2009 KIA Spectra

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2021· SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  My car seems like someone entered something in my gas tank while i may been in the store

• 12/29/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I INSTALLED A NEW BATTERY IN MY VEHICLE RECENTLY,AFTER REMOVING THE OLD BATTERY I TRIED TO GET THE NEW BATTERY OUT OF THE CAR, WHICH WAS IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR. THE DOORS HAPPENED TO BE LOCKED BUT THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW WAS DOWN. WITH THE BATTERY OUT NONE OF THE DOORS WOULD OPEN, I REACHED IN THROUGH THE WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AND THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN EITHER. A PERSON COULD EASILY BECOME TRAPPED IN THE CAR IF IT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND THE BATTERY'S ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS WERE DAMAGED, THERE WOULD BE NO WAY OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT THIS! *TR

• 12/28/2015· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. TOOK THE CAR TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP, HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER, IT WAS THE OCS SENSOR MAT. IS GOING TO COST $1000-$2000 FOR A NEW SEAT WITH A NEW OSC! THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 53,000 MILES AND THE PASSENGER SEAT ISN'T/ HASN'T BEEN USED OFTEN, AS THIS IS PRIMARILY A CAR THAT I DRIVE TO WORK AND BACK BY MYSELF, ALONE. OF COURSE IT ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL KIA! SAFETY NEEDS TO MATTER!

• 12/27/2016· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG LIGHT IS MALFUNCTIONING,GOT LETTER FROM KIA SAYING IT IS UNDER WARRENTY AND DEALER WILL NOT FIX

• 12/22/2015· AIR BAGS,SEATS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY AND CAUSED THE PASSNEGER SEAT TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND THE PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/14/2011· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA LX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER AND DEFROSTER UNIT WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE UNIT BUT COULD NOT LOCATE THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE UNIT WAS OPERABLE WHEN DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT IF THE FAILURE WERE TO RECUR, THEN THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER FILED A CLAIM ON THE CONTACT'S BEHALF . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,934. ...UPDATE 01/20/12 *BF

• 12/11/2015· AIR BAGS

  MY AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD NOT TURN OFF SO I TOOK THE CAR TO A KIA DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SEAT TO THE TUNE OF OVER 2 GRAND! I THEN CONTACTED THE KIA COMPANY DIRECTLY TO ASK FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE. AFTER WAITING A WEEK FOR THE PROMISED 48 HOUR CALL BACK I WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE NO ASSISTANCE AND THEY TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE EVEN THOUGH I RARELY HAVE ANYONE RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THEY ALSO COULD NOT TELL ME WHETHER THE AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY OR NOT IF SOMEONE WAS RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT.

• 12/10/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

• 12/04/2018· AIR BAGSCrash

  LETTER FROM SENATOR ROBERTS RE: INQUIRY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUTE IN REGARDS TO HER MOTHER'S 2009 KIA SPECTRA AIRBAGS DEPLOYED TOO MUCH FORCE AND INJURED HER MOTHER. *AS SEE ALSO ODI 11109673. *DSY THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER DIED AS A RESULT OF INJURIES FROM THE AIRBAG DURING THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *JS

• 12/04/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT ABOUT 40MPH. I BRAKED WHILE PULLING UP TO A STOP LIGHT AND IT WOULDN'T TURN OFF. RPMS INCREASED WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR WAS TRYING TO GET BACK UP TO SPEED. I COULDN'T TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL MANUALLY EITHER. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THEN THE CRUISE CONTROL FINALLY SHUT ITSELF OFF. NOW CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. I THINK THE FUSE BURNED OUT. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

• 12/03/2015· STEERING

  I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP.

• 12/02/2014· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 07/13/15*BF

• 11/29/2010· TIRES

  2009 KIA SPECTRA PURCHASE NEW FROM HALLEEN KIA NORTH OLMSTED, OH. TIRES ARE COMPLETELY BALD AT 16,403 MILES. CAR IS 16 MONTHS OLD, DRIVEN LOCALLY. *TR

• 11/20/2023· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I am having a problem with my hazard turning signal lights it won't turn on.

