KIA Spectra problems reported in New Jersey
44 of the 1,211 complaints filed about the KIA Spectra came from New Jersey, most often about the engine & cooling.
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.
44
Complaints from New Jersey
0
Crashes
1
Fires
2003
Worst model year
What failed
Transmission & Drivetrain
7
15.9%
Engine & Cooling
7
15.9%
Seat Belts
5
11.4%
Lights
5
11.4%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
4
9.1%
Brakes
4
9.1%
Body & Structure
3
6.8%
Equipment & Accessories
2
4.5%
Airbags
2
4.5%
Other & Unspecified
1
2.3%
Doors, Latches & Locks
1
2.3%
By model year
2000 Spectra
5
11.4%
2001 Spectra
3
6.8%
2002 Spectra
2
4.5%
2003 Spectra
26
59.1%
2005 Spectra
1
2.3%
2006 Spectra
2
4.5%
2007 Spectra
5
11.4%
Cities reporting most
Hoboken
23
52.3%
Fair Lawn
5
11.4%
Morristown
3
6.8%
ELM Wood Park
2
4.5%
Point Pleasant
2
4.5%
Clifton
2
4.5%
Freehold
2
4.5%
Brooklawn
1
2.3%
East Brunswick
1
2.3%
Princeton
1
2.3%
Howell
1
2.3%
Dorothy
1
2.3%