Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 09/11/2009 | 115000 | 1 | |
| The cruise control unit when engaged it accelerates on its own. or it tolally dis-engages on its own. *tr | |||
| 11/09/2008 | 28000 | 1 | 12/09/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2004 kia spectra. while slowing down for a red light or stop sign at any speed, the vehicle makes a loud noise and accelerates. the contact had to turn off the vehicle in order for the failures to stop. the failure began in january of 2008. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnostic, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. on november 9, 2008, while driving 5 mph in reverse, the vehicle accelerated and crashed into a tree. the contact was uninjured. the vehicle is currently at the body shop. the failure mileage was 28,000 and current mileage was 37,000. updated 12/17/08.*lj updated 12/18/08. *jb | |||
| 10/25/2007 | 33600 | 20 | 12/09/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2004 kia spectra. when the brakes were applied, the engine revved and the vehicle accelerated automatically. the vehicle can only be stopped by being turned completely off. the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. the current mileage was 34,000 and failure mileage was 33,600. updated 03-19-08 *bf the consumer stated the dealer inspected the vehicle and could not duplicate the defect. the consumer also stated problem has not happened again. updated 03/19/08 *tr | |||
| 09/03/2004 | 7590 | 3 | 03/17/2004 |
| Dt: the consumer stated that her transmission seemed to be slipping. she had taken the vehicle to dealership three times to be examined. the dealership could not find the cause of the problem. the consumer stated that the problem occurred between 20-40 mph. this was an intermittent problem but occurred more frequently. when this happened the consumer had to pull the vehicle over and place the vehicle in park then back to drive. even though there was a temporary fix, the vehicle was still hard to pull over when in traffic. the consumer had been in contact with kia, and they took her information and had the dealership call her back. when the consumer was at the dealer, they simply examined the vehicle, then gave it back to the consumer and told her that there was nothing they can find that is wrong. the dealership made the uncomfortable when they treated her like she made up the problem. the consumer is considered applying for the lemon law in her state. *ak (12/08/05) the rpms would increase but the vehicle would not go faster. kia replaced the computer board in relation to the transmission. *sc updated 1/25/2006 - *nm | |||
| 03/01/2005 | 5 | 11/02/2004 | |
| Kia spectra 2004, consumer experienced problem of sudden acceleration. *bf the consumer had difficulty maintaining control of the vehicle. *jb | |||
| 08/23/2004 | 900 | 1 | 08/21/2004 |
| While driving and upon pressing the brake pedal down, the vehicle surged forward. consumer took the vehicle to the dealer eight times. also, there was vibration in the steering which made a banging noise. *ak *jb | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 11/04/2004 | 4 | ||
| While driving at any speed the vehicle, suddenly accelerated uncontrollably. driver was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove it to the dealer for inspection. however, mechanic could not duplicate the problem. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 07/15/2006 | 4 | ||
| Electronic speed control fails to turn on occasionaly. | |||