• 11/19/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE VEHICLE LOCKS ON ITS OWN. THE CAR LOCKS HAVE A MIND OF THERE OWN AND I FEEL IT CAN POTENTIALLY BE A SAFETY DANGER. FOR INSTANCE, ONE TIME THE LOCKS UNLOCKED ON THERE OWN WHILE MY TODDLER NEPHEW WAS IN THE CAR. ANOTHER TIME, MY WIFE WAS TRYING TO OPEN THE CAR DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES AS SHE WAS PARKED AND A STRANGER SEEMED TO BE AFTER HER. SHE TRIED MANY TIMES TO UNLOCK THE CAR DOOR, BUT THE DOORS WOULD LOCK ON THEIR OWN. THANK YOU. *TR

• 11/16/2015· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON. CAR HAS ONLY 25,000 MILES BUT OUT OF WARRANTEE. DEALER WANTS $109. JUST TO SCAN IT. MULTI COMPLAINTS ONLINE.

• 10/31/2011· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT SHE WAS UNDER THE REQUIRED WEIGHT FOR THE SEAT TO DETECT OCCUPANCY AND ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000. UPDATED 11/29/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME AIR BAG PROBLEM. UPDATED 12/07/11

• 10/30/2015· AIR BAGS

  I NOTICED INVESTIGATION: PE 15-031 WHERE THE OCS SEAT SENSOR MAT IS FAILING ON A NUMBER OF KIA SPECTRA MODELS. MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON A FEW WEEKS AGO SO I TOO THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGED ME $100 TO DETERMINE THE OCS SEAT SENSOR MAT WAS BAD. DIAGNOSTIC CODE B1448. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE ABOUT $1500 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE PROBLEM FIXED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT AND UNTIL ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO WHEN MY WIFE STARTED RIDING TO WORK WITH ME I RARELY EVER HAD ANYONE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SO THE MAT SHOULDN'T HAVE SEEN MUCH USE. AS OF TODAY YOUR ODI RESUME SAYS THERE WERE 43 COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE BUT YOU CAN CHANGE THAT TO 44 IF YOU WOULD LIKE. SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS A PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM SHOULD NOT BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO INFERIOR PARTS LIKE THIS.

• 10/30/2009· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH SHE REACHED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO GRAB A BABY CUP, WHICH CAUSED HER TO ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE INFANT. SUBSEQUENTLY SHE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,059.

• 10/27/2016· WHEELS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEEL LUGS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL LUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/25/17*LJ UPDATED 6/28/18*JB

• 10/27/2010· SEATS

  I PURCHASED A NEW KIA SPECTRA (2009) NOVEMBER, 2008 AND WITHIN FEW MONTHS I STARTED EXPERIENCING LOW BACK PAIN. I TRIED TO SELL THE CAR WITHOUT LUCK. I TRIED TO TRADE IT IN BUT DIDN'T DO IT BECAUSE OF THE LOW PRICE THAT WAS OFFERED TO ME BY DEALERS. THE PAIN STARTED TO GET WORSE EVEN IF I DRIVE IT FOR SHORT DISTANCES. I HAVE BEEN TAKING PAIN PILLS OTC OR BY PRESCRIPTION WITHOUT MUCH HELP. RECENTLY I SOUGHT THE SERVICES OF A CHIROPRACTOR HOPING FOR BETTER PAIN MANAGEMENT. HE TOOK TWO X-RAYS, DID A SPINE ADJUSTMENT, SPINE TRACTION TREATMENTS AND TENS. MY X-RAYS SHOW THAT I HAVE MISALIGNMENT OF THE SPINE BETWEEN L4-L5 WHICH COULD BE AS A RESULT OF THE POOR LUMBAR SUPPORT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY CAR. I HAVE NO PREVIOUS HISTORY OF BACK PAIN OR ANY TRAUMA TO MY BACK. JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 10/23/2017· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 64 WEST. I PRESSED MY BRAKES TO TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL, AND IT DIDN'T WORK. I TRIED AGAIN, AND I STILL COULDN'T GET THE CRUISE CONTROL TO STOP. I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES VERY HARD AND THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND I FINALLY STOPPED.

• 10/18/2016· AIR BAGS

  PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF INDICATOR LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED WHEN PERSON IS SITTING IN THE SEAT.

