2008 Kia Spectra5 problems, complaints & recalls

2018-12-20 · Vehicle Speed Control · 💥 crash

“there is absolutely no anti slip resistance on the pedals at all. there has been numerous of times, where my mother or my foot would slip off the brake onto the gas causing us to move forward towards the object in front of us. it finally got me and i hit the side of my highschool which damaged my hood and bumper. i would really have hated if one of…”

2018-10-01 · Vehicle Speed Control · 115,000 mi

“sudden unintended acceleration (sua): cruise control (cc) set to ~85 mph, sudden lurching red-line acceleration occurred, cc would not disengage. had to fight my vehicle (pull e-brake) to get safely to freeway shoulder then turn ignition off. car continued to try to red line after ignition killed, shifting thru all gears, battery terminals disconn…”

2017-12-12 · Exterior Lighting · 65,000 mi

“purchased a 2008 kia spectra 5 in 2009. for 3 years it was a good commuter car. then weird things started happening out of the blue. first, the car wouldn't allow us access by use of the key fob. it would unlock then lock. the vehicle flip the door unlock lever back and forth like a ghost was moving. second, the car would blow a front head lamp alm…”

2017-06-28 · Unknown Or Other · 99,000 mi

“interior door handles have sharp edges. the thin metal coating on the interior door handles is peeling off. the sharp edges caused a cut on my hand.…”

2017-06-25 · Air Bags · 175,000 mi · 💥 crash

“i was in a car accident on june 19, 2017. a vehicle hit my kia at a speed of 30 - 40 mph in the front driver's wheel base. none of the airbags deployed. i was making a left turn out of a shopping center, moving less than 10 mph.…”

2016-08-24 · Air Bags · 160,989 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia spectra 5. while driving approximately 40 mph, the driver side air bag indicator illuminated on and off. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired and the failure recurred. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 160,989. …”

2016-02-25 · Seats · 77,430 mi

“passenger seat air bag sensor has gone bad on my 2008 kia spectra 5. car has 77,522 miles. was told by kia dealer that seat bottom needs to be replaced at a cost of $1700. safety is the car manufacture's big selling feature. a recall should be issued by kia in my opinion.…”

2015-10-31 · Air Bags · 80,000 mi

“light for passenger airbag goes off without an occupant in the seat, then the airbag light on the dash comes on..suspect the sensor in the seat is bad. this happens every time i drive the vehicle..before it was an occasional thing. now its everytime i start the vehicle to drive…”

2015-09-20 · Seats · 70,000 mi

“the airbag light is staying on and flickers back and forth when someone light sits in the front seat. the airbag is not going to deploy in the event of an accident and im afraid my loved ones will be seriously injured due to this malfunctioning safety feature. kia is responsible for refunding me the $2100 in expenses for this airbag sensor and labo…”

2015-09-17 · Air Bags · 90,000 mi

“passenger air bag light would turn on and off when there was a passenger in the seat. after a couple of months, the light began turning on and off even if the passenger seat was empty. now the air bag sensor light does not come on, but the air bag warning light is on and has been for about 1 week. this is a 1 owner vehicle and has never been in a…”