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2005 KIA SPECTRA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	609804
Internal NHTSA #	10173950
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
Brand	KIA
Model	SPECTRA
Model Year	2005
File date	05/12/05
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Vehicle was driven 70 miles before passenger airbag system failed, 1400 miles before i determined the stalling problem was not operator error, and about 90 days before driving at highway speeds and finding a shake in the steering. The vehicle has been taken to the selling dealer 20 times with the airbag problem and steering shake un-repaired. Sc0055 on the airbag issue, reprogramming the sensor(s) and replacing the seat bottom has not eliminated the problem or failures. 7 new tires have been installed and balanced, to include road-force balancing 3 times without correcting the shake in the steering. Vehicle has been test driven hundreds of miles at the dealers request. *jb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	314
Number of Occurences	3
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SALISBURY, MD
VIN pattern	KNAFE161155XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	19/11/05
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	MAN
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Dealer's name	SHERWOOD OF SALISBURY
Dealer's telephone number	410-548-4600
Dealer's city	SALISBURY
Dealer's state code	MD
Dealer's ZIP code	21801

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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2005 KIA SPECTRA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 KIA SPECTRA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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