• 10/17/2018· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  MY 2009 KIA SPECTRA HAD APPROXIMATELY 23,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I PURCHASED IT FROM A KIA DEALER IN OCTOBER 2017. TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASING MY KIA, I RETURNED TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THAT I NOTICED THE CAR WAS IDLING TO HIGH AFTER USING THE AIR CONDITIONER OR AFTER DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOTHING AND DID NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY REPAIRS. FAST FORWARD TO TODAY, THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE AND MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO LAUNCH FORWARD AFTER I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN REMOVING MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR INCREASES IN SPEED INSTEAD OF DECREASING WHILE IN MOTION. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE WHICH COST $105.00 FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND $256.30 FOR PARTS AND LABOR.

• 10/17/2013· AIR BAGS

  I'M HAVING PROBLEM WITH MY PASSENGER AIRBAGS. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON MY DASH WILL NOT GO OFF AND THE ON/OFF FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ON THE CENTER CONSOLE WILL NO LONGER SHOW IF IT IS ON OR OFF, WHETHER SOMEONE IS SITTING THERE OR NOT. I TOOK MY CAR TO A KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT KIA STOPS THE WARRANTY'S ON SAFETY FEATURES AT 60,000 MILES. THEN TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW PASSENGER SEAT FOR $1, 700 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

• 10/16/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS

  TAKATA RECALL, HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON AND NOW I HAVE A LIGHT ON ON MY DASH ALL THE TIME, I GUESS THE TIRE PLACE THREW AWAY OR KEPT SPECIAL VALVE STEMS, HOW DO I TURN OFF LIGHT. THE FRONT SEAT, SEAT CUSHION CAME LOOSE FROM THE SEAT FRAME WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CANYON ROAD ,NOW I CAN LIFT THE SEAT CUSHION AND SEE THE FRAME AND FLOOR BELOW AND DINT KNOW IF CUSHION WILL COME COMPLEATLY OFF NEXT TIME I DRIVE DOWN THE CANYON ROAD

• 10/14/2011· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE STOPPED, VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD AND ACCELERATES, ACCOMPANIED BY AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE RPMS RACED WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR IN PARK, BUT THE RPMS CONTINUED TO RACE EVEN HIGHER. I HAD TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION TO STOP THE RPMS FROM RACING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. *TR

• 10/13/2016· AIR BAGS

  THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON NOW ON MY DASH NEAR MY SPEEDOMETER. IT ALSO ILLUMINATES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AS 'ON' AND 'OFF' WHILE MY HUSBAND IS SITTING THERE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW FOR THE DRIVER'S DASH LIGHT, AND 2 MONTHS FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR. I'VE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 2 YEARS, NO ACCIDENTS, AND NOW A LEGALLY REQUIRED SAFETY FEATURE APPEARS TO BE MALFUNCTIONING. THAT IS A HORRIBLE INVESTMENT, AND SHOULD NOT BE LEGALLY OK.

• 10/01/2015· AIR BAGS

  VEHICLE HAS 115000 MILES AND AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. THIS IS A $2000 REPAIR ACCORDING TO INFO ON LINE. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS . WHY HASN'T NHTSA ISSUED A RECALL? DOES IT TAKE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY FIRST?

• 09/28/2015· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG LIGHT POPPED ON MONTHS AGO WITHOUT FORCE OR ANY ACCIDENTS

• 09/25/2015· AIR BAGS

  2009 KIA SPECTRA AIR BAG WON'T TURN OFF. CAR HAS 48000 MILES. AFRAID TO TAKE IN FOR REPAIR AFTER READING OF COST TO REPAIR.I JUST DON'T THE FUNDS TO GET IT REPAIRED.

• 09/23/2017· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  TAKATA RECALL I OWN A 2009 KIA SPECTRA I'VE HAD IT SINCE 2014. I MOVED & ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR WAS STATIONARY I WENT TO GET CAME BACK IN MY CAR & NOTICED IT WAS ON. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT BECAUSE WHERE I LIVED YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO VEHICLE INSPECTIONS. NOT TOO LONG AFTER MY SEATBELT KEPT LOCKING & IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS IT COMPLETELY LOCKED ON ME. I'M IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING & I TOOK MY CAR TO GET A VEHICLE INSPECTION BECAUSE THE STATE I WILL BE LIVING IN YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PASS INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD I WOULDN'T PASS THE INSPECTION DUE TO THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ON & MY SEATBELT BEING LOCKED. I CALLED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS & THEY ARE TRYING TO MAKE ME PAY ALL THESE DIFFERENT PRICES TO FIX IT THE LEAST I'VE BEEN TOLD IS ABOUT $700 JUST TO INSTALL A NEW SEATBELT. I'M A SINGLE MOM & I CAN'T AFFORD THIS..THIS IS UNSAFE !! I WAS LOOKING UP HOW TO FIX MY SEATBELT & CAME ACROSS A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE & I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY CHILD AS WELL AS MYSELF.

