Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
40
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Kia Spectra.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2001 KIA SPECTRA 1.9 LT ENGINE [YES, SOME MODELS WERE MADE WITH THIS SIZE ENGINE.] CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVE WAY JUST AFT… |
| 2013-09-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR SMELLS HORRIBLY LIKE GAS FUMES WHEN TURNED ON, MORE SO IN THE COLDER TEMPERATURES. SO MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE, I'M … |
| 2013-08-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOT… |
| 2013-08-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | MY DAUGHTER STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND WITH HER CAR. THE UPON IMPACT THE CAR AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HER CHE… |
| 2012-06-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANS ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED SLIPPING WITH NO PRIOR ISSUES. WAS READING A TCM CODE THEN CODES FOR EACH GEAR REPLACED … |
| 2007-02-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE HAD A CASTING DEFECT WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER WHICH CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO REPLACE IT I'M HAVING TO CONSTAN… |
| 2006-12-23 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | THE HEATER CORE IN THE CAR WENT OUT 4 TIMES IN 4 MONTHS FOR NO REASON, RESULTING IN THE WINDOW FOGGING WITH NO WAY OF S… |
| 2006-01-28 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD THE HEATING SYSTEM IN MY CAR REPAIRED 4 TIMES SINCE THE DAY THAT I BOUGHT IT. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH … |
| 2004-11-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE … |
| 2004-10-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | BRAKE FAILURE - MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, MECHANIC SAID HE HAD A HARD TIME BLEEDING THE BRAKES???? ABOUT A WEEK … |
| 2004-08-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | SIX MONTHS AFTER VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IT EXPERIENCED IGNITION PROBLEMS. VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN THE KEY WAS TURN… |
| 2004-06-27 | SUSPENSION:REAR | Yes | 0 | WHILE COMING AROUND A BEND INTO TRAFFIC VEHICLE'S REAR END COMMENCED TO JERK/PULL, AND REAR END HIT A SIGN. THE CAUSE … |
| 2004-06-21 | SEATS | Yes | 1 | I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION CAUSING MY CAR TO BE SLAMMED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. MY AIRBAGS DI… |
| 2004-02-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | ON A FRONT SLIGHTLY LEFT INPACT TO MY VEHICLE, MY AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT.I WAS TRAVELING 5… |
| 2004-02-13 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BEARING SHEARED OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND PULLED OVER. … |
| 2004-02-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT UPPER A… |
| 2003-12-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL CHANGE PERFORMED ENGINE MADE A TAPPING NOISE BECAUSE OIL WAS LEAKING THROUGH TH… |
| 2003-11-05 | TIRES | No | 0 | REAR RIGHT TIRE DEVELOPED BUBBLES AND MADE NOISE WHILE DRIVING. NAME OF TIRE: KUMHO, ECSTA-HP4, TIRE SIZE: P185/65R14… |
| 2003-09-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HAD GO… |
| 2003-04-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 2001 KIA SPECTRA HATCHBACK. I HAVE 24,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS STARTED STALLING WHILE DRIVING AND I … |
| 2003-04-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION MODULE ON ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING TRANSMISSION DAMAGE, LOCAL DEALERSHIP REPLACED. SECOND TRA… |
| 2003-03-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WORN, WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB |
| 2003-03-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB |
| 2002-10-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE … |
| 2002-08-27 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | AIRBAG MALFUNCTION RESULTED IN SEVERE NECK & BACK DAMAGE CAUSING IMMEDIATE CHIROPRACTIC CARE.*AK |
| 2002-07-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND DIDN'T CHANGE GEARS. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO FULL THROTTLE… |
| 2002-07-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH WAS IINVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISON AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.DRIVER WAS INJURED.*AK |
| 2002-06-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION AREA, AND AT TIMES IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO CHANGE GEARS. … |
| 2002-05-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE HIT A GUARDRAIL AT 65 MPH, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*… |
| 2002-03-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY WIFE WAS ON HER WAY TO PICK UP OUR SON FROM SCHOOL,WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AS … |
| 2002-01-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 65MPH VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AFTER PRESSING GAS PEDAL. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO JERK. TOOK VEHICLE T… |
| 2001-12-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | I GOT IN A ACCIDENT WHEN MY BRAKES WENT OUT THAT NIGHT AND I COULDN'T STOP. WHEN MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP THEY TOLD MY T… |
| 2001-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK |
| 2001-09-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD AFTER STARTING VEHICLE NONE OF THE DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS WORK UNTIL CAR WARM… |
| 2001-09-17 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE HIT A DEER AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER HIT HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL AND WINDSHIELD, SUSTAINING NECK/BAC… |
| 2001-09-17 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE HIT A DEER AND SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN CONSUMER. HIT HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL AND WINDSHIELD. SUFFERED BACK/ N… |
| 2001-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | WARPED ROTORS AND CHEAP BRAKE PADS |
| 2001-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | 2001 KIA SPECTRA TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. FUEL PUMP AND TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLA… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 2 | FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES BROKE WHEN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSEN… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS, VEHICLE IS NOT STARTING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |