Safety Score
80
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Kia Spectra.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My car just stop on me. I think my engine is not working 😕 had to called a tow truck to take me home and car. |
| 2022-05-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving at freeway speeds vehicle suddenly slams down a gear or two causing moderate whiplash,and scaring the liv… |
| 2022-03-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Kia Spectra. The contact stated that three of her interior door handles had become defective an… |
| 2021-06-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Kia Spectra. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 11V256000 (Fuel System… |
| 2020-10-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Yes | 1 | AFTER A MINOR ACCIDENT WHERE THE CAR WENT IN THE DITCH OFF THE ROAD THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND BECAME RAPIDLY ENGULFED IN … |
| 2019-12-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE I… |
| 2019-03-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER, BOTH (LEFT AND RIGHT) REAR DOOR HANDLES BROKE UPON ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR USING NOR… |
| 2019-03-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND BEGAN TO HEAR A SCRAPING NOISE. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I LOOKED UNDER MY CAR AND NOTICED THAT ON… |
| 2019-02-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION KEEPS STALLING AND JOLTING THE CAR, WE CANNOT RUN THE AIR CONDITIONER AND IT ONLY RUNS WHEN IN 3RD GEA… |
| 2019-01-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL, THE GAS TANK ON MY 2006 SPECTRA IS LEAKING FUEL, THE CAR IS STATIONARY. |
| 2018-09-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IN MY DAUGHTERS 2006 KIA SPECTRA AT 112,000 MILES. WE ARE THE SECOND OWNER AND HAVE ONLY HAD … |
| 2018-08-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES WERE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED T… |
| 2018-01-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOU… |
| 2017-04-11 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE D… |
| 2017-01-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PROBLEM IS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON/OFF AND ON AGAIN. FAULT CODES WERE P0700 AND P0748 AS DONE AT AUTOZONE. SOME… |
| 2016-11-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SPECTRA. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED.… |
| 2016-07-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT ON, CAR FAILED STATE INSPECTION. CAUSED BY FAULTY SENSOR. |
| 2016-06-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON IN MY CAR AND DIDN'T PASS INSPECTION WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC PROBABLY UNDER RECALL...ALSO MY VEHICL… |
| 2016-05-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND HAS BEEN ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS (12+). PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD COST OVER $1… |
| 2016-01-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | UPON ENTERING THE HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO LAG. I COULD NOT GO OVER 50 MPH. AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC INCLUDING A… |
| 2016-01-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2006 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE EVEN WI… |
| 2015-08-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN; HOWEVER, TH… |
| 2015-08-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED ON A DIRT ROAD, THE ROAD COLLAPSED CAUSING … |
| 2015-08-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG IS ON ALL THE TIME. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS CODE B1448 - OCS MAT FAILED. SOME TYP… |
| 2015-06-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | FROM THE 2ND DAY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE 6/27/2015 WHEN I TURNED ON A/C THE CAR HAS BEEN HESITATING AND STALLING. … |
| 2015-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2006 KIA SPECTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION, STEERING AND VEHICLE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY ISSUES. *SMD THE… |
| 2015-04-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS APPROACHING GERMANTOWN AVENUE FROM MT. AIRY AVENUE WITH THE EXPECTATION OF MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ON TO GERMANT… |
| 2015-01-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS WAITING AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPEED UP AND THE CAR STARTED TO PULL FORWARD EVEN WITH ME STEP… |
| 2014-10-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE LOCKING SYSTEM ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR. HAD IT REPLACED/REPAIRED IN NOV OF 2014 AND AGAIN NOV OF 2015 AND THE PRO… |
| 2014-09-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSANGER AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON AND NEVER WENT OFF. I AM WORRIED THAT IF MY … |
| 2014-07-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | I WAS T BONED BY A 3/4 TRUCK AND THE SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR |
| 2014-07-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT IN MY DAUGHTER'S 2006 KIA SPECTRA STAYS ON. THE PASSENGER/OCCUPANT SENSOR MAT IS DEFECTIVE. THIS PROB… |
| 2014-06-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE EXCESSIVELY CORRODED CAUSING THE … |
| 2014-01-31 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | ON JANUARY 31, 2014, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS AT FAULT. THE AI… |
| 2013-12-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE TURNED ON? IT GOES ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY, DEALERSHIP WANTS UNREASONABLE REPAIR COST FOR … |
| 2013-11-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN OCCUPANT IS SEATED IN THE OCCUPANT SEAT, "AIR BAG WARNING OFF" LIGHT … |
| 2013-10-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | ONE OF THE VEHICLES FUEL TANK MOUNTING STRAPS HAS RUSTED INTO AND DRAGGING THE PAVEMENT. THIS WOULD CAUSE A POSSIBLE AC… |
| 2013-10-16 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE AND THE HEAT… |
| 2013-10-08 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLOWER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE HEATER TO FAIL. … |
| 2013-06-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 80,000 MILES AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN OCCUPANT IS SEATED IN THE OCCUPANT SEAT, "AIR BAG WARNIN… |
| 2013-04-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 1 | I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT GOING NORTH TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION. THE OTHER PARTY FAILED TO YIELD GOING SOUTHEAST AT … |
| 2013-03-05 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE HOUSING FELL APART AND WITH IT, THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE BUCKLE STOPPED WORKING. NO ABUSE OR MISU… |
| 2013-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON, AND MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAULTY SENSOR IN THE FRONT … |
| 2012-12-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DEALER STATES ISSUE WITH AIRBAG SENSOR MAT ON PASSENGER SIDE. SAME ISSUE AS RECALLED ON THE 2006 RIO. A SIMILAR SPEC S… |
| 2012-08-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS DRIVING ON HWY 40 E APPROACHING EXIT 153 IN HEAVY RAINFALL. APPROXIMATELY 0.25 MILES FROM THE EXIT THE TRUCK ALRE… |
| 2012-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. SHOP SAID IT HAD TO DO WITH SENSOR UNDER SEAT WHICH IS PART OF THE RECALL IN THE RI… |
| 2012-07-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. SUDDENLY WENT TO ZERO. INTERMITTENTLY WORKS. UNABLE TO DETERMINE SPEED OF VEHICLE AT… |
| 2012-07-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT MY CAR USED EVERTHING WORKED LIKE IT SHOULD!!!! 1. FIRST THING WENT OUT WAS MY CLOCK ON DASHBOARD… |
| 2012-05-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED AND THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED… |
| 2012-04-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGH… |