2007 Kia Spectra complaints

DRIVER PASSED OUT MAKING LEFT TURN GOING 5 MPH AND HIT THE CONCRETE POLE FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT ON THE EAST SIDE OF U.S. 19. *TR

I REPORTED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON FUEL TANK OVER FILLING, TANK WAS REPLACED BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. LOST OF POWER WHEN DRIVING AND EXHILARATION WHEN TRYING TO STOP. ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE,ENGINE WAS REPLACED BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FAILED TO REGISTER AN ADULT IN SEAT AND "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. TWO DAYS LATER THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" WOULD NOT STAY ON WHEN SEAT WAS EMPTY. KIA DEALERSHIP DETERMINED IT WAS A FAILED OCCUPANT SENSOR MAT. APPROXIMATE COST OF REPAIR IS $1500. *TR

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE AN ADULT PASSENGER WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT. DURING A VISIT TO OUR LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP WE WERE TOLD THE AIRBAG SENSOR MAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE SEAT (WHERE THE MODULE WAS LOCATED) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COST $1008 FOR THE PART, AND $222 FOR LABOR. SINCE THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, THERE WAS NO WARRANTY COVERAGE. WHEN WE CONTACTED THE KIA MOTOR CORPORATION TO ASK FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH THIS REPAIR, WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. AN AIR BAG SENSOR SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A WEAR-AND TEAR ITEM. IT IS ABSURD THAT KIA WOULD REQUIRE THE CONSUMER TO COVER THE COST OF REPLACING A DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED SAFETY COMPONENT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS COMPONENT AND REPLACEMENT AT NO COST FOR THOSE OWNERS WHOSE AIR BAG SENSORS ARE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. *TR

OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, MY KIA HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES UPON REFUELING. I NEVER TOPPED OFF WHILE FUELING AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON. THE CAR CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. IT ALSO GIVES OFF AN AWFUL GAS SMELL. I AM TERRIFIED OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT'S VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS AT LEAST 50MPH. I AM CONCERNED AS I HAVE VERY SMALL CHILDREN THAT COULD BE HARMED. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY & FIND MANY KIA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM CONSTANTLY GIVEN DIFFERENT DIAGNOSTICS FROM SERVICE CENTERS. *TR

I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT, NO MATTER THE WEIGHT OF THE PERSON IT SOMETIMES SAYS ITS OFF. HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER AND THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION, THEY CANNOT EVEN DIAGNOSE IT BECAUSE THERE IS NO ERROR CODE STORED. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SAFE CAR AND IT SCARES ME TO EVEN DRIVE WITH A PASSENGER. NEED TO HAVE A RECALL. *TR

THIS CAR ACTS LIKE ITS RUNNING OUT OF GAS ABOUT EVERY 4 MONTHS SINCE I'VE OWNED IT, ITS USUALLY AFTER I FILL IT UP, IT STALLS AT LIGHTS AND SPUTTERS GOING DOWN THE ROAD, HAVE ACTUALLY HAD IT DIE GOING AROUND CORNERS. MENTION IT EVERY TIME I GO TO DEALERSHIP FOR MAINTENANCE AND OF COURSE THERE IS NO CODE BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER COMES ON WHEN IT HAPPENS. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CAR AND IF I COULD BUY SOMETHING ELSE I WOULD. WILL NEVER BUY A KIA AGAIN! *TR

