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#2 of 3 Re: Spectra/Spectra5 owners with paint issues, let's get together [princessmeliss] by dawnmg Jun 11, 2008 (2:46 pm)
Replying to: princessmeliss (Apr 01, 2008 11:29 am) I was so disappointed with the paint job on my 2005 Spectra5. Before I got home from the showrrom, I had 3 chips and never even heard anything hit the car. It just got worse as time went on. I am continually buffing out superficial scratches that are no more that shadows but very unattractive. I now see that it is not just KIA. Suzuki, and many other imports have the same problem. Is it just a case of lousey products in the marketplace? dawnmg
#3 of 3 2005 Kia Spectra 5 Peeling Paint by jenae Jul 13, 2009 (7:38 am)
I have a 2005 Spectra 5. It's in immaculate condition, except for some small circles of fading paint on the upper rear spoiler (near the antenna). I just noticed them for the first time about 2 weeks ago and each time I look at it there's more!!! I think there's about 10 small ones now. I'm so disappointed. I took great care of my car, this is my first car I bought brand new and now it's starting to look bad because of crappy paint! I called Kia this morning and they said that it's not covered under warranty since the warranty only covers paint for 36 months or 36,000 miles. Am I crazy to think that paint on a 4 year old car should still look good? I would expect that a car that is waxed and parked in a carport regularly shouldn't have any paint issues for 10 years! Any suggestions? From my seach about this it sounds like this is a very common problem. Has anyone had luck with Kia actually covering the paint as defective?

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