Electrical System Related Problems of the 2005 Kia Motor Spectra

Table 1 shows three common electrical system related problems of the 2005 Kia Motor Spectra. The number one most common problem is related to the electrical system (six problems). The second most common problem is related to the instrument panel (three problems).

Table 1. Electrical System related problems of Kia Motor Spectra


Recently reported Electrical System problems of the 2005 Kia Motor Spectra

The Electrical System problem

Vehicle speedometer randomly quits. Also dash lights on binacle. Then will come back on after a day or so, have replace with genuine kia oem parts but still happens. Also looked on forums online and seems to be a common occurrence.   Read details...

The Instrument Panel problem

Turned the car on, got on the hwy looked at the speed and it was at 0 mph. Drove for a while it picked up to 20 mph. Not sure if its working right. I've gotten a ticket for speeding how do I know what speed I'm going if its not working. I also have a new born. I believe this is very dangerous.   Read details...

The Battery Dead problem

One blinker light would flash faster then the other. The radio would randomly scan stations continuously. Battery would die. 9/28/2013 when vehicle was started, all the lights in the vehicle began flashing/blinking and the car made a buzzing sound.   Read details...


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