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. WEIGHT SENSOR ON DASH WILL NOT WORK AND THE AIR BAG SYMBOL IS TURNED ON THE DASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS DEACTIVATED. THE INDICATOR HAD BEEN ILLUMINATED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE CLUSTER INDICATOR ON THE AIR BAG WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED THE INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL CANISTER AND FUEL VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. WILL STAY ON FOR WEEKS THEN GO OFF. HAS HAPPENED SINCE PURCHASE OF CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL POWER IN THE GAS PEDAL,( YOU CAN FLOOR THE PEDDLE AND IT DON'T GO OVER 2000 RPM ) ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION. IT ONLY COMES ON WHEN IT WANT TO, I HAD THE CODES CHECKED AT AUTO ZONE AND THEY SAID ITS SAYING ALL THE SOLENOIDS ARE BAD. I LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND THERE ARE ALOT OF OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE IN THE SAME YEAR, +1 AND-1, AND WITH THE SAME APPROXIMATE MILEAGE, IT SAYS THAT KIA HAS COME OUT WITH AN UPDATE TO THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER TO REMEDY THE ISSUE, THE KIA DEALER WANTS AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT TO UPDATE THE COMPUTER, WHEN DISCUSSING THIS WITH KIA CORPORATE THEY SAID WELL IF A RECALL IS ISSUED THEN WE CAN GET REFUND, BUT I DON'T HAVE THE CASH TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, AN UPDATE SHOULD BE FREE, THEY ARE ACKNOWLEDGING THE DEFECT, THERE FOR BECAUSE OF THE DANGER IT CAN CAUSE A RECALL IS IN ORDER... *TR

MY CAR WAS PARKED, IN MY DRIVEWAY, AND HAD RAN FINE THE DAY BEFORE. I WENT OUT AND STARTED THE CAR BUT COULD NOT GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE. I WAS UNABLE TO EVEN ROLL THE CAR A LITTLE BY PUSHING IT, WHICH INDICATES THE CAR WAS STUCK IN PARK WITH FORCE. I HAD MY NEIGHBOR COME OVER AND HE MANAGED TO, WITH A TON OF PRESSURE, PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. SEEMS TO NOT BE AS HARD ON A FLAT SURFACE BUT MY DRIVEWAY HAS A SLANT TO IT. PUT CAR BACK IN DRIVEWAY AND TRIED TO LEAVE A COUPLE HOURS LATER AND SAME ISSUE. I HAD TO PURCHASE AAA AND HAVE SOMEBODY COME OUT TO PULL OUT OF PARK. LOOKED ON LINE AND THERE'S A TON OF RECALLS BIG MINE THE 2007 KIA SPECTRA. WHICH IS THE ONLY YEAR NOT BEING RECALLED. I WAS TOLD, BY KIA DEALERSHIP IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE BUT PET MY RESEARCH, NO IT'S NOT. THEY WANT TO CHANGE FOR REPAIR YET EVERY OTHER KIA MAKE IS RECALLED. *JS

REPORTING 3 ISSUES: ***FUEL SYSTEM: IN JULY 2009, ONE MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED MY USED 2007 KIA SPECTRA (46K MILES), THE VEHICLE STALLED AT IDLE/LOW RPM WHILE IN TRAFFIC ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. ONCE RESTARTED, IT CONTINUED TO STALL AT EVERY IDLE UNTIL A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS CONSUMED. ALMOST 5 YEARS LATER, THE PROBLEM IS ONGOING. STALLING OCCURS IF THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED (TO THE POINT OF AUTOMATIC PUMP SHUT-OFF). THE TANK HAS NEVER BEEN "TOPPED OFF". IN AUGUST 2011, THE STALLING WAS SO FREQUENT AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS THAT THE DRIVER HAD TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL DOWN WHILE BRAKING IN ORDER TO RAISE RPM AND REDUCE STALLING. THE OWNER HAS HAD SOME SUCCESS IN AVOIDING THE ISSUE BY FUELING TO NO MORE THAN 80% OF TANK CAPACITY. THE REPEATED INTERMITTENT STALLING POSES AN ENORMOUS SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY ON CONGESTED ROADWAYS. ***AIR BAGS: ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED (INDICATING THE AIR BAG IS TURNED OFF) WHILE AN ADULT WAS SEATED. ***GEAR SHIFT AND IGNITION KEY: BEGINNING IN MAY 2012, AND IN NUMEROUS INSTANCES FOLLOWING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. MECHANIC DISCOVERED A BROKEN SAFETY LOCK IN THE SHIFTING MECHANISM. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED, BUT OVERRIDDEN BY ACCESSING THE PLASTIC LEVER UNDERNEATH THE CONSOLE AND PULLING WITH THE LEFT HAND WHILE SHIFTING. THE IGNITION KEY GETS STUCK FREQUENTLY (4 OUT 5 USES) EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK. *JS

