Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| TSB-046 | 05/01/2009 | 10030365 | Kia motors: relating to oil control valve (ocv) used in constant variable valve timing (cvvt). if at any time ocv is suspected as a cause of rough idling, poor accelertion, camshaft timing misalignment related trouble codes, misfire related | 09/25/2009 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | |||
| 02/23/2013 | 78000 | ||
| I was visiting my fiance in utah when a tan car hit my driver's side front end. we both were put into a spin and he hit me a secondary time. my car has since been totaled out and labeled as beyond salvage. the entire front end is missing and there is sever engine damage. the auto body shop and my insurance company said i needed to contact kia and let them know about the airbag failure to deploy. kia said my car is built to collapse a certain amount before airbags will deploy. they also said since i was put into a spin my car did not decelerate fast enough to trigger the airbags, but since i had decelerated while spinning that's what prevented them from deploying upon the second impact. they only investigated my car via photographs and my verbal statement to them. they also told me this was not a problem in my car, but according to this website there are multiple aribag deployment failures with my make and model car. i asked kia if they would put what they had concluded in writing and at first they said yes but now they are saying it will take a while. i am concerned. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 12/23/2008 | 13000 | 5 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 kia spectra. while driving 50 mph, the contact rear-ended the preceding vehicle. the air bags failed to deploy and the seat belt did not lock. there were no injuries and a police report was filed. the vehicle has stalled at least five times since the time it was purchased. the contact feels that the vehicle is unable to be driven and wants a refund or another vehicle from kia. the current mileage was 29,000 and failure mileage was 13,000. updated 06/03/09 *bf the windshield wipers worked intermittently, the rear lights were inoperative. the consumer stated the rear lights were replaced several times, because they were shortening out,. the transmission started shifting really hard and rough. the check engine light illuminated. updated 06/04/09.*jb | |||