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2005 Kia Ld Spectra Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
2
Latest Nov 25, 2019
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
2
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Apr 29, 2015

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2005 Kia Ld Spectra. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Body & structureOther / unspecifiedSteering
Filed Nov 25, 2019
Crash reported

CAR SUDDENLY BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A SIGN. I HAVE REPLACED MOST OF THE PARTS I THINK I NEED BUT STILL NEED PARTS THAT WERE RECALLED AND PROBABLY AN ALIGNMENT AND COUPLE TIRES.

NHTSA ID
11282379
Incident
Oct 1, 2019
Mileage
160,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Apr 29, 2015
Crash reported1 injury reported

SORRY, HAD TO COMPLETE A 2ND COMPLAINT BECAUSE REALIZED WHEN IT WAS TOO LATE THAT IT DIDN'T SAVE THE INJURY INFO. MY SON REAR ENDED A VEHICLE CAUSING EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE WITH NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSING A CONCUSSION. *TR

NHTSA ID
10713697
Incident
Apr 19, 2015
Mileage
104,000 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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