Vehicle report

2004 KIA SPECTRA

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Reported problems

71 complaints · median 30000 miles
ComponentReports
AIR BAGS13
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION13
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL7
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL6
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE3
SUSPENSION3
POWER TRAIN2
SEATS2
STRUCTURE:BODY2
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW1
CHILD SEAT1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE1
EQUIPMENT1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT1
SEAT BELTS1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR1
SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT1
SERVICE BRAKES1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1
STEERING1
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM1
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM1
SUSPENSION:REAR1
TIRES1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL1
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.