• 09/22/2009· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  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

• 09/11/2014· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE CONTACT HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND USE THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,424. UPDATED 10/24/2014*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE FOR 45 MINUTES UNTIL HER HUSBAND ARRIVED TO LET HER OUT. SEATBELT WOULD UNLOCK. UPDATED 04/20/2015 *JS

• 09/09/2019· AIR BAGS,SEATS

  AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON EVEN IF SEAT IS OCCUPIED. IN ADDITION THE AIRBAG "OFF" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED NEXT TO THE CLOCK AND IS ALWAYS IN THE 'OFF', POSITION. BOTH LIGHTS REMAIN IN THAT CONDITION WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY MODE (IN PARK) OR DRIVING IN MOTION. A SAFETY INSPECTION SHOWED A B1448 CODE.

• 08/25/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKES, ROTORS AND FRONT BRAKE SHOES WERE BADLY WORN AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE SCORCHED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE EXHIBITED BUBBLES. IN ADDITION, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE ROTOR WAS SEVERELY WARPED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO TAKE THE LIABILITY FOR REPAIRS TO THE BRAKE HOSE BUT WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH ANY FURTHER REPAIRS, STATING THE FAILURES WERE WEAR AND TEAR RELATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000.

• 08/23/2011· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT MALFUNCTIONED. THE SENSOR DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT; THEREFORE, IT DID NOT ACTIVATE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE OCS MAT WHICH ACTIVATED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE OCS MAT REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE OCS MAT AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE CONTACT STATED IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY INCREASING THE RISK OF AN INJURY TO THE PASSENGER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,800.

• 08/22/2019· WHEELS

  ON DECEMBER 18, 2018, I HAD A TIRE SEPARATE. THESE TIRES WERE PURCHASED FROM LONG TIRE COMPANY IN TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA ON JUNE 15, 1916 (SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENTATION OF THE PURCHASE). THE TIRE WAS FULLY COVERED BY WARRANTY AT THAT TIME, AND I ONLY PAID TO HAVE A NEW ONE INSTALLED (SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENTATION OF MY PAYING LONG TIRE COMPANY FOR THE THE INSTALLATION ON DECEMBER 12, 2018). THIS PAST WEEK, AUGUST 15-22, 2019, TWO MORE TIRES SEPARATED (SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENTATION). THIS WAS OBSERVED BY SCHLENKER AUTO (SEE ATTACHED). THE TIRES ARE HERCULES TOUR 4.0 PLUS 195/60 R15 (ALSO CONTAINS NUMBERS 88H MTS) AND THE BATCH NUMBER ON THE TIRES (BOTH ARE THE SAME) IS DOT KAAD B20H 2815. THE BATCH NUMBER ON THE TIRE THAT SEPARATED LAST DECEMBER WAS LIKELY THE SAME. THE TIRE THAT SEPARATED LAST DECEMBER WAS REPLACED BY A TIRE WITH DOT KAAD B20H 2915, WHICH SEEMS TO INDICATE A LATER BATCH NUMBER. I HAVE HAD THREE OF THESE TIRES SEPARATE IN LESS THAN A YEAR, IN NORMAL CITY DRIVING CONDITIONS IN FLORIDA. SOMETHING IS BADLY WRONG WITH THESE TIRES. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR KINDNESS AND ATTENTION TO THIS.

