Major Problems with 2001 Kia Spectra Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2001 Kia Spectra

2001 Kia Spectra BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Victims: 2 Mileage: 33000 miles

2001 Kia Spectra SEATS Victims: 1 Mileage: 58000 miles

2001 Kia Spectra FRONTAL Victims: 1

Browse 2001 Kia Spectra complaints by category

Problems with FRONTAL, POWER TRAIN and AIR BAGS are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Kia Spectra owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS airbag malfunction resulted in severe neck & back damage causing immediate chiropractic care.*ak...	5 ~ 13200 miles
POWER TRAIN while driving the vehicle hesitated to accelerate and didn't change gears. the vehicle accelerated into full throttle. (two accidents had...	5 ~ 24400 miles
AIR BAGS airbag light comes on intermittently when starting vehicle. dealership is aware of problem.*ak...	4 ~ 49500 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING the engine stalled without warning. *jb...	3 ~ 28253 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN while driving there is a loud noise coming from transmission area and at times it becomes difficult to change gears.	3 ~ 4500 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i got in a accident when my brakes went out that night and i couldn't stop. when my car was...	3 ~ 45533 miles
ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS the front rotors were worn which caused extended stopping distance. *jb...	2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC consumer stated that when trying to apply the brakes the brake pedal would go to the floor causing the vehicle	2 ~ 7000 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2001 kia spectra 1.9 lt engine [yes some models were made with this size engine.] car was parked in drive...	1 ~ 92600 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM car smells horribly like gas fumes when turned on more so in the colder temperatures. so many complaints online i'm...	1
SERVICE BRAKES trans all of a sudden started slipping with no prior issues. was reading a tcm code then codes for each...	1 ~ 100000 miles
HEATER CORE > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY the heater core in the car went out 4 times in 4 months for no reason resulting in the window	1
ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT > WINDSHIELD > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM i have had the heating system in my car repaired 4 times since the day that i bought it. this...	1 ~ 87400 miles
MASTER CYLINDER > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC brake failure - master cylinder was replaced mechanic said he had a hard time bleeding the brakes???? about a week...	1
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM six months after vehicle was purchased it experienced ignition problems. vehicle failed to start when the key was turned in...	1 ~ 2000 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM six months after vehicle was purchased it experienced ignition problems. vehicle failed to start when the key was turned in...	1 ~ 2000 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION while coming around a bend into traffic vehicle's rear end commenced to jerk/pull and rear end hit a sign. the	1
SEATS i was involved in a rear end collision causing my car to be slammed into another vehicle in front of...	1 ~ 58000 miles
WHEEL BEARING > FRONT > SUSPENSION while driving 65 mph driver's side wheel bearing sheared off. driver was able to maintain control and pulled over. driver...	1
LOWER BALL JOINT > CONTROL ARM > FRONT while driving 55 mph a knocking noise was heard coming from underneath the vehicle. mechanic determined that upper and lower	1
UPPER BALL JOINT > CONTROL ARM > FRONT while driving 55 mph a knocking noise was heard coming from underneath the vehicle. mechanic determined that upper and lower	1
TIRES rear right tire developed bubbles and made noise while driving. name of tire: kumho ecsta-hp4 tire size: p185/65r14 dot: number	1 ~ 15598 miles
STEERING after starting the vehicle the gear would not move out of park. on another occasion while driving the vehicle had...	1 ~ 8000 miles
CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN transmission module on original transmission failed causing transmission damage local dealership replaced. second transmission blew a front pump seal within...	1 ~ 13500 miles
STRUCTURE while driving the vehicle hesitated to accelerate and didn't change gears. the vehicle accelerated into full throttle. (two accidents had...	1
FRONT > SUSPENSION while driving the vehicle hesitated to accelerate and didn't change gears. the vehicle accelerated into full throttle. (two accidents had...	1
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL while driving the vehicle hesitated to accelerate and didn't change gears. the vehicle accelerated into full throttle. (two accidents had...	1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL my wife was on her way to pick up our son from school while approaching a traffic light the vehicle...	1
FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC my wife was on her way to pick up our son from school while approaching a traffic light the vehicle...	1
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM while driving 65mph vehicle failed to accelerate after pressing gas pedal. this caused vehicle to jerk. took vehicle to dealer	1
TURN SIGNAL > EXTERIOR LIGHTING consumer states that when the weather is cold after starting vehicle none of the directional lights work until car warms	1
SEAT BELTS vehicle hit a deer and seat belt did not restrain consumer. hit head on steering wheel and windshield. suffered back/	1
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2001 kia spectra transmission needed to be replaced 2 weeks after purchase. fuel pump and tail light assembly was replaced...	1
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY 2001 kia spectra transmission needed to be replaced 2 weeks after purchase. fuel pump and tail light assembly was replaced...	1
TAIL LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2001 kia spectra transmission needed to be replaced 2 weeks after purchase. fuel pump and tail light assembly was replaced...	1
SWITCH > IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ignition switch problems vehicle is not starting. cause unknown. dealer notified.*ak...	1
BUCKLE ASSEMBLY > FRONT > SEAT BELTS front seat belt buckles broke when consumer's vehicle was hit in the rear by another vehicle. both driver and passenger	1 ~ 33000 miles

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