2006 Kia Spectra

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT SPUN 360 DEGREES TWICE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED STITCHES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT MY CAR USED EVERTHING WORKED LIKE IT SHOULD!!!! 1. FIRST THING WENT OUT WAS MY CLOCK ON DASHBOARD 2. BACK DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT WORK WITHOUT REPLACING A NEW BULB EVERY WEEK 3.WINDOW ON REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT ROLL UP ON PASSENGER SIDE THE DRIVER HAS TO ROLL IT UP 4.CD PLAYER PLAYS WHEN IT WANTS TO , SOMETIMES I CANT GET CD OUT UNTIL ITS READY FOR IT TO COME OUT 5. DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS A LEAK SOMEWHERE CAUSE WHEN IT RAINS MY FLOOR GETS WET UNDER THE DOOR 6.AIRBAG - THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN IT WANTS TO ALSO 7. GAS TANK - MOST OF THE TIME YOU HAVE TO PULL UP ON THE HANDLE A FEW TIMES TO EVEN GET THE GAS TANK TO OPEN MY MAIN CONCERNS IS : BRAKE LIGHT NOT WORKING AIRBAGS WINDOW I HAVE CHILDERN THAT RIDE IN MY CAR AND I WANT IT TO BE AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED ON A DIRT ROAD, THE ROAD COLLAPSED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN A CLIFF AND INTO A RIVER. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND HEAD. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, LEGS, AND HIP. BOTH OCCUPANTS REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND FRONTAL AIR BAGS OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. ...UPDATED09/30/15*BF

80,000 MILES AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN OCCUPANT IS SEATED IN THE OCCUPANT SEAT, "AIR BAG WARNING OFF" LIGHT REMAINS (EVEN TO THIS DATE 11/18/14). A KIA SPECIALIST, IN ASHEVILLE, NC, DIAGNOSED AS WEAR AND TEAR. ALSO, STATED THAT IT COULD BE SOMEONE NOT SITTING IN THE SEAT PROPERLY AND/OR OVER WEIGHT COULD CAUSE IT TO GO OUT. SERIOUSLY, NO ONE IN MY CAR IS OVER 190 LBS. THE SENSOR ISN'T WORKING AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE $1800 TO REPLACE THE SEAT AND THE SENSOR. KIA KNOWS THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE KIA SPECTRA 2006 JUST LIKE THE RIOS. AFTER RESEARCHING ON LINE AND FINDING OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR KIA'S SPECTRA 2006 AIRBAG, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT KIA HAS AIRBAG ISSUES WITH THE SPECTRA 2006 WHICH NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. *TR

PASSAGE SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON,TOOK IT TO KIA DEALER THEY CHECKED CONNECTIONS LIGHT WHEN OFF FOR A FEW MONTHS,CAME BACK ON HAD IT CHECKED AGAIN DEALER TELLS ME THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT,BUT THAT THE KIA SPECTRA WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL. THE RIO AND SEPHIA WERE, THE SPECTRA TOOK THE PLACE OF THE SEPHIA, SO WHY WAS THIS NOT RECALLED. THIS IS STILL A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR CHANGING THE NAME DID NOT FIX THE AIR BAG SENSOR PROBLEM IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN OCCUPANT IS SEATED IN THE OCCUPANT SEAT, "AIR BAG WARNING OFF" LIGHT REMAINS. A SPECIALIST DIAGNOSED THE OCCUPANT SENSOR AS BEING DEFECTIVE, THE SAME DESIGN AND ISSUE AS IN THE 2006 KIA RIO AND KIA OPTIMA, BOTH OF WHICH HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME SPECIFIC ISSUE. THE COST FOR REPAIR IS APPROX. $1600. A RECALL SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED FOR THIS ISSUE ON THE 2006 KIA SPECTRA. *JS

ON JANUARY 31, 2014, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS AT FAULT. THE AIR BAGS IN MY 2006 KIA SPECTRA DID NOT DEPLOY! THE POLICE OFFICER ALSO DOCUMENTED THIS IN THE POLICE REPORT. I CONTACTED KIA ON FEBRUARY 1, 2014 WITH PHOTOGRAPHS AND THE POLICE REPORT. IT IS NOW MARCH 13, 2014 AND THEY HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE ARE OTHER KIA SPECTRA OWNERS WHO ARE UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL ABOUT THE AIR BAGS. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE TURNED ON? IT GOES ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY, DEALERSHIP WANTS UNREASONABLE REPAIR COST FOR SUCH. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT IN ELECTRICAL WARNING SYSTEM. A RECALL TO REPAIR SHOULD BE ISSUED. KIA CUSTOMERS ARE RAISING THIS ISSUE AND WE ARE NOT BEING HEARD? DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR A TRAGIC INCIDENT TO HAVE YOUR ORGANIZATION DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? *TR