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2005 KIA SPECTRA in Reno, NV
Tl contact owns a 2005 kia spectra. one year ago, the driver side front seat belt buckle became detached. the contact took her vehicle to the dealer since it was under warranty. exactly one year after replacing the buckle, it has detache...read more / reply »
2005 KIA SPECTRA in San Antonio, TX
I was in a car accident on jan. 25, 2007 and my front end was damaged. the car was a total loss due to the accident. the airbags never deployed. i now have a slipped disk in my neck due to the accident. kia refused to tell me why it did...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Canoga Park, CA
Electrical problems, stalling, air bag light and even car shut off on the freeway. after only two weeks the car started with electrical problems; the right head lamp kept burning, the car was at the shop for two weeks for repair. on 5/24/06...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Canoga Park, CA
Electrical problems, stalling, air bag light and even car shut off on the freeway. after only two weeks the car started with electrical problems; the right head lamp kept burning, the car was at the shop for two weeks for repair. on 5/24/06...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Canoga Park, CA
Electrical problems, stalling, air bag light and even car shut off on the freeway. after only two weeks the car started with electrical problems; the right head lamp kept burning, the car was at the shop for two weeks for repair. on 5/24/06...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Elkton, MD
Vehicle: 2005 kia spectra 5 automatic transmission. when coming to a stop (with foot off of gas pedal but on the brake pedal), engine accelerates on its own. this is the second time that i noticed this happened. i quickly pushed down str...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Pompano Beach, FL
My wife's kia and many of the other cars and trucks i see on the road have plastic headlight housings. after a period of time the plastic becomes milky and the light emitted is not enough to see. i think the manufactures should be forced t...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Pompano Beach, FL
My wife's kia and many of the other cars and trucks i see on the road have plastic headlight housings. after a period of time the plastic becomes milky and the light emitted is not enough to see. i think the manufactures should be forced t...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in San Dimas, CA
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 50 mph, the vehicle hydroplaned and crashed into a wall four times smashing all four corners of the vehicle. all six air bags failed to deploy. there were no injuries to any occupants.
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Weymouth, MA
The power train in my car shifts very hard and it seems like it is going to fall out of the car. have had the car in to be fixed by the dealer twice and tomorrow will be the third time.
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Salisbury, MD
Vehicle was driven 70 miles before passenger airbag system failed, 1400 miles before i determined the stalling problem was not operator error, and about 90 days before driving at highway speeds and finding a shake in the steering. the veh...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Salisbury, MD
Vehicle was driven 70 miles before passenger airbag system failed, 1400 miles before i determined the stalling problem was not operator error, and about 90 days before driving at highway speeds and finding a shake in the steering. the veh...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Salisbury, MD
Vehicle was driven 70 miles before passenger airbag system failed, 1400 miles before i determined the stalling problem was not operator error, and about 90 days before driving at highway speeds and finding a shake in the steering. the veh...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Wesley Chapel, FL
Dt*: the contact stated the passenger airbag warning light intermittently illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the service dealer three times but the service dealer was unable to duplicate the issue.
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Wesley Chapel, FL
Dt*: the contact stated the air bag sensor light illuminated intermittently, even when a passenger was in the passenger seat. the vehicle was taken to a service dealer, where the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. the manufacture...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Bethel Park, PA
Dt*: the contact stated after parking the vehicle with the parking brake engaged, the vehicle rolled down a hill, and hit a tree. the hatch was crushed and the front end was torn off. the vehicle was towed to the dealership, where the pro...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Kettering, OH
Dt*: the contact stated intermittently, while the passenger was sitting in the passenger seat, the airbag light illuminated, alerting the driver the airbag was not working properly. the dealership replaced the seat and the wiring harness. ...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Dt: the contact stated while driving over 40 mph on normal road conditions , the engine hesitated but did not stall. also the engine rpm rapidly increased, while driving 40 mph on city roads or stopped at traffic lights. the vehicle was t...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Anderson, IN
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 40 mph on normal road conditions the odometer failed intermittently. and in some cases, the speedometer increased to 110 mph while driving 60 mph. the vehicle was been taken to the dealership four ti...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Orland, CA
Dt*: the contact stated the air bag sensor in the passenger seat works intermittently. when the seat is occupied the air bag indicator light illuminates indicating the air bag will not deploy in the event of a crash. the vehicle has been...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Tinley Park, IL
Infrequently, when i hit the brake, the rpm's will go up to the 7 or 8,000 range, and i cannot successfully stop the car; i have had to immediately put the car in park in order for it to stop. one time i went throught the intersection of a...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Cloquet, MN
