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Wagons Kia Spectra/Spectra5 Spectra Paint Quality?
61 messages, Last post on Oct 08, 2009 at 12:35 PM
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Replying to: princessmeliss (Jul 07, 2006 5:47 am) |
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I own a 05 spectra 5, red with 17,000 miles. The paint is chipping off mostly on the hood, and some on sides. The windshield is also showing ware. I have owned many cars and trade in around 60,000. I drive carefully, do not tailgate, nor stay behind trucks. My driving habits have not changed. What i am seeing is "POOR QUALITY". If i wait until 60,000 my car will be down to the primer. This is unacceptable. Of course i got the run around from the dealer, basically it is my fault. This is wrong and kia needs to be held accountable.
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| I have a Kia Sedona 05 with similar paint problems that are being discussed here. Anyone have a satisfactory solution from Kia? | |
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Replying to: helened (Aug 09, 2006 11:28 am) |
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Replying to: princessmeliss (Aug 14, 2006 10:42 am) Apart from this, I really am still enjoying the car and have absolutely no other complaints. CKF 
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Replying to: canuckkiafan (Aug 26, 2006 6:04 am) well the regional manager looked at the paint job 3 weeks ago, but never returned by call. I have been very busy, but this week i am going to followup on this. other than yourself, how many people have you been in contact with that are having paint chipping off their Kia. Helene
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Replying to: helened (Aug 26, 2006 1:14 pm) There are about 5 folks on this site that have had similar complaints; other than on this forum, however, I haven't been in contact with anyone. There have been replies on this site that indicate this issue is not unique to KIA, but I still think it's completely unnacceptable...my car is just over one year old and it's scary to imagine what it will look like in another year. As I said, I did provide feedback that I was not satisfied after my previous service visit and they now appear to be trying to resolve this issue....stay tuned for details on the outcome! CKF |
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Hey folks.... For the benefit of the rest of us KIA owners out here, could you grab a digital camera, snap some shots, and post them up on Yahoo or freeservers.com, or somewhere like that for us to see? I'm reading some intriguing descriptions above about "bubbles" on doors, massive chipping, etc. Since my 2004.5 Spectra EX hasn't shown any signs at all like those above (even after 25k miles), I'm really curious to see these. The quality of the paint on my Spectra was one of the first things that caught my eye when I looked it over. It's the Sand Beige metalflake, and it was perfectly smooth, glossy, and with no orange peel. I just looked over a friend's new Chevy Malibu, and though it was a nice car, the car's paint job made look for a 'SunKist' sticker on it.  Here's my ride:  -SM
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By way of confirmation- water based paints, they are the standard now world wide do exhibit this flaking people talk about, when they are defective. My 2002 Kia Spectra GS has the " CLassic Red" paint and it is still gorgeous. The clear coat is there and doing its job. The car has numerous chips from stones and such , but we used the touch up paint to keep them in check. We are located inn upsate New York near canada and we park the car indoor from Dec to March. The rest of the time it is outdoors. once a year we wax it. so I think you have defective paint, and the automated robot painting that day was malfunctioning. |
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Replying to: spectraman (Aug 27, 2006 3:18 pm) |
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