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH IS ON. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND THEY SAID SENSORS IN SEAT ARE BAD AND WOULD COST $1400 FOR NEW SEAT. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS THIS SHOULD NOT GO BAD CAR ONLY HAS A 85000 MILES ON IT. THIS MEANS THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WONT WORK IN CASE OF ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, SHE DROVE OVER A ROAD BUMP THAT CAUSED HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH INTO A TREE. ALL OF THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,921.

THE DOORS LOCK AGAIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER UNLOCK. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST ALL OF THE TIME. THE LOCKS ALSO LOCK AND UNLOCK REPEATEDLY WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BLOWER FAN MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE HEATING UNIT TO FAIL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BLOWER FAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE BLOWER FAN REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,106.

DROVE CAR APROX.15 MILES, PULL THE CAR UP TO A STORE, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WENT INSIDE. NEXT THING SOMEONE CAME UP TO ME AND SAID THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR NEAR THE BATTERY. TRIED TO OPEN THE HOOD, CABLE WAS MELTED AND THE HOOD WOULD NOT OPEN. TRIED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH HELP WITH 4 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, COULD NOT CONTAIN THE FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT FINALLY GOT TO THE SCENE AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO CUT PART OF THE HOOD OFF TO CONTAIN THE FIRE. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND FELL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL. I WAS TOLD THAT DURING THE TIME OF ME FALLING ASLEEP I WAS TRAVELING AROUND 90 MILES AND HOUR. I SUDDENLY WOKE UP TO A SIGN SAYING TO GET OVER TO THE NEXT LANE DUE TO A SWEEPER TRUCK CLEANING THE HIGHWAY. I REMEMBER SLOWING DOWN ALL OF A SUDDEN AND HEARING MY TIRES MAKING A LOUD NOISE. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT I HIT THE DRIVERS SIDE FENDER AND MY CAR BEGAN SPINNING AROUND TO ONLY BE CUT OF MY CAR WITH THE JAWS OF LIFE, THEN BEING LIFE FLIGHTED TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THE VEHICLE. MY STEERING WHEEL ENDED UP SITTING ON MY ARMREST AND MY DASHBOARD ENDED SHIFTING FORWARD TOWARDS ME WITH THE LEFT SIDE OF MY DASHBOARD COMPLETELY FALLING ON MY LEG. I WANTED TO SHARE MY INFO WITH SOMEONE SO KIA CAN CHECK INTO THESE FAULTY ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT ALL FOUR BULBS HAD BURNED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 11/12/13*CN

I HIT WATER ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING MY CAR TO LEAVE THE ROAD. I SLID INTO SEVERAL TREES AND COMPLETELY CAVED IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND BACK FENDER. NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AT TIME OF IMPACT OR AFTER (IT HAS FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS). LUCKILY I WAS STRAPPED IN WITH THE SEAT BELT AND HELD ON FOR DEAR LIFE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. OR I WOULD HAVE POSSIBLY GOTTEN THROWN THROUGH THE FRONT OR SIDE WIDOWS. I SUFFERED A TORN BICEP TENDON, WHIP LASH, BACK PAIN AND TRAUMA TO MY LEGS. I WILL NEVER TRUST BUYING A KIA AGAIN. *TR

