Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2004 Kia Spectra.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 Kia Spectra. The contact stated the cruise control feature was not operating properly. The cont… |
| 2017-08-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TAMARA RECALL; THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT ABOUT TEN CARS IN FRONT OF ME. I SEEN EVERYONE START HITTING THERE BRAKES SO I STA… |
| 2016-06-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL - SPEEDOMETER / ODOMETER - FUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO POSSIBLE SHORT IN WIRING |
| 2015-03-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | FRONT END COLLISION GOING AROUND 30MPH AND NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. CAR IS TOTALED. *TR |
| 2014-12-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | AFTER PARKING MY CAR I COULD NOT OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE (LEFT FRONT) DOOR. THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE NO LONGER OPENS THE DO… |
| 2014-09-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | METAL AROUND WHEEL WELLS ROTTING OUT. |
| 2012-11-07 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LI… |
| 2012-05-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WENT INTO KROGER'S AND PICKED UP A FEW ITEMS. WHEN I WAS DONE, I LEFT THE STORE AND GOT BACK INTO MY CAR TO FINISH R… |
| 2011-08-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | KIA SPECTRA EX 2004.5. CONSTANTLY STALLS AND ENGINE RACES AT ANY TIME AND ANY SPEED. I AM FORCED TO PLACE TRANSMISSION … |
| 2011-08-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | FRONTAL IMPACT AT ABOUT 40 MPH. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. SUFFERED STRAINED NECK. *TR |
| 2011-06-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE SPECTRA 2005 4-DOOR HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM DAY 1. THE LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF. WHEN I … |
| 2010-12-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THAT A SIZZLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE DASHB… |
| 2010-06-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 05V431000 (AIR BAGS) AND THE RE… |
| 2010-04-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL TANK STRAPS RUSTING OUT. MY FUEL TANK STRAPS RUSTED OUT CAUSING ONE TO DRAG THE GROUND MAKING SPARKS! I LOOKED … |
| 2010-01-13 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT TRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS LOCATED WHERE… |
| 2009-09-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE CRUISE CONTROL UNIT WHEN ENGAGED IT ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. OR IT TOLALLY DIS-ENGAGES ON ITS OWN. *TR |
| 2009-07-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE LOOSES POWER, SPUTTERS, AND HESITATES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. THIS HAS CAUSES ME TO ALMOST BE IN S… |
| 2008-11-25 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | BLACK ICE ON ROADS I ENDED UP TURNED UPSIDE DOWN IN A SIX FOOT DITCH. CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. UPSET… |
| 2008-11-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE MAKE… |
| 2008-10-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING. IT WILL ALSO LUNGE WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR, FORWARD AND REVERSE. IT D… |
| 2008-07-02 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | FRONT END COLLISION, AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. 2004 KIA SPECTRA. IT WAS HIT BY A TRUCK AT APPROX. 55 MPH IN THE LEFT FRO… |
| 2008-06-01 | SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | EVENFLO TRIUMPH ADVANCE' LX CONVERTIBLE FAILS TO PERFORM BASIC CARSEAT FUNCTIONS. ACTUAL CARSEAT DAMAGES ITSELF VIA RAZ… |
| 2008-05-14 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | KIA AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT CRASH IMPACT OF ABOUT 40 MPH. *TR |
| 2008-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE SPUTTERS WHILE DRIVING. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW INCIDENTS WHERE MY VEHICLE HAS ALMOST STALLED ON THE FREEWAY … |
| 2008-04-14 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2004.5 KIA SPECTRA EX WHICH AROUND 44,000 MILES STARTED TO HAVE A RATTLING SOUND FROM THE LEFT FRONT SUSPENSIO… |
| 2007-12-29 | TIRES | No | 0 | ON 10/27/06 (@ 30,048 MILES) I PURCHASED 4 TIRES (SUMITOMO HTR H4; P195-60-R15; 87H M+S). ROTATION OF THESE FOUR TIRE… |
| 2007-10-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA SPECTRA. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AU… |
| 2007-08-08 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE HOUSING ON MY 2004.5 KIA SPECTRA EX CRACKED, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT NOT TO LATCH. *TR |
| 2007-02-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2004 AND A HALF KIA SPECTRA HAD THE RECALL OF THE AIR BAG LIGHT DONE, #05V431000. THE LIGHT STILL COMES ON INTERMITTENT… |
| 2007-01-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESS… |
| 2006-08-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | WARNING LIGHT FOR AIRBAG ON THE SPEEDOMETER PANEL STAYS ON. DEALER AND KIA TECH FIRST REPLACED PASSENGER SEAT COVER AND… |
| 2006-07-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | ELECTRONIC SPEED CONTROL FAILS TO TURN ON OCCASIONALY. |
| 2006-05-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA SPECTRA. THE AIR BAG CONTROLLER (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) IS LOCATED DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE … |
| 2006-04-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION LURCHES. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE COMPUTER IS NOT… |
| 2006-03-20 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 1 | 2004 KIA SPECTRA ON 3/20/06 WAS IMPACTED ON PASSENGER SIDE WITHIN THE AREA OF FRONT AND REAR DOORS. THE IMPACT FORCED T… |
| 2006-02-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLING, IT IDLES LOW AND THEN REVS UP ON IT'S OWN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE… |
| 2005-12-22 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND SHE RAN A STOP SIGN. SHE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. UPON IMP… |
| 2005-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | PROBLEMS BEGAN OCTOBER 15, 2005 DETAILS OF PROBLEMS: 03/25/05 - A/C VENTS BROKEN - DEALER REPLACED "NOZZLE ASSY - CTR… |
| 2005-10-14 | STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | Yes | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT PESUMES THAT THE SPINDLE BROKE ON THE WHEEL WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE PULLED O THE LEFT. HE P… |
| 2005-10-05 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | Yes | 1 | I HAD NO INDICATION THAT MY SEAT BELT OR AIRBAG WERE FAULTY. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH I STRUCK A CAR THAT TURNED LEFT D… |
| 2005-08-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY FIANCE'S BOUGHT A KIA SPECTRA.... I HAVE NOTICED FOR AWHILE THAT AT FREEWAY SPEEDS ITS OK... GETTING TO AND COMING D… |
| 2005-08-07 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | Yes | 1 | THERE WAS NO INDICATION PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT. MY HUSBAND AND… |
| 2005-07-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER WILL OCCASIONALLY QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES WILL QUIT ALTOGETHER-OTHER TIMES WILL JERK AROUND-D… |
| 2005-05-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE ROCKS BACK AND FOURTH DUE TO THE SUSPENSION. AT HIGHER S… |
| 2005-04-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | THE GEAR SHIFT SLIPPED OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT STRIKING A PARKED CAR. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO BOT… |
| 2005-03-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | MY COMPLAINT IS NOT A TRADITIONAL "FAILURE" AS YOU ARE ACCUSTOMED TO RECEIVING ON YOUR WEBSITE. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT K… |
| 2005-03-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | KIA SPECTRA 2004, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEM OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *BF THE CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING … |
| 2005-01-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AT A LIGHT AND UPON THE LIGHT TURNING GREEN I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR AND MY TACHOMETER NEEDLE … |
| 2004-11-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE, SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF T… |
| 2004-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE CUT OFF. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE P… |