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Radiator
S.Ryt, 04/15/2010
2006 Kia Spectra EX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I truly love my Kia but I had a Radiator that went bad at 56,000 miles, lucky this was still under the Warranty. Since I put the car I kept on hearing water moving couldn't understand this. Ever since they replaced the radiator the noise went away. So the problem must have been there since I bought the Car new.
wont get burned again
cobbra2000, 04/23/2010
2006 Kia Spectra EX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I bought my spectra used with about 20,000 miles on it, so this reduced my warranty to 60,000. as soon as I hit about 70,000 it started to happen. My airbag light came on, check engine light, catalytic converter went out, and that is 800 dollars before installation, knocking on the front end, the motor has a bad knock, alternator, and a rear brake light that goes out once a week, and the cam shaft sensor, and crank sensor. This was the worst mistake of my life. First I would say do not buy a kia, and if you do, get rid of it before the warranty runs out. They sell it to you cheap and then stick it to you when it breaks down, what ever you get fixed will cost about a quarter of the car cost.
Safety questionable
Heather, 09/30/2006
2006 Kia Spectra EX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 5 people found this review helpful
I recently was in a bad accident with my Kia Spectra 2006 has no more than 9,000 miles. I hit an oncoming vehicle with my left front into their left front at 60 miles per hour. My front end is pushed in and ripped most of it off and none of the air bags deployed. The auto body shop along with the Deputy on the scene stated there is no reason that the air bags should have not went off. This incident is currently under investigation with Kia. I have three young children and I bought the car because it was supposed to be a safe car, and then this happens. I have a friend that also just got into an accident, rolled his Kia and the air bags in that vehicle did not deploy either.
Love it, but it's not perfect
eightthirty, 09/25/2008
2006 Kia Spectra EX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
I love the almost every inch of this car. It has treated me very well over the past 2-1/2 years. I have about 21k on it. As far as gas mileage is concerned I'm not sure where I'm lacking because I only drive 50 miles per week and I use 1/2 a tank (about 19 stoplights though). It's all city, but that's horrible. For highway in moderate traffic I use a quarter of a tank over 60 miles. It's a great modest car, very reliable, low maintenance and very affordable. There are some features I would like to see standard on the EX, though. It's a great car for those who have young children due to it's safety features and it's got a killer warranty.
Still love the car, not a fan of customer service
weezul, 11/01/2011
2006 Kia Spectra EX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Reviewed the vehicle 3 1/2 years after buying, has now been 5 1/2 years. 2 issues since the last review for the vehicle. Started to experience a stiff pinging noise in the front driver side sometime last summer when the vehicle was cold and taking hard left turns slowly. Contributed it to a failing shock, my service manager misdiagnosed twice as brake pad backing plate that needed adjusting. They finally tightened down the shock's cap nut, which stopped the noise. The other issue started two months ago, my passenger mirror and driver side door handle are both peeling the clear coat. Falls out of the 3yr/36 month warranty, but I wrote to express my concerns to corporate, with no results.