• 08/21/2014· AIR BAGS

  THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WAS GOING OFF AND ON FOR ABOUT A MONTH. NOW THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME AND WILL NOT GO OFF. I LIVE IN TEXAS AND NEED TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED BUT IT WILL NOT PASS DUE TO THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT BEING ON. THERE IS NO REASON THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT SHOULD BE ON; THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY TYPE OF WRECK OR DAMAGE. THE KIA DEALERSHIP REQUIRES ME TO HAVE THE SEAT REPLACED DUE TO FAULTY AIRBAG SENSOR.THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAULTY SENSOR. I DON'T THINK IT'S RIGHT FOR KIA TO NOT BE RESPONSIBLE THE FAULTY SENSOR THAT REQUIRES THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT TO BE REPLACED THAT WILL COST ALMOST $1800.00 DOLLARS TO FIX JUST SO I CAN GET THE CAR INSPECTED SO IT CAN BE DRIVEN. *TR

• 08/21/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES

  THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGIN INCREASING IN SPEED. BRAKES WERE TAPPED, NO DECREASE IN SPEED, BRAKES WERE APPLIED, NO DECREASE IN SPEED, PUSHED TO DE-ACTIVATE CRUISE, NO RESULT; I HAD TO PUSH THE GEAR SHIFT IN NEUTRAL, MOTOR WAS RACING, TURN OFF KEY, TURN BACK ON MOMENTARILY ALL WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE CRUISE THEN QUIT WORKING FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, BEGAN WORKING AGAIN; TRAVELING 60 MPH AND WAS UNABLE TO MAKE A TURN BECAUSE CRUISE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. VERY DANGEROUS!!! AT THIS POINT I DO NOT USE THE CRUISE NOR WILL USE IT UNTIL I CAN HAVE IT SEEN. *TR

• 08/19/2015· AIR BAGS

  MY CAR IS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA EX. IT WAS PURCHASED IN 2011 FROM ENTERPRISE CAR SALES. THE MILEAGE AT PURCHASE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46K. IN MAY OF 2015, AROUND 74K MILEAGE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF AND ON SPORADICALLY. ONE DAY THE AIR BAG LIGHT NEVER TURNED OFF. AT THIS POINT, I DECIDED TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED MY A CERTIFIED KIA DEALER. THE AIR BAG CODE RECEIVED FROM INSPECTION WAS B1378 WHICH INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THE 'SIDE AIR BAG - RESISTANCE TOO HIGH'. THE INSPECTOR THAN HOOKED UP THE AIR BAG TO SIDE AIR BAG CONNECTOR AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT OUT INDICATING THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED THAT TO FIX THE ISSUE I WOULD NEED TO OBTAIN AN ENTIRE DRIVER'S SEAT FROM A PRE-OWNED VEHICLE TO REPLACE THE CURRENT DRIVER'S SEAT (COST PART & LABOR: $ 694.00, BUT NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS WOULD BE EFFECTIVE) OR PURCHASE A BRAND NEW AIR BAG DIRECTLY FROM KIA FACTORY (COST OF PARTS & LABOR: $1341.73) I HAVE SEEN THAT OTHER'S ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES IN OTHER FORUMS. THIS ISSUE WITH DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR KIA IN THE PAST WITH CARS OF SAME YEAR BUT DIFFERENT MODEL. I AM FORTUNATE TO HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP IF I WAS EVER IN AN ACCIDENT THIS AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY.

• 08/11/2014· AIR BAGS

  A FEW MONTHS AGO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON MY 2009 SPECTRA. IT WENT FROM FLASHING ON AND OFF TO ALTERNATING FLASHING WITH THE AIRBAG SYMBOL ON THE DASHBOARD. FINALLY, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WENT OFF COMPLETELY AND THE AIRBAG WARNING SYMBOL STAYED ON. DUE TO SEVERAL FAMILY TRAGEDIES I JUST NOW HAD THE TIME TO TAKE IT TO MY KIA DEALER. WAS TOLD IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR WHICH IS BUILT INTO THE SEAT ITSELF AND THE WHOLE SEAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1765.00. I HAVE ONLY 18,450 MILES ON THE CAR BUT BECAUSE I HAD IT LONGER THAN 5 YEARS, I WILL HAVE TO PAY IT MYSELF. THE DEALER SAID THE CAR HAS A BUILT IN SAFETY FEATURE WHICH WILL DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS ANYWAY BUT THAT I SHOULD HAVE IT FIXED. I CAN'T AFFORD THIS BUT AM AFRAID MY LIFE INSURANCE WOULD NOT PAY IF I HAD AN ACCIDENT AND HAD NOT HAD THE AIRBAG ISSUE CORRECTED. *TR

• 08/08/2014· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO 10 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY AND BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

