Kia Spectra Engine Issues

125 messages, Last post on Jul 31, 2009 at 4:38 PM

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#124 of 125 05 Kia Spectra sluggish acceleration - check engine light by collegemom06 Apr 01, 2009 (12:46 pm)
My daughter is in SF with car problems. We just got the car out of the shop and her check engine light went on and she noticed sluggish acceleration. Went back to the shop and they said they charge an addtn'l $105 to diagnose. When the converter goes bad is the sluggish acceleration a symptom? Does anyone know of an honest shop to go to in SF. Been ripped off by 2 so FAR. College MOM thanks you.
#125 of 125 Engine trouble by bustamante Jul 31, 2009 (4:38 pm)
My 2003 Kia Spectra would have trouble turning over. At first we thought it was the starter so we replaced it-didn't change anything. We had to put in a marine battery as it would keep turning over, but took awhile to catch-the marine battery gave us the time needed to get it started. Now it won't start at all, and we tried to pop the clutch to get it going and discovered the engine seems to be frozen...any comments?