Body Problems of Kia Motor Spectra

Within 2 months of each other, both (left and right) rear door handles broke upon attempting to open the door using normal force. The door handles came off the car and the rear doors can not be opened from the outside.

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The 2007 kia Spectra was in motion on the highway and was in an accident with major impact. The airbag did not deploy. The kia hit another car and had major damages.

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Takata recall was running the paper route for the telegraph and a deer ran out in front of my vehicle insurance said loss cause but air bags never went off and some how ended up in salvage. . .

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Dirt cheap cars sold me a car that wont pass inspection.

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My son was in a collision, he rear ended someone, the whole drivers side in totally caved in and the airbags did not deploy.

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I bought a car from a used dealer and I was informed that it had no frame damage but I took it to two garages and both garages informed me that there was frame damage front and back and the one garage I took it to said that they were aware of the frame damage.

The contact owns a 2002 kia Spectra. The contact stated that the front driver and passenger side interior door handle fractured while attempting to exit the vehicle. The failure recurred four times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the door handles was replaced however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

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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 out of a parking lot. My mothers air bags did not deploy and she received a double open fracture to her right ankle and a fractured sternum and intense chest traura. She was life flighted to a hospital in wv ruby memorial she underwent surgery and they saved her right foot they wher unsure if they could save and talked before surgery of possible amputation.

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After parking my car I could not open the driver side (left front) door. The inside door handle no longer open's the door. I now have to roll down the window and open the door using the outside door handle. I feel this is a safety issue. In an emergency I could become trapped inside. The electric windows won't work unless the car is running or the key is in the "on" position. Also it has a manual transmission with a stick shift so trying to exit through the passenger side really is not an option.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2008 kia Spectra. The contact stated the front driver door latch fractured. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000. Pam.

I no longer have the car, so I cannot provide the VIN number at this time. (I can get it, with some work involved). I have pictures of the car after the crash. I live in rural iowa. Deer start their rut in October. I swerved to miss a deer, on a two lane road. Went down a 40 foot ditch, nose first. Because the bottom of the ditch was a gully, the front of the roof, the hood, the front lights, etc. Were all destroyed. Not one of their airbags deployed. They are not a part of the news round of airbags, but I want this on record. Again, I can supply pictures, and it will be obvious that at least one of the 8 airbags should have deployed. Please, look into the 2007 kia Spectra's air bags. Look to see if others have had the same problem. I would appreciate it very much. I am not looking for money, I bought the car for my daughter (when she was six, with the ten year warranty, I intended to pass it on to her, when she got her license. . . . . Boy am I glad I was involved in the crash, and not her, seeing is how that is the exact reason why I decided to buy the kia.

Metal around wheel wells rotting out.

The contact owns a 2009 kia Spectra. The contact stated that while attempting to exit the vehicle the front passenger's side door failed to open. The contact had to roll down the window and use the exterior door handle in order to exit the vehicle. The problem recurred twice. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the front driver's and passenger's side door latches needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 162,424.

The contact owns a 2008 kia Spectra. The contact stated the front drivers and passengers doors failed to open from the inside of the vehicle intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was repaired. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.

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. When key was removed the flashing and buzzing continued for a minute longer. After a jump start the car started, but the blinker lever would no longer go down to turn on left blinker. Later that day aaa tested the battery which was no longer holding a charge and had to be replaced. Within the first year of ownership: front spoiler fell off while driving on the highway and replaced by purchasing dealer at no charge. Electrical on windows was intermittent, kia dealer in ontario (that is no longer in service) refused to do repairs, which were under warranty, stating they could only do oil changes on the weekends and refused to provide a rental car for the repair to be done during the week. 5/5/2014: requested a warranty report for vehicle from kia corporate and they stated they do no have record of that information. This particular vehicle was used by kia for testing purposes on multiple occasions.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 kia Spectra. The contact stated that the door handle on the inside of the driver side passenger door broke off. The contact stated that they had to lower the window and pull the handle from the outside. The manufacturer informed the dealer the handle was out of warranty. The vehicle had not beenrepaired. The vine was not available. The failure mileage and current mileage were 76,000. Rl.

I was involved in an accident going north to cross an intersection. The other party failed to yield going southeast at the same intersection. I did hit their vehicle, Dodge hemi ram 1500, head on their right side. The airbag failed to deploy when in fact according to experts, it should have for this type of accident. Not to mention this is the second collision this vehicle has been in and the airbag has never deployed. There was no sign of the airbag not working properly prior to the incidents. Due do this, I obtained a head and neck injury and the car was totaled.

The contact owns a 2005 kia Spectra. The contact stated that while attempting to exit the vehicle, the door failed to open. The contact pulled the door panel off and noticed that the linkage and the latch were both fractured. The contact could only open the window and the door from the exterior of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they advised that the latch and linkage needed to be replaced. The contact purchased the part and made the repairs himself. The manufacturer was notified but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 84,000.

The chrome layer on the plastic door handles inside the vehicle is delaminating from the underlying plastic handles. The sharp edges pose a laceration hazard to the occupant when opening the door.

Car took me off the side of the road and straight into a tree dead center roughly going 35 miles an hour. Air bags did not deploy!!!! hit my head on steering wheel. And now trying to figure out if it was the dealership selling defective cars or if its kia defect. Not understanding this whole airbag does not deploy thing because the safety graph explains 0-8 mph airbags will never go off 8-14 mph airbags are possible but not likely 14-above airbags should deploy always.

Called the dealership of where I bought my kia at, couldnt get a hold of them to set an appointment to go into the dealership to get the service done. I received a letter on June 6th, of 2011, and need to know what to do about this situation, and or to still to take it in? or. . . Im not sure on how to handle this situation.

Their is standing water inside the dash I believe. You can smell stagnate water . On warm days car will steam up on inside of windows. You can also hear it moving around. Seems to be quite a bit of water.

Driver passed out making left turn going 5 mph and hit the concrete pole for the traffic light on the east side of u. S. 19.