Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 2000 Kia Spectra.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2005-07-20	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	TRANSMISSION HOUSING EXPLODED,COMPANY REFUSES TO BACK WARRANTY. *NM
2005-06-23	STEERING:COLUMN	No	0	MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 KIA SPECTRA WHEN THE CLAM SHELL (STEERING COLUMN COVER) CAME APART WHILE SHE WAS MAKING A …
2004-03-10	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR	No	0	SILENCER PIPE SPLIT WHICH IS NO CAUSE OR DAMAGE FROM CONSUMER, THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE PART, MY CAR HAS MADE AN EXCESSIVE …
2003-10-15	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	No	0	THE OIL PAN PLUG FELL OFF OF THE OIL PAN AND I WAS NOT AWARE OF IT UNTIL I HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE AT LEAST 20 MILES. I…
2003-08-07	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMI…
2003-06-17	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN	No	1	ENGINE OVERHEATS A LOT.WHEN I START THE CAR AT TIME SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER NEAT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. AC LINE FROZEN .…
2003-06-17	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN	No	1	ENGINE OVERHEATS A LOT.WHEN I START THE CAR AT TIME SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER NEAT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. AC LINE FROZEN .…
2002-09-02	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WILL JUST STAY IN PLACE …
2002-09-02	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK	No	0	CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HATCH BACK DOOR WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN, NOW THE HATCH DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THER IS A RA…
2002-08-02	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	0	WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
2002-07-24	AIR BAGS	Yes	0	NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
2002-04-11	AIR BAGS	Yes	1	I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION, MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND I WAS INJURED AND WILL HAVE EFFECTS OF THIS FOR …
2001-12-01	SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING	No	0	THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE AT ALL TIMES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH DRIVER'S SEAT. CONSUMER JUST RECEIVED THIS VEHICLE 6 WEE…
2001-06-13	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE	No	0	PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST AND MUFFLER. LOTS OF NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR.THEY REPLACED THE SILENCER THE FIRST TIM…
2001-05-20	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	0	WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH WHEN VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON RIGHT FRONT SIDE, AND NONE OF FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
2001-04-12	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	2	CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH AND ANOTHER VEHICLE JUMPED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. SHE HIT OTHER VEHICLE O…
2001-04-12	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE	Yes	2	BOTH THE SEATBELT AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT WORK ON THE DRIVER SIDE THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY. …
2001-01-02	AIR BAGS	No	0	AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED AND WOULD REMAIN ON. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFOR…
2000-11-09	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH, IDLES VERY HIGH, AND HAS ODORS COMING FROM ENGINE INTO PASSENGER AREA. *AK
2000-10-25	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS	No	0	BRAKES GRINDING/SQUEALING/REDUCED STOPPING POWER (18 MONTHS BEFORE REPLACED BY DEALER) VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN FOOT RE…
2000-08-16	AIR BAGS	No	0	THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEP COMING ON AFTER STARTING THE CAR. FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD IT'S THE CLOCK SPRING,SECOND TIME IT WAS…
2000-08-14	PARKING BRAKE	No	0	BRAKES MAKE NOISE AND FEEL LOW, CAR TOOK TIME TO STOP WHEN BRAKING. THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE BRAKE AT THE FIRST TIME. …
—	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS	No	0	CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS SEVERA…