVING, PARKED, OR IDLING. WHEN I 'M DRIVING MY CAR DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY DIE AND LOSE POWER STEERING AND THEN START AGAIN. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES THAT MY CAR HAS DIED WHILE GOING AROUND A CORNER AND IT HAS BEEN VERY HARD TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF MY CAR WITH THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE SHOP APPROXIMATELY TWO TIMES TO HAVE THEM FIX THIS PROBLEM WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY COULD NEVER DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP WHEN IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THE SERVICE WORKER SAID THAT IT WAS A DEFECT WITH THE CHARCOAL TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350527August 19, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FAILURE ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346401July 30, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
ON THREE OCCASIONS MY 2007 KIA SPECTRA'S ENGINE HAS RACED MADLY WHEN I WAS STOPPED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO KEEP THE CAR FROM MOVING WITH THE BRAKE FULLY DEPRESSED. THE MOST RECENT DATE THAT IT HAPPENED WAS 7/27/2010. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF FOR ABOUT ONE MINUTE AND WHEN I RESTARTED IT THE ENGINE WAS OK. AROUND XMAS 2009, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. I TRIED MOVING THE GEAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND PARK AND TURNING IT OFF SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. I FINALLY PUT IT IN DRIVE AND LET IT INCH FORWARD AND SUDDENLY THE RACING STOPPED. AT THAT TIME I REMOVED THE CAR MAT AND HAVE NOT USED THE MAT SINCE THEN. TODAY I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO BE CHECKED OUT. THEY TELL ME THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY CHECKED THE ERROR CODES IN MEMORY AND GAVE ME A LISTING OF THE CODES. THEY TELL ME NONE OF THE CODES RELATE TO WHAT I EXPERIENCED. THE ONLY OTHER PROBLEM THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED WAS THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR NOT LATCHING. I WOULD SLAM THE DOOR AND IT WOULD POP BACK OPEN AGAIN. I DEPRESSED THE LOCK AND UNLOCK BUTTONS ON THE REMOTE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE DOOR WOULD LATCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345523July 28, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2007 KIA SPECTRA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER AND PAD. THE CONSUMER THEN ASKED IF THE LEFT FRONT PAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THEY STATED IT DID NOT. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE NEXT 1,000 MILES THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY; THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT AND SEVERAL TIMES THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO A NOSE DIVE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER ESTABLISHMENT THAT BOTH PADS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344654July 22, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 2007 KIA SPECTRA 5. I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND A WOMAN PULLED IN TO TELL ME I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. I HAD JUST GONE ON A TRIP WITH MY PARENTS FOLLOWING BEHIND ME SO IT HAD TO HAVE JUST GONE OUT. THE NEXT DAY MY HUSBAND CALLED THE KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID BECAUSE THE SPECTRA WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. IT SEEMS THAT SINCE THE DEFECT IS OCCURRING EXACTLY LIKE OTHER MODELS. THERE ARE ALSO INSTANCES I HAVE FOUND ONLINE OF OTHER SPECTRAS DOING THE SAME THING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344264July 20, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 KIA SPECTRA. THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TWICE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. WHEN THE HIGH BEAMS WERE TURNED OFF THEY CAUSED THE LOW BEAMS TO FAIL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND THEY ARE NOT SURE IF THE REPAIRS WILL BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328209April 30, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I PURCHASED A KIA SPECTRA AND REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP SOUTHWEST KIA THAT MY GAS PEDAL WAS STICKING. I RE-INJURED MY RIGHT HAND. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. BUT THE PEDDLE KEPT STICKING. I ALSO PURCHASED A INSURANCE THAT WILL PAY YOUR CAR PAYMENTS WHEN YOU ARE UNABLE TO WORK DUE TO A MEDICAL CONDITION. I FILED A CLAIM AND IT DID NOT PAY MY CAR PAYMENTS. NEXT THING I WENT OUT AND MY CAR WAS GONE. THE DEALERSHIP ACCUSED ME OF MAKING A FALSE COMPLAINT. THIS ALL HAPPEN IN 2009 NOT LONG BEFORE YOU FOUND GAS PEDDLE STICKING. CAN YOU HELP ME ? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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