2005 Kia Spectra vehicle speed control problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2005 Kia Spectra — 12% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Vehicle speedometer randomly quits. Also dash lights on binacle. Then will come back on after a day or so, have replace with genuine kia oem parts but still happens. Also looked on forums online and seems to be a common occurrence.”
filed Mar 29, 2020
“Speedometer and odometer not working well it works the first time in the morning when I drive after I turn car off and go to drive again it will not work the entire day. Recently I have meet someone with exact make and model with the exact same issue literally as I described the other person who I…”
filed Nov 14, 2018
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Spectra years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 Spectra | 6 | 5% |
| 2008 Spectra | 15 | 13% |
| 2007 Spectra | 12 | 8% |
| 2006 Spectra | 4 | 4% |
| 2004 Spectra | 9 | 13% |
| 2003 Spectra | 3 | 3% |
| 2002 Spectra | 7 | 8% |
| 2001 Spectra | 2 | 5% |
| 2000 Spectra | 2 | 9% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 Kia Spectra
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.