• 08/06/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

• 08/04/2015· AIR BAGS,SEATS

  AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. I DID TAKE MY CAR TO A KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE MY ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT, IN ORDER TO FIX THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME ABOUT $2,000 BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. IN FEBRUARY OF 2014, WAS WHEN THE INCIDENT FIRST STARTED TO HAPPEN AND IS WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AROUND WITH MY AIR BAG SYSTEM MESSED UP. I DID LOOK TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS OR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VEHICLE BUT I DID NOT FIND ANY AT THAT TIME. I DID MAKE A COMPLAINT ON SOME OTHER SITE BUT I JUST LEARNED ABOUT THIS SITE WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS AND JUST NOTICED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO IS GOING THROUGH THE SAME PROBLEMS....UPDATED 10-26-15 *BF *CN

• 08/03/2015· AIR BAGS,SEATS

  MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAD BEEN FLASHING OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND I HAD THOUGHT THAT IT WAS WHEN THERE WAS NO WEIGHT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT TO ACTIVATE IT. AT SOME POINT AFTER THAT, IT STOPPED FLASHING AND WAS ON CONSTANTLY. I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR ITS YEARLY INSPECTION AND IT WAS NOT PASSED DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY AIR BAG SYSTEM HAD BEEN DISABLED. THIS WAS DUE TO A FAULTY SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THIS WILL COST ME OVER $2000 TO FIX AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY DAY TO DAY DRIVING. I WAS INFORMED THAT IF I WERE TO GET INTO A COLLISION THAT MY AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. I CONTACTED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND THE KIA COMPANY ITSELF AND WAS TOLD THAT MY WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THIS IN FULL MYSELF. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THE COMPANY WILL NOT RECALL THIS PART AND PROVIDE PEACE OF MIND AND SAFETY TO ITS CUSTOMERS.

• 08/02/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATOR STUCK, CAUSING THE CAR TO START SPEEDING , I APPLIED THE PEDAL BRAKES THE ENGINE CONTINUED RACING, THE CAR CONTINUED ROLLING IT WOUND NOT STOP. I MANAGED TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE WHICH THEN STOPPED THE CAR.I RESTARTED THE CAR, STARTED DRIVING AGAIN THE ENGINE STARTED RACING AND THE CAR STARTED SPEEDING, I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE PEDAL BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME FINALLY THE CAR SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. *TR

• 07/19/2014· AIR BAGS

  WE BOUGHT MY DAUGHTER A 2009 KIA SPECTRA (USED) FOR HER 16TH BIRTHDAY IN 2012. THE MILEAGE WAS AT ABOUT 50,000. IN JUST TWO YEARS WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE SO MANY THINGS ON THIS CAR IT IS UNBELIEVABLE, THIS CAR WAS JUNK WHEN WE BOUGHT IT, WE JUST DIDN'T KNOW IT. THIS MORNING SHE TOLD ME THAT HER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME AND DIDN'T KNOW WHY. SHE HAD A PASSENGER AND STILL THE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT. ALSO THE TPS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR EVEN WITH REPLACING THE TIRES AND RIMS IT STAYED ON. KIA SHOULD DEFINITELY HAVE A RECALL ON THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY A LEMON AND IF KIA CARES ABOUT THEIR CONSUMERS THEY WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WE ARE NOW LOOKING TO REPLACE THIS KIA BECAUSE WE DON'T FEEL OUR DAUGHTER IS SAFE AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS IN THIS FORUM. THANKS KIA, WE WILL NEVER BUY ANYTHING YOU MAKE EVER AGAIN. *TR

• 07/16/2018· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE JUMPED A CURB AND CRASHED INTO TWO FENCES, FOUR TOMBSTONES, AND A STONE PILLAR IN A CEMETERY. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD SEND A FIELD INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 07/08/2014· AIR BAGS

  WHEN TURNING ON VEHICLE IN THE MORNING THE AIR-BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WHENEVER A PASSENGER SITS IN PASSENGER SEAT THE LIGHT DOES NOT LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR-BAG IS WORKING. UPON HAVING IT CHECKED IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS A FAULTY AIR-BAG SENSOR FOR FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THIS WOULD MEAN NO PASSENGER SIDE AIR-BAG WOULD DEPLOY IN A CRASH AND IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT THE AIR-BAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. REPAIRS WOULD EXCEED $1,600.00 AND NOT COVERED BY MANUFACTURER WARRANTY OR RECALL. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE BECAUSE OF THIS BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED? *JS