Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 08/10/2005 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 kia spectra. the contact stated that the rear seat belts did not click and latch into their buckles. the contact was informed by the dealer that the seat belts were not under warranty. the contact did not know when the failure occurred because the rear seats were never previously operated. the failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 31,000. sm. | |||
| 03/25/2011 | 130000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 kia spectra. while driving approximately 5 mph, the vehicle was involved in a side impact crash in which only the frontal driver side air bag deployed. the contact also stated that the seat belt did remain secure during the crash. a police report was filed and two injuries were reported. the contact was transported to the hospital via ambulance to treat serious injuries and the driver of the second vehicle also suffered injuries. the vehicle was destroyed and towed to an independent repair shop. the cause of the air bag and seat belt failure was not determined. the failure and current mileage was 130,000. | |||
| 03/25/2011 | 130000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 kia spectra. while driving approximately 5 mph the vehicle was involved in a side impact crash in which only the air bag on the steering wheel deployed. the contact also stated the seat belt did not retain her in the seat. a police report was filed and two injuries were reported. the contact was taken to the hospital via ambulance to treat serious injuries and the driver of another vehicle also suffered injuries. the vehicle was destroyed and towed to an independent repair shop. the failure was never diagnosed. the failure and current mileages were 130,000. sm. | |||
| 02/24/2006 | 10000 | 1 | 09/01/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 30 mph the contact rear ended another vehicle. the airbags did not deploy, the seat belt did not restrain the occupant. minor injuries were sustained. the vehicle was towed to a salvage yard were it was deemed totaled. the manufacturer has been alerted. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||
| 10/22/2009 | 1 | ||
| 2005 kia spectra. consumer states airbags did not deploy during an accident *tgw the consumers daughter was driving. also, the seat belt did not lock into place. *jb | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 06/01/2006 | 8424 | 2 | 08/23/2005 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 kia spectra. one year ago, the driver side front seat belt buckle became detached. the contact took her vehicle to the dealer since it was under warranty. exactly one year after replacing the buckle, it has detached again. the failure occurred while driving 15 mph. the current mileage is 20,300 and failure mileage was 8,424. | |||