KIA Spectra problems reported in California
119 of the 1,211 complaints filed about the KIA Spectra came from California, most often about the airbags.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
119
Complaints from California
29
Crashes
1
Fires
2005
Worst model year
What failed
Airbags
37
31.1%
Electrical System
15
12.6%
Engine & Cooling
11
9.2%
Fuel & Propulsion
7
5.9%
Seat Belts
6
5.0%
Body & Structure
6
5.0%
Brakes
5
4.2%
Tires
4
3.4%
Lights
4
3.4%
Steering
4
3.4%
Other & Unspecified
2
1.7%
By model year
2000 Spectra
3
2.5%
2001 Spectra
3
2.5%
2002 Spectra
16
13.4%
2003 Spectra
3
2.5%
2004 Spectra
12
10.1%
2005 Spectra
24
20.2%
2006 Spectra
11
9.2%
2007 Spectra
21
17.6%
2008 Spectra
11
9.2%
2009 Spectra
15
12.6%
Cities reporting most
Rancho Cucamonga
7
15.2%
SAN Jose
6
13.0%
Lancaster
5
10.9%
Modesto
4
8.7%
Wilton
3
6.5%
Taft
3
6.5%
Quartz Hill
3
6.5%
Live OAK
3
6.5%
Canoga Park
3
6.5%
Camarillo
3
6.5%
Corona
3
6.5%
Bakersfield
3
6.5%