We were broadsided on the passenger side of the car, the other vehicle was traveling in excess of 30 mph. the side curtain air bags did not deploy. we contacted kia and they determined that the damage was not enough to deploy the air bags. ...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Cloquet, MN
We own a kia spectra 05 , we had trouble with the passenger air bag sensor light not going out when there was a passenger in the seat. we brought in the recall for this problem and it as "reflashed". but the problem still continued. we wer...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Saint Joseph, MO
2005 spectra front end makes a rattling noise in the front end that could be heard inside the house when backing out of driveway. the vehicle had been taken to the dealer six times for this problem but they were unable to resolve the pro...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in East Haven, CT
I recently purchased a 2005 kia spectra which has a faulty transmission--a fact not disclosed by the dealership at the time of purchase. a visit to the dealership last week revealed other kia spectras have a similar problem with hard shifti...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Yorktown, VA
Passenger airbag off light continues to come on at various times while driving with an adult passenger in the seat. i have had it in the shop four times in the 5 months that i have owned it. they have checked connections etc. and said they ...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Jackson, MO
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 30 mph the contact rear ended another vehicle. the airbags did not deploy, the seat belt did not restrain the occupant. minor injuries were sustained. the vehicle was towed to a salvage yard were it...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Jackson, MO
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 30 mph the contact rear ended another vehicle. the airbags did not deploy, the seat belt did not restrain the occupant. minor injuries were sustained. the vehicle was towed to a salvage yard were it...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Kent, WA
We are having problems with passenger side air bag light coming on at any given time . even after the air bag recalls were performed on it. regardless of weight. it will come on and stay on. we have complained and said there can be nothing ...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Stafford, TX
Dt*: the consumer stated while driving at 40 mph on normal road conditions all warning lights illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and they made the repair without determining the cause of failure. at the time of the incident th...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Sterling Heights, MI
I purchased my kia spectra on 8/26/05 and by the middle of october there was a grinding, rubbing noise that could be heard in the steering, especially when turning. the vehicle had approximately 1000 miles on it at the time. shortly after...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Baton Rogue, LA
Dt: the contact stated the air bag light on the dashboard red turned off regardless of the weight of the passenger sitting in the seat. the vehicle has been taken back to the dealership three times. when at the dealer the air bag light red ...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Yarnell, AZ
Dt: the contact states the passenger side air bag has a seat sensor and it should turn the air bag on when there is a passenger in the seat. the passenger is an adult male. the vehicle has been to a dealership, they could not duplicate t...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Wareham, MA
I purchased a 2005 kia spectra ex on july 11, 2005 and have also been experiencing issues with my "advanced" passenger air bag system. as other posters have stated, the light has come on while driving when a person of proper stature is in ...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Sinking Spring, PA
I have a 2005 kia spectra, the front passenger seat has a feature that measures the weight of the passenger and turns on or off the front passenger air bag. twice now with a full sized adult sitting correctly in the seat the air bag would t...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Wilson, NC
I bought a new 2005 kia spectra 5 (less than a month ago) with airbag sensors in the front passenger seat. on several occasions the passenger airbag disabled light has come on and stayed on with an adult sitting in the front seat. i have t...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Phoenix, AZ
I own a spectra 5. i am very happy with the car in most every aspect, but the front spoiler is not secured to the car properly. i tapped it on a parking curb once, and now it's completely falling off. my kia dealer couldn't fix it and said ...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Tupelo, MS
We bought a kia spectra 5 on 06/18/2005, a 2005 model. on 06/19/05 the transmission went out (we were the first owners, less than 100 miles) our kia dealership replaced the car after two weeks of trying to repair the problem, on 07/27/05, m...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Granada Hills, CA
Car has sensor in passenger seat to disable passenger air bag. air bag disable light comes on even when adult sitting in seat. seat cushion and sensor was replaced by dealor but the problem still exists. contacted kia directly and was tol...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Napa, CA
Slightest contact with most driveways loosens front spoiler to the point of detaching from vehicle. front spoiler is too low to avoid this type of damge and the spoiler is held onto the vehicle with doublesided tape, 8 pop-out brackets and ...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Lancaster, CA
Dt: consumer stated that there was a loss of steering control, and when she tried to steer the car to the right it continued to go to the left. approximately four hours prior to this there was a grinding noise with vibration in the steeri...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Lancaster, CA
Dt: consumer stated that there was a loss of steering control, and when she tried to steer the car to the right it continued to go to the left. approximately four hours prior to this there was a grinding noise with vibration in the steeri...
2005 KIA SPECTRA in Daphne, AL
I have advanced airbags in my car and a light "passenger airbag off " light on the dash that lets me know when the airbag is off. on numerous occassions the light has come on while driving down the highway with a passenger in the passenger ...
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