Safety Score
78
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2009 Kia Spectra.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I am having a problem with my hazard turning signal lights it won't turn on. |
| 2021-12-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | My car seems like someone entered something in my gas tank while i may been in the store |
| 2020-02-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND WE THINK THE OCS SENSOR MAT IS BAD. KIA HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR VEHICLES BETWEEN THE YE… |
| 2019-08-15 | WHEELS | No | 0 | ON DECEMBER 18, 2018, I HAD A TIRE SEPARATE. THESE TIRES WERE PURCHASED FROM LONG TIRE COMPANY IN TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA O… |
| 2019-08-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON EVEN IF SEAT IS OCCUPIED. IN ADDITION THE AIRBAG "OFF" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED NEXT TO … |
| 2019-05-31 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEATBELT OFTEN FAILS TO LOCK IN AND POPS OPEN MID-DRIVE. IT IS OFTEN NOT APPARENT THAT THE BELT HASN'T LOCKED … |
| 2019-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2011. SINCE THEN ONCE IN AWHILE WHEN I STOP MY CAR AT A LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN, THE CAR MOVES … |
| 2019-01-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE CAR SPED UP AND LURCHED FORWARD HITTING THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME WHICH WAS STOPPED AT A T… |
| 2018-10-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2009 KIA SPECTRA HAD APPROXIMATELY 23,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I PURCHASED IT FROM A KIA DEALER IN OCTOBER 2017. TWO DAY… |
| 2018-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL, HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON AND NOW I HAVE A LIGHT ON ON MY DASH ALL THE TIME, I GUESS THE TIRE PLACE THREW AWA… |
| 2018-06-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, T… |
| 2018-03-13 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | LETTER FROM SENATOR ROBERTS RE: INQUIRY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUTE IN REGARDS TO HER MOTHER'S 2009 KIA SPECTRA AIRBAGS DEP… |
| 2018-03-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | MY MOTHER REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR ON 3-6-18. MY MOM, [XXX], DIED 3-13-18 FROM INJURIES INFLICTED BY AN AIRBAG DEPLOYING… |
| 2017-10-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 64 WEST. I PRESSED MY BRAKES TO TURN OFF THE CRUIS… |
| 2017-05-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT SWERVED AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AFTER TRYI… |
| 2017-03-16 | SEATS | No | 0 | AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES, THE "AIRBAG IS OFF" LIGHT STAYED ON UNTIL THE CAR WAS RESTARTED. THIS IS CITY DRIVING WITH A P… |
| 2017-03-16 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT ON MY KIA SPECTRA 2009 LOCKS UP ONCE IN A WHILE SO I CANNOT PUT MY SEATBELT ON. IT WILL LOCK … |
| 2017-03-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING IS LOCKED AND CANNOT BE ROTATED IN THE MORNING WHEN STARTED. IT HAPPENED TWICE FROM LAST DAYS WHILE I'M REMOVI… |
| 2016-12-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT IS MALFUNCTIONING,GOT LETTER FROM KIA SAYING IT IS UNDER WARRENTY AND DEALER WILL NOT FIX |
| 2016-12-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I INSTALLED A NEW BATTERY IN MY VEHICLE RECENTLY,AFTER REMOVING THE OLD BATTERY I TRIED TO GET THE NEW BATTERY OUT OF T… |
| 2016-10-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF INDICATOR LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED WHEN PERSON IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. |
| 2016-08-15 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEEL LUGS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN … |
| 2016-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON NOW ON MY DASH NEAR MY SPEEDOMETER. IT ALSO ILLUMINATES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AS 'ON'… |
| 2016-07-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. TH… |
| 2016-06-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE CAR DID NOT STOP BUT CONTINUED ACCELERATING.… |
| 2016-04-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIA… |
| 2016-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS CAR IS TRYING TO KILL ME. I TURN ON MY CAR, FEET AREN'T ON THE PEDALS, MY RPMS REV AND SPUTTER UP TO 4,000+ WIT… |
| 2016-02-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I OWN A 2009 KIA SPECTRA I'VE HAD IT SINCE 2014. I MOVED & ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THE… |
| 2016-02-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | WHEN COMMUTING ON A FREEWAY GOING THE SPEED LIMIT (65) APPROACHING A BEND, A CAR SUDDENLY APPEARED AROUND THE BEND THAT… |
| 2016-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE… |
| 2016-01-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY, 60000 MILES ON CAR. AFTER READING ALL COMPLAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ISSUE IT SEEMS TO… |
| 2016-01-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG REMAINS "OFF" EVEN WHEN OCCUPIED. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE $1900 TO REPLACE THE EN… |
| 2016-01-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASS. AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WITH A LITTLE WEIGHT ON THE SEAT. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WILL COST $1800 TO FIX AND TH… |
| 2015-12-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. TH… |
| 2015-12-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE BACK SEAL BELTS STOP WORKING. THEY WILL NOT COME OUT NO MATTER WHAT I TRY. THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I GOT TH… |
| 2015-12-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD NOT TURN OFF SO I TOOK THE CAR TO A KIA DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE PASSE… |
| 2015-12-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WAR… |
| 2015-12-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. |
| 2015-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. TOOK THE CAR TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP, HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER, IT WAS THE OCS SE… |
| 2015-11-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILU… |
| 2015-10-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON. CAR HAS ONLY 25,000 MILES BUT OUT OF WARRANTEE. DEALER WANTS $109. JUST TO SCAN IT. MULTI COM… |
| 2015-10-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I NOTICED INVESTIGATION: PE 15-031 WHERE THE OCS SEAT SENSOR MAT IS FAILING ON A NUMBER OF KIA SPECTRA MODELS. MY AIRBA… |
| 2015-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS 115000 MILES AND AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. THIS IS A $2000 REPAIR ACCORDING TO INFO ON LINE. THERE HAVE BEE… |
| 2015-09-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2009 KIA SPECTRA AIR BAG WON'T TURN OFF. CAR HAS 48000 MILES. AFRAID TO TAKE IN FOR REPAIR AFTER READING OF COST TO REP… |
| 2015-07-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT POPPED ON MONTHS AGO WITHOUT FORCE OR ANY ACCIDENTS |
| 2015-07-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED … |
| 2015-06-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WAR… |
| 2015-05-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF....UPDATED 09/22/15 *BF UPDATED 11/03/2017*CN |
| 2015-05-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY KIA SPECTRA STAYS ON AND THE KIA DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME $1600 FOR THE B1448 CODE WHICH IS PASSENGE… |
| 2015-05-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 1 | I AM FILING THIS FOR MY MOM. SHE REAR ENDED A CAR WHO HAD STOPPED THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AT A GREEN LIGHT TO LET A VEHICLE… |