Major Problems with 2008 Kia Spectra Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2008 Kia Spectra

2008 Kia Spectra AIR BAGS Victims: 3 Mileage: 55000 miles

2008 Kia Spectra AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 140000 miles

2008 Kia Spectra AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 35000 miles

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Problems with AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Kia Spectra owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2008 kia spectra. the contact stated that the air bag indicator does not dim when the...	51 ~ 51495 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2008 kia spectra the parking lights come on by their self when its around 20* outside and when its...	14 ~ 65086 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia spectra. the contact stated that the vehicle would lung forward and accelerate accompanied...	13 ~ 86228 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia spectra. the contact stated that after having the oil changed the vehicle stalled...	9 ~ 88124 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER the passenger detection sensor in the passenger seat would sometimes work on and off while driving or while they shifted...	8 ~ 108500 miles
SEAT BELTS tl*the contact owns a 2008 kia spectra. ever since the vehicle was purchased the air bag indicator remains illuminated when...	8 ~ 55151 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING parking lights sometimes turn on several minutes after removing keys and exiting car this car has automatic headlights the switch...	6 ~ 31750 miles
STEERING i drive a 2008 kia spectra. i've owned the car for roughly 4 yrs. within the last month my car...	5 ~ 92034 miles
SERVICE BRAKES tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia spectra. the contact stated the vehicle failed to stop after the brake pedal...	5 ~ 110984 miles
POWER TRAIN randomly while driving at highway speeds (55 - 70) the car will downshift violently with a sudden jerk it will...	4 ~ 106258 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 1. the check light on kia spectra 2008 remained on startup. 2. took the car to don beyer kia in...	4 ~ 15864 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS on our 2008 kia spectra the air bag indicator light never goes off when the passenger seat is occupied. i...	4 ~ 11500 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia spectra. the contact stated that the interior driver's side door handle became detached...	3 ~ 71333 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS all four(4) side airbags failed to deploy in auto incident involving 2008 model kia spectra. *tr...	3 ~ 37035 miles
SEATS i started to have issues with my seat belt's and i called the dealer and took it in and they...	2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES trunk latch will not release without the key (from the interior button or the remote). every time the weather gets	2 ~ 50000 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL takata recall was running the paper route for the telegraph and a deer ran out in front of my	1 ~ 138000 miles
BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia spectra. while driving at various speeds the cruise control failed to engage and...	1 ~ 102000 miles
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia spectra. while driving at various speeds the cruise control failed to engage and...	1 ~ 102000 miles
SUSPENSION tl*the contact owns a 2008 kia spectra. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds a knocking noise emitted...	1 ~ 85000 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia spectra. the contact stated the front driver door latch fractured. the vehicle was...	1 ~ 85000 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM my vehicle began experiencing intermittent issues with the air bag "off" illuminating with a passenger sitting in the front seat....	1 ~ 85000 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY there were no accidents leading up to a failure. the airbag light in my 2008 kia spectra ex suddenly came...	1
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia spectra. the contact stated that the drivers side door and passenger door would...	1 ~ 74000 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia spectra. the contact stated when engaging the interior heat the defroster would automatically...	1 ~ 60000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC excessive brake fade when there are three adults in vehicle. either when the road is wet or dry warm or	1 ~ 19000 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2008 kia spectra. upon starting the vehicle the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel....	1 ~ 232 miles

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