Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Kia Spectra.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HAND… |
| 2015-06-19 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | A FRONT TIE ROD BROKE, SOMETHING IN THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE, AND THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIT UP BUT NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYE… |
| 2014-08-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SPECTRUM. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. T… |
| 2014-05-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SPECTRA. AFTER OPENING THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS, THEY FAILED TO CLOS… |
| 2013-08-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING AT 35 MPH, SLOWING DOWN APPROACHING TRAFFIC LIGHT, PRESSED ON BRAKES AND HAD ALMOST NO TENSION. NEARLY SMASHED … |
| 2013-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AS I WAS ABOUT TO STOP DOWN A STEEP HILL MY BRAKES GAVE AWAY AND JESUS TOOK THE WHEEL IS ALL I CAN SAY.BRAKE CAME ON NO… |
| 2012-06-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT S… |
| 2012-03-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | CAR JUST CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. NO CAUTION LIGHTS CAME ON. FIRE STARTED AROUND THE BACK TIRE OF CAR, PASSENGER… |
| 2011-02-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH HER FOOT ON THE B… |
| 2010-06-10 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FEMALE FASTENER AND ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND TO BE NO LONGER SECURED TO SEAT OR CAR ON FURTHER… |
| 2010-06-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | 2ND REQUEST. I HAVE A 2002 KIA SPECTRA, LS. WHAT I ATTRIBUTED TO AN ENGINE SURGE SINCE OWNING THE CAR HAS TURNED OUT … |
| 2010-01-17 | CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SPECTRA (NA). THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 COSCO CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT, MODEL NUMBER 222-33PE… |
| 2009-12-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | STOPPING TO AVOID CARS CUTTING ME OFF OR BRAKING FOR ANY REASON. OCCURS OFTEN. BRAKE & GAS PEDALS TOO CLOSE. THOUGHT … |
| 2009-09-26 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 02 KIA SPECTRA AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT ON THIS VEHICLE. I ONLY HAVE 60,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I FEEL THIS SHO… |
| 2009-06-30 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | HEAT HAS WARPED DASHBOARD SO VENTS NO LONGER STAY SEATED. *TR |
| 2008-11-28 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 28, 2008 AT 4:45PM, I WAS DRIVING ON STATE HIGHWAY 58 BY JENKINS AND ROSEDALE HIGHWAY IN BAKERSFIELD… |
| 2008-08-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THREE YEARS AGO WHILE TRAVELING DOWN I-40 THE CRUISE CONTROL STUCK ON THE CAR, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE CAR HAD CLIMB … |
| 2008-06-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | LOSS OF BRAKES WHEN AIR CONDITION IS ON. *TR |
| 2008-03-22 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 MPH THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT BROKE. THE CHILD… |
| 2008-03-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | 1. MY SON WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON US 280 IN ALABAMA JUST SOUTH OF BIRMINGHAM WHEN HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANO… |
| 2008-03-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND MY KIA SPECTRA WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE … |
| 2008-03-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. SHE … |
| 2008-01-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP A… |
| 2007-10-06 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE REAR DRIVER TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE WINDOW WAS DOWN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN A TAPPING NOISE STARTED TO… |
| 2007-06-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE PAINT JUST FADED AWAY. ALOT ON THE HOOD OF THE CAR. LOOKS BAD WITH PART OF THE PAINT FADING AWAY. WAS THERE A RECA… |
| 2007-05-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I PURCHASED 2002 KIA SPECTRA IN 11/ 2004 WITH 14,000 MILES ON IT. ( I HAVE ALL MAINTENANCE WORK DOCUMENTED) . IN 2006 I… |
| 2007-02-20 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WE HAVE NOW HAD A SECOND FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT. IT NOW LACKS A RETRACT, AS WELL AS A LOCKING MECHANIS… |
| 2006-07-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL-MY KIA DOESN'T LIKE TO CRANK UP ON THE FIRST TIME, STALLS IN TRAFFIC OR WITH A/C ON I TOOK TO A AUTO SHOP AF… |
| 2006-04-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATE… |
| 2006-01-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | ON MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2006, A 1984 GMC PICKUP, CROSSED THE CENTER LINE OF TX 317, CAUSING A SEVERE FRONTAL COLLISION W… |
| 2006-01-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I AM THE OWNER OF A 2002 KIA SPECTRA VIN [XXX] IN THE LAST MONTH I HAD 3 INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN SEVERE ACCELERATION ASSOCI… |
| 2005-07-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSON / DRIVETRAIN |
| 2005-06-17 | WHEELS | Yes | 1 | CAR IN FRONT STOPPED SHORT SO ALSO IMMEDIATELY APPLIED BRAKES FORCEFULLY IN VEHICLE. WHEELS LOCKED CAUSING CAR TO VEREE… |
| 2005-01-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DURING AN ACCIDENT THE CONSUMER'S SEAT BELT RELEASED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM KIA SENT THE CONSUMER A LE… |
| 2004-12-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A CAR 8 MONTHS AGO, A KIA SPECTRA, RIGHT AFTER I GOT IT THE REARVIEW MIRROR FELL DOWN WITH A PIECE OF THE WIN… |
| 2004-11-15 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 2 | THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR AT 65 MPH, CAUSING IT TO STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH THE… |
| 2004-10-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND LURCHED FORWARD AT A HIGH SPEED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY THE EMERG… |
| 2004-09-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES T… |
| 2004-07-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | AT THE END OF JULY 2004 MY KIA SPECTRA BEGAN TO ACT AS IF THE CAR WAS CHOKING AND NOT GOING TO START AFTER I TURNED ON … |
| 2004-06-03 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | POWER STEERING BELT FAILED AT 15,000 MILES. DEALER REPLACED THE PART. HOWEVER, CONSUME R NOTICED THAT THE PART NUMBER … |
| 2004-05-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | (1)BRAKES FEEL INSUFFICIENT UNTIL PRESSED VERY HARD (2) 2 ACCIDENTS WHERE I AS THE DRIVER REAR ENDED DRIVERS (3) COMPLA… |
| 2004-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE DROPS SERIOUS POWER WHEN THE AC AND RADIO ARE ON. IF I TRY ROLLING WINDOWS DOWN WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT W… |
| 2004-02-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I WAS MOVING MY CAR FROM THE SIDE DOOR OF MY HOUSE TO THE FRONT OF THE GARAGE DOOR WHEN I COULD NOT STOP. I WAS DOING A… |
| 2004-02-12 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR--2002 KIA SPECTRA, THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION IN THE FRONT. I… |
| 2004-01-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | 2 PROBLEMS. 1ST THE STEERING WHEEL DOESNT LOCK WHEN VEHICLE IS SHUT OF, YOU CAN TURN THE WHEEL FREELY AND THE TIRES MOV… |
| 2003-12-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 30 TO 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS IN INVOLVED IN A CRASH, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK SEAT BELT OVER THE… |
| 2003-11-26 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW LOCKED UP WILL NOT ROLL DOWN. USED ON THE WAY TO WORK, 4 HOURS LATER WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN. … |
| 2003-10-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW FELL. THE DEALER STAT… |
| 2003-09-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | THE VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 10-15 MPH. THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS IMPACTED … |
| 2003-08-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH A TRUCK. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED,AND AIR BAGS D… |