OWNER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE QUIT MOVING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. UPON INSPECTION, THE IGN 2 30 AMP FUSIBLE LINK LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FUSE BOX WAS BLOWN AND THE STARTER SOLENOID, LOCATED ON THE STARTER, WAS MELTED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO FACTORY CIRCUIT PROTECTION BETWEEN THE BATTERY AND THE STARTER SOLENOID. IT IS SPECULATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH BECAME STUCK IN THE START POSITION AND MELTED THE STARTER SOLENOID DUE TO CONTINUOUS STARTER OPERATION AFTER THE INITIAL START UNTIL MELTING AND SMOKE OCCURRED. WHILE THERE WAS NO FIRE THIS TIME, THE ABSENCE OF CIRCUIT PROTECTION ON THIS CIRCUIT POSES A SERIOUS RISK BECAUSE THIS WIRE RUNS FROM THE BATTERY, OVER THE TRANSMISSION, AND UP BEHIND THE ENGINE, ULTIMATELY TO THE STARTER SOLENOID. THERE ARE MANY PLACES WHERE THIS WIRE COULD RUB AND WEAR OFF THE INSULATION OVER TIME, CAUSING A SHORT TO GROUND DIRECTLY TO THE BATTERY WITH NO CIRCUIT PROTECTION. *TR

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW. FROM DAY ONE THE FRONT AIR BAG WILL TURN OFF WHEN I SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I AM WELL ABOVE THE WEIGHT MINIMUM AT AROUND 140 LBS. AND AM 5'2". THE ONLY WAY THAT I CAN KEEP THE AIRBAG ON IS TO ROLL UP A TOWEL AND PUT THAT IN CENTER OF SEAT WHEN I SIT. THIS IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE THOUGH. I COMPLAINED AND COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER. I EVEN OFFERED TO HAVE THEM SEE HOW I WAS SITTING AS THEY KEPT SAYING IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I WAS DOING. BUT NEVER WOULD FIX IT. I DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT IF WE WERE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. BOUGHT THE CAR FOR THE SAFETY FEATURES AND THIS ONE DOESN'T EVEN WORK. KIA SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX THIS! *TR

WIRING SYSTEM OVERHEATED AND THE STARTED SPARKING. THE RELAY AND COATING MELTED OFF THE WIRES. *TR

WHEN I FILL MY TANK WITH GAS IT SPILLS OUT IN THE OVERFLOW. IT STALLS EVERY STOPLIGHT AND IN TRAFFIC! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING MOTOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000. *TR

I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS WEBSITE UNTIL I REALIZE THAT MY 2007 KIA SPECTRA EX WAS NOT ON THE LIST OF RECALL FOR BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM. SO I STARTED SEARCH FOR REPORTING IT. I KNOW MY AFFECT PART IS ENGINE, BUT MY HUSBAND & I CAR IS FALLING APART. WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE IT FIX. THE ENGINE IS THE LAST PROBLEM WE HAVE HAD SO FAR.IT STALL IF YOU GO TOO FAST AROUND 55. IT STALL ALL THE TIME. MY HUSBAND STOP AT A RED LIGHT IT CUT OFF. I BELIEVE THE COMPANY SHOULD PAY FOR THE PROBLEMS. THEY HAD NO PROBLEM ASKING FOR A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM US. BOTH OF THE PROBLEMS I STATED ARE DANGEROUS. PLEASE HELP IN DOING SOMETHING. *TR

PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR FAILED TO TURN ON WHEN ADULT PASSENGER SAT IN SEAT. AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARED AND WAS BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED ISSUE WAS A DEFECTIVE OCS MAT ON PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK MY CAR STALLED A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD AT A STOP LIGHT. A FEW LIGHTS LATER IT STALLED AGAIN AND A FEW MORE LIGHTS IT STALLED ONCE MORE. I HEARD FROM OTHER KIA SPECTRA OWNERS THAT PARTICULAR PROBLEM ISN'T UNCOMMON WITH THAT MODEL. AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK TO A NORMAL LEVEL THE CAR STALLS. I DIDN'T TOP OFF THE CAR AND IT WASN'T THE QUALITY OF THE GAS. I RECENTLY TOOK THE CAR TO KIA AND THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T A DEFECT. THIS PROBLEM IS A DEFECT, EXPERIENCED BY MANY PEOPLE. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THEY MUST FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I STALLED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN OPERATION AND HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK I WENT A FEW MILES AND STALLED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. I DROVE A FEW BLOCKS AND STALLED AGAIN WHILE STOPPED. AFTER ANOTHER FEW BLOCKS I STALLED ONCE MORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THE SEAT BELTS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE LOCKED. ALSO, THE LOCKS ON ALL THE DOORS LOCKED INDEPENDENTLY WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT'S INFANT CHILD TO BECOME LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE ALONE. THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK ON MY AUNT'S 2007 KIA SPECTRA. AFTER FILLING THE TANK WITH FUEL, THE CAR STALLS AND CUTS OFF. SHE TOOK THE CAR TO KIA AND PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED. HOWEVER, IT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE. SHE WAS TOLD TO BE SURE NOT TO TOP OFF THE FUEL. SHE HAS NEVER TOPPED OFF OR OVER FILLED. YET IT STILL HAPPENS. SHE HAS BEEN FORTUNATE TO THIS POINT BECAUSE IT HASN'T STALLED WHEN SHE'S BEEN ON A FREEWAY OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE CAR COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *TR

AIRBAGS; FRONTAL; SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE: PASSENGER AIRBAG SEAT SENSOR MALFUNCTION. THE CENTER CONSOLE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG (YELLOW OCCUPANCY) ON/OFF LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMENT WHEN PASSENGER SAT IN PASSENGER SEAT REGARDLESS OF SPEED OR MOTION, I.E., SHORTLY AFTER ENGINE STARTUP THROUGH SHUTDOWN (SHOULD HAVE BEEN NO LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH PASSENGER IN SEAT). THE PROBLEM STARTED MID JULY 2012 AND CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE NEXT 6 MONTHS UNTIL THE RED AIRBAG INOPERATIVE LIGHT (IN THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER) CAME ON AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED IN LATE DEC 2012. APROX WEIGHT OF THREE PASSENGERS WHO FREQUENTED THE PASSENGER SEAT OVER THE 6 MONTH PERIOD) WERE 135, 150 AND 215 LBS RESPECTIVELY. PASSENGER (SEAT) AIRBAG SENSOR MALFUNCTION WAS CONFIRMED (DIAGNOSED AND ISOLATED) BY HOLMES AUTOMOTIVE OF FORT WALTON BEACH FL, ON 24 DEC 2012. BELIEVE IDENTICAL PROBLEM AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NBR 12V244000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO PREVENT THE DRIVER FROM STRIKING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS PUSHED UNDER THE SECOND VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THE CRASH. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE EYE, FIFTH VERTEBRAE AND A COLLAPSED LUNG. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE AND REMAINED HOSPITALIZED FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 DAYS BEFORE PASSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO LATER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE. THE RESULTS DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS NOT IMPACTED DUE TO THE POSITIONING OF THE VEHICLE IN THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARK HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY FOB. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS BEGAN TO LOCK AND UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IN SOME OCCASIONS THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE THIRD TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED THE DOOR LOCK MODULE ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA SX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT ENGINE START-UP, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

CAR TOOK ME OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STRAIGHT INTO A TREE DEAD CENTER ROUGHLY GOING 35 MILES AN HOUR. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY!!!! HIT MY HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL. AND NOW TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF IT WAS THE DEALERSHIP SELLING DEFECTIVE CARS OR IF ITS KIA DEFECT. NOT UNDERSTANDING THIS WHOLE AIRBAG DOES NOT DEPLOY THING BECAUSE THE SAFETY GRAPH EXPLAINS 0-8 MPH AIRBAGS WILL NEVER GO OFF 8-14 MPH AIRBAGS ARE POSSIBLE BUT NOT LIKELY 14-ABOVE AIRBAGS SHOULD DEPLOY ALWAYS. *TR

