Table 1 shows six common power train related problems of the 2005 Kia Motor Spectra. The number one most common problem is related to the automatic transmission (two problems). The second most common problem is related to the transmission failure (one problem).
I recently purchased a 2005 kia Spectra which has a faulty transmission--a fact not disclosed by the dealership at the time of purchase. A visit to the dealership last week revealed other kia Spectras have a similar problem with hard shifting and that kia has the matter "under Read details...
2005 kia Spectra passed inspection as well as all diagnostic tests. Less than a year after owning it at approximately 85,722 miles, without warning, traveling through local streets slowly (at less than 5 mph) the transmission failed and actually exploded with such force that it left a 12 hole in Read details...
The hydraulic cylinder gets air in it in cold weather below -10 degrees fahrenheit . It happens anytime it gets below this temperature. It causes the driver to be unable to shift the car. Usually the dealer bleeds the cylinder and it is fine. Read details...