Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-04-25 | 11V256000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING | 58,322 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I purchased my 2007 Spectra5 used with 155,000 miles on it. The engine had no codes or any stored codes. It ran fine … |
| 2022-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Passenger Air bag sensor light has come on and stayed on. Took to AutoZone and have them put it on the code reader and … |
| 2022-05-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I was drive my 2007 Kia Spectra EX in Bakersfield, CA. All of a sudden I parked my car at the gas station, I filled th… |
| 2021-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I first noticed my air bag light (the one by the clock) coming on and off when my granddaughters weight went from under… |
| 2020-03-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS SHOPPING AT THE GROCERY STORE AND AS I AM BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY VERY ST… |
| 2018-12-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | THE 2007 KIA SPECTRA WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MAJOR IMPACT. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. … |
| 2018-05-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE OCS SENSOR FAILING. |
| 2018-02-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN STOPPED (FOR EXAMPLE AT A STOP SIGN), WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE AND THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE ENGINE WILL SOMETIMES GO F… |
| 2017-08-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AT APARTMENT COMPLEX AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WENT OFF AND SHATTERED THE FRONT WINDSHIE… |
| 2017-07-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE DOOR LOCKS HAVE GONE HAYWIRE. THEY CLICK ON AND OFF AUTOMATICALLY WHETHER YOU ARE DRIVING OR IF THE ENGINE HAS BEE… |
| 2017-02-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE WILL STALL AFTER GAS TANK IS FILLED. GAS FUMES CAN BE SMELLED. CAR CAN STALL WHILE IDLING OR AT HIGH RATE OF SP… |
| 2016-11-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT PRESSURE SENSOR FOR THE AIR BAG REM… |
| 2016-09-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SCRAPING NOISE COMIN… |
| 2016-07-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | 2007 KIA SPECTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT/REPAIRS OF DAMAGED VEHICLE SEAT BELTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER… |
| 2016-05-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | OWNER OF THE 2007 KIA SPECTRA BROUGHT THE CAR TO ME TO HAVE TO LOOKED AT DUE TO THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ON. UPON SCANNIN… |
| 2016-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SUDDENLY SHIFT OUT OF GEA… |
| 2016-01-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE CAR DOORS LOCK RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, WHILE PARKED, EVEN IN PARK WITH THE CAR RUNNING--I GOT LOCKED OUT WITH THE C… |
| 2015-12-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AT AROUND 84,000 MILES AND THE "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" NO LONGER ILLUMINATES. DIAGNOSTIC TESTI… |
| 2015-10-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON INDICATING A FAULT IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE PASSENGER SEAT OCS MAT SENSOR MAY BE DEFECTIVE. AIRB… |
| 2015-09-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO OR MORE, THE VEHICLE STARTED LOCKING WHENEVER IT WANTED TO, SO I HAVE TO WEAR THE KEYS AROUND MY NE… |
| 2015-08-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE TURNING ON THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE V… |
| 2015-08-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE KIA SPECTRA 2007 ENGINE STALLS AFTER REFILLING. I DID NOT 'TOP IT OFF' AT THE GAS STATION, IT WAS SIMPLY FILLED UP … |
| 2015-08-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN THE SEATS THE AIRBAGS DO NOT OPERATE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE SEATS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT… |
| 2015-07-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH ALONG WITH THE "PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OFF" LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON DURING A 1 HOUR … |
| 2015-05-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | EACH TIME AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK, THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY DIE. AFTER A COMPLETE FILL UP, IT TAKES APPROXIMATELY 100 M… |
| 2015-05-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ABOUT 65 MPH. ALL OF SUDDEN, THE CAR LOST ALL FORWARD MOTION POWER. WHEN I PRESSED THE … |
| 2015-04-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DEAR SIR/MADAM, THIS VEHICLE HAS THE PROBLEM OF LOCKING ITS DOOR AUTOMATICALLY. ON THE REPORTED INCIDENT DATE, INSIDE … |
| 2015-04-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATE… |
| 2015-04-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | MY INDICATOR ON MY DASH BOARD FOR AN AIRBAG PROBLEM CAME ON, UPON TAKING IT TO A MAINTENANCE SHOP THEY FOUND OUT THAT I… |
| 2015-03-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEH… |
| 2015-02-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | OUR VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEING ON. WHEN DIAGNOSED, CODE B1448 WAS FOUND, INDICATING THAT … |
| 2015-02-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND REMAINS ON--APPARENTLY THIS INDICATES THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS DEFECTIVE. WHY I… |
| 2015-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. … |
| 2014-10-27 | WHEELS | Yes | 0 | ON MY WAY TO WORK I TOOK THE SAME ROUTE THAT I ALWAYS TAKE. I WAS GOING ABOUT 25MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL OF THE LIGH… |
| 2014-10-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS MY KIA HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES UPON REFUELING. I HAVE STOPPED TOPPING OFF WHILE REFUELING. TH… |
| 2014-10-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I NO LONGER HAVE THE CAR, SO I CANNOT PROVIDE THE VIN NUMBER AT THIS TIME. (I CAN GET IT, WITH SOME WORK INVOLVED). I H… |
| 2014-09-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FAILED TO REGISTER AN ADULT IN SEAT AND "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. TWO DA… |
| 2014-09-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT I… |
| 2014-08-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, MY KIA HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES UPON REFUELING. I NEVER TOPPED OFF WHILE FUELING AND DO NOT … |
| 2014-08-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPMS REVVED VIOLENTLY. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE P… |
| 2014-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2007 KIA SPECTRA AND THE WIRES TO THE FAN CONTROLLER ARE MELTING. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND A LOT OF … |
| 2014-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. T… |
| 2014-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I OWN A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. THE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CODE … |
| 2014-07-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ENGINE 💡 CAME ON IMIDIATELY AFTER PULLING OUT OF DEALERSHIP. SO I CA"ED THEM AND THEY STATED IT WASNT ANYTHING… |
| 2014-06-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK EN… |
| 2014-05-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY CAR WAS PARKED, IN MY DRIVEWAY, AND HAD RAN FINE THE DAY BEFORE. I WENT OUT AND STARTED THE CAR BUT COULD NOT GET TH… |
| 2014-04-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL POWER IN THE GAS PEDAL,… |
| 2014-04-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. WEIGHT SENSOR ON DASH WILL NOT WORK AND THE AIR BAG SYMBOL IS TURNED … |
| 2014-03-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 KIA SPECTRA OUT OF NOWHERE ALL MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS CAME ON AND MY CAR LOCKED UP AND TURNED OFF… |
| 2014-03-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, SHE DROVE OVER A ROAD BUMP THAT … |