Manufacturer: HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI)
Manufacturer Id: 1034
Model: Spectra
Model Year: 2009
Other Engine Info: DOHC SULEV
Plant City: Hwasung
Plant Company Name: Kia Motors Corporation
Plant Country: South Korea
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: LD
TPMS: Direct
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
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Complaint
2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITANTLY ON AND OFF, I HAVE CHANGED THE SPEED SENSOR AND DID NOT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM, I WENT TO KIA BLOGS AND FOUND OUT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH KIA CARS. *TR
2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS DRIVING A KIA SPECTRA THAT WAS RENTED FROM ENTERPRISE RENTAL CAR. A CAR RAN A STOP SIGN IN THE RAIN AND I HIT THE CAR. THE CARS COLLIDED AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE, WITH THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE KIA HITTING THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL OF THE SUBARU OUTBACK. I WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED THE BUMPER OF THE KIA TO BE BROKEN AND PUSHED IN ALL ALONG THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND IT BUCKLED THE HOOD OF THE CAR. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL OF THE SUBARU COLLAPSED INWARD TOWARDS THE CAR AND THE CAR SPUN ABOUT 90 DEGREES ON IMPACT. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THE AIRBAG IN THE KIA DID NOT GO OFF, AND IT SEEMS THAT AT 25 MPH A DIRECT HIT ON THE BUMPER SHOULD MAKE IT. I AM TURNING THE CAR BACK INTO ENTERPRISE, AND THEY CAN LOOK INTO THE AIRBAG REPAIR. *TR