RIGHT FRONT SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR, DEALER STATES NONE OF THE AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY IN A COLLISION BECAUSE OF THIS SENSOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE CONTACT NOTICED A SMELL SIMILAR TO BURNING RUBBER. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND ASSISTED IN MOVING THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED OR INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM AS BELOW, BELIEVE THAT SENSORS ARE IDENTICAL PARTS, REQUEST ASSISTANCE TO INCLUDE ALL KIA MODELS PRODUCED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD THAT ARE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. PROBLEM VERIFIED BY COLONIAL KIA, COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA AS SEAT SENSOR ON 6 JUL 12. NHTSA HAS ISSUED THE FOLLOWING SAFETY RECALL: MAKE: KIA MODEL: RIO MODEL YEAR: 2007 MANUFACTURER: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION MFR'S REPORT DATE: MAY 29, 2012 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V244000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: N/A COMPONENT: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE. *TR

ON MY 2007 KIA SPECTRA THE BLOWER MOTOR HAS A FIELD EFFECTS TRANSISTOR, THE TRANSISTOR HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND GOT SO HOT IT HAS MELTED THE PLUG AND WIRING TO IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO KIA AND THEY INSIST THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA 5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. UPDATED 07/10/12*LJ WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATING WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO SIT MORE CENTERED IN THE SEAT. UPDATED 07/11/12

AFTER I FILLUP GAS TANK CAR SHAKE AND DIE ON THE HIGHWAY ORLANDO FL KIA DEALER CHANGE THE CANSTAR IN THE TANK STEEL DOING THE SAME THING. IT IS VERY DANGERES NEEDS TO BE CK BY THE GOV. *TR

2007 KIA SPECTRA. CONSUMER STATES AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING COLLISION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS DRIVING 15 MPH AND WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHO WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS AND NONE OF THEM DEPLOYED.*JB

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS HAVE NOT WORKED PROPERLY FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMALLY LOUD REVVING NOISE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A POST. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAD THIS CAR SERVICED AT THE DEALER ON TUESDAY AND IT DROVE FINE, I FILLED THE FUEL TANK AT THE SAME STATION I HAVE BEEN USING FOR OVER A YEAR. AND DROVE HOME(1-1/2MI) THE NEXT DAY AFTER ABOUT 10 MILES THE CAR BEGAN TO MISS AND THE ENGINE DIED I RESTARTED IT AND DROVE ABOUT 1/2 MILE AND IT DIED AGAIN I DROVE TO THE DEALER AND LEFT THE CAR TO BE CHECKED. I WAS TOLD THE FUEL TANK HAD BEEN OVER FILLED AND THAT THE SAME THREE SYSTEM COMPONENTS (LESS THAN A YEAR AGO I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM) REQUIRED CHANGE AT OVER $700. I DO NOT TOP OFF THE TANK, AND HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY WATCHFUL THAT IT IS NOT TOPPED OFF SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD HAD I BEEN IN THE LEFT LANE. THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE FAIL WITH THE ENGINE NOT RUNNING . I THINK A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE STARTED BEFORE A DEATH. I SEE MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SPECTRA. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE DRIVER OR NOT ( I DID NOT AND DO NOT TOP OF THE FUEL TANK). BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A FLAW IN THE FUEL VAPOR SYSTEM ON THIS CAR.

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE STOPPED AT INTERSECTION, FIRST HAPPENED IN DECEMBER AND NOT AGAIN UNTIL APRIL OF THE NEXT YEAR. SINCE APRIL IT HAS BEGUN TO STALL MORE OFTEN WHEN STOPPED. VEHICLE ALSO HESITATES WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER IN JUNE; THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SAME DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER IN AUGUST, AFTER STALLING AND HESITATION DRAMATICALLY INCREASED. I PROVIDED THE SERVICE CENTER WITH THE POSSIBLE PROBLEM AND SOLUTION THAT I FOUND THROUGH RESEARCH ONLINE. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING CONFIRMED THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL TANK. REPLACED FUEL TANK, EVAP CANISTER, VENT SOLENOID, PURGE FLOW SOLENOID, AND CANISTER FILTER, WITH PARTS AND LABOR TOTALLING $1100. SERVICE CENTER REFUSED TO ANSWER WHETHER THE PARTS ARE THE SAME DESIGN AS THE DEFECTIVE PARTS, OR IF THEY HAVE BEEN FIXED/UPDATED.