Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | |||
| 05/25/2008 | 29000 | 1 | |
| I purchased the vehicle with 17000 miles on and the struts swaybar linkage and tie rods needed to be replaced at 17,500 and at 29,000 miles just 12000 miles the car would not stop properly and after investigation found the rotors and pads need to be replaced. *tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 04/23/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 kia spectra lx. the contact stated that when driving at various speeds the brakes would be depressed straight to the floor board. in order for her to stop the vehicle, she would have to place the vehicle into park. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and they advised her that the o2 sensor and master cylinder needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. after having the repairs done the failure recurred. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 85,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 04/23/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 kia spectra lx. the contact stated that when driving at various speeds the brakes would be depressed straight to the floor board. in order for her to stop the vehicle, she would have to place the vehicle into park. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and they advised her that the o2 sensor and master cylinder needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. after having the repairs done the failure recurred. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 85,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 04/23/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 kia spectra lx. the contact stated that when driving at various speeds the brakes would go straight to the floor board. in order for her to stop she would have to place the vehicle into park. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and they advised her that the o2sensor and master cylinder needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired for the 02sensor and the mastercylinder. after having the repairs done the failure had still occurred. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 85,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 05/05/2006 | 5 | 01/17/2006 | |
| Infrequently, when i hit the brake, the rpm's will go up to the 7 or 8,000 range, and i cannot successfully stop the car; i have had to immediately put the car in park in order for it to stop. one time i went throught the intersection of a stop sign, fortunately, there were no other cars present. *nm | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - WHEEL SPEED SENSOR | |||
| 04/30/2009 | 24145 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 kia spectra. while exiting a driveway at 10 mph, the contact heard a loud noise under the vehicle. upon further inspection, she noticed wires hanging from the front passenger side tire. she took the vehicle to a local dealer and was informed that the connector from the wheel speed sensor had fractured and caused the tire to fail. the contact is in the process of having the vehicle repaired. the failure and current mileages were 24,145. | |||