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#13 of 125 Re: cold engine start [jacobrich] by jacobrich May 21, 2007 (6:07 am)
Replying to: jacobrich (May 15, 2007 8:10 am) Original Message: I have a 2002 Kia Spectra, automatic transmission, 47,000 miles. I have the same problem. In the morning I will try to start the car and it will sputter out and die. Then if I try to start a second time, it works fine. Once warmed up the problem goes away.     I am going to take it to the dealer for warranty repair. I had a similar problem happen to a Saturn SL a couple years ago - on the Saturn it was the "Cold Start Valve".     If I find out what the cause it, I will post it here.    Result: I took my car to the Kia dealer to see if they could diagnose the problem. The tech discovered that there was a "software update" for the ECM. They uploaded the update and the car runs fine again. They charged me $90.00 to diagnose the problem and upload the software. I feel a little bit "had" because they seemed to know what the problem was immediately - and they seemed to know that the software would fix the problem. I am going to research Kia software issues now and see if there were any recalls/updates. I'll post my results when I find them.    I don't understand why the software would have been fine and then suddenly one day go bad. I supposed that it is like Windows that can become corrupt for any number of reasons at any given time. I hope it doesn't happen again.   Please disregard what I wrote above. The dealer said they fixed the problem, but the very next morning, the problem happened again.   I called the dealer and they said I could bring the car in again at no charge. I left it with them overnight. They said they can't find any problems at all. They even said the car started up with out stalling - I find that hard to believe. The only rational way I can see the car starting properly for them is if the mechanic has an assistant who goes and gets the car from the parking lot. This assistant would experience the car stalling on the first start. However, the mechanic might not, since the car would have already been started once.   At this point I am going to give up, either the dealer is lying, incompetent or the problem really doesn't occur for them. I will just start it twice every morning before I leave. Eventually, it will probably not want to start, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. I've also decided that I will not buy another Kia when this one dies.
#14 of 125 No more Kias in my future either by acm563 May 21, 2007 (6:23 am)
After 2 months the Spectra is still sitting in the shop with no explanations as to why it will not run correctly. Of course that doesnt stop the car payments. I would never again buy another KIA for several reasons, the first one being the fact that they do not stand behind their warranty and the second being noone in the world seems to be able to diagnose the probelems and fix them, it is all trail and error at the owners expense. Replies to this message: caliberchic (May 24, 2007 8:09 am) acm563 (May 24, 2007 9:59 am)
#15 of 125 Re: No more Kias in my future either [acm563] by caliberchic May 24, 2007 (8:09 am)
Replying to: acm563 (May 21, 2007 6:23 am) Sorry you are having such difficulties with your vehicle it must be really frustrating. Are they still trying to figure out what the problem is? Replies to this message: acm563 (May 24, 2007 9:59 am)
#16 of 125 Re: No more Kias in my future either [caliberchic] by acm563 May 24, 2007 (9:59 am)
Replying to: caliberchic (May 24, 2007 8:09 am) Yes, they(local mechanic) just dont have a clue. I guess it is back to the Kia dealership with it. If they would honor the warranty in the firstplace it would have never left the dealership.
#18 of 125 turbo for spectra by chevman792001 Jun 07, 2007 (1:44 pm)
Does anyone know if somebody makes a turbo kit for the spectras. A friend told me that a turbo for a mazda miata would work. Replies to this message: axel_rose (Jul 22, 2007 6:09 pm)
#19 of 125 whats up by specblue84 Jun 08, 2007 (1:53 pm)
yeah i have the site if you need it they run about $2,500 for a complete turbo its bolt on if you want the site just go to my name
#20 of 125 KIA Dealers too Shady by froverdrive Jun 25, 2007 (6:50 am)
I have a 2003 Kia Spectra GS. I have had multiple problems with the car that are covered under warranty. The first problem is that the car eats tires, meaning that the tread wears unevenly and quickly. I thought that maybe it was the tires, but I have been through 3 brands. According to my dealer I have a lead tire issue, which I think is an excuse for not knowing what the problem is. The other issues I have had are the breaking system. When I lock my breaks, the engine shuts off. This is not good, because I drive the base model, no extras, so the car is impossible to drive when it is off. I believe this is a vaccuum problem, but the dealer cannot "replicate" the incident. Also, the heat sheild became loose after almost every oil change, and I know the heat shield is not even close to the oil pan. After my last oil change I looked underneath my car, and realized that they are removing the one heat sheild bolt. I confronted them, and they charged me $75 to remove the heat shield altogether. Next, my engine almost seized this weekend due to lack of oil. I do not know how this could have happened, but my car lost about 3 quarts.   The dealership is very SHADY. Dorschel KIA in Rochester, NY likes to schedule your appointments, and then do absolutely no work on the car. This has happened to me twice. If I have an appointment, I expect work to be done on my car, especially a simple oil change. The other problems with Dorschel are the heat sheild issue. According to my maintenence record, the heat sheild has been removed 3 times, not replaced. They have been charging me money each time and will not own up to their mistakes.   Does anyone else run into these issues? Replies to this message: hatchielover (Jun 26, 2007 10:28 am) cav_rider666 (Aug 12, 2007 12:15 pm) caliberchic (Aug 12, 2007 12:34 pm) esfahani2 (Aug 15, 2007 7:59 am) troynall (Aug 15, 2007 2:39 pm) and 1 more...
#21 of 125 Re: KIA Dealers too Shady [froverdrive] by hatchielover Jun 26, 2007 (10:28 am)
Replying to: froverdrive (Jun 25, 2007 6:50 am) hey froverdrive: I have a 2006 Kia Rio 5 with just over 10,000 miles on it. I noticed my front tires were wearing excessively down the center treads, nearly down to the indicators. They are Kumho Solus HP4+ tires. The back tires seem to be wearing fine. The service department was totally unhelpful at Auffenburg KIA in Belleville IL. They said it was either overinflation or because I didn't rotate them. I've been to them for all my oil changes and they are supposed to inspect the tires as part of that service. Obviously, they didn't because they would have seen the wear sooner and if they would have told me to have them rotated, I would have. I know we have never inflated them over the recommended psi on the car door label because they always look low to me and when we check the pressure its never been over. They also told me that it could be because they are low profile tires. They said it was not alignment or camber before they ever looked at the car. I think there is something wrong with my car that they won't or can't fix. I hoped KIA would be different, but all car dealers service departments are the same. I'm going to replace the two worn tires on my own. What other tires have you tried? Please write if you find out what the problem is. Good luck.
#22 of 125 RE: Tire by froverdrive Jun 26, 2007 (12:09 pm)
Dorschel Kia test drove my car, aligned my car, checked my frame, my suspension, my rims, and concluded that my car pulls to the right because I have a bad lead tire, which is BS for, "We really don't know!"

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