Kia Spectra door locks problems

Filed Oct 26, 2022 · Locks · 67,000 miles · MO

The contact owns a 2006 Kia Spectra. The contact stated that three of her interior door handles had become defective and the doors could not be opened from inside the vehicle. The contact stated that the rear passenger’s side door and the front driver’s and passenger’s side door handles were defective. The contact called the local dealer and scheduled an appointment to have the door handles repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 67,000.

Filed Nov 6, 2020 · Engine, Locks · 193,000 miles · NM

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia spectra. The contact stated that the door handles were inoperable. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle loss motive power and stalled without warning. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a certified mechanic who stated that the engine failed and needed to be replaced. The door handles were replaced however, the engine was not repaired nor replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 16,000. *ln

Filed Feb 12, 2020 · 131,000 miles · GA · 1 injury

The metal covering on the interior door pulls is peeling off. This jagged metal cut my finger. There are other reports of injury from this on line also. Further, the driver side door will not open with the interior door pull if the door is locked.

Filed Mar 22, 2019 · Body · 110,000 miles · DE

Within 2 months of each other, both (left and right) rear door handles broke upon attempting to open the door using normal force. The door handles came off the car and the rear doors can not be opened from the outside

Filed Nov 5, 2017 · 120,000 miles · OH · 1 injury

Right front passenger opened passenger-side door with interior door handle. Door handle/metallic coating separated at seam and cut/pinched occupant's right ring finger. Handle seam now separated/sharp. Vehicle was stationary in driveway.

Filed Sep 12, 2017 · Electrical · 58,000 miles · HI

The door locks have gone haywire. They click on and off automatically whether you are driving or if the engine has been turned off. Had to break the lock on the driver's side in order to exit the car. Passenger side will not open as well even via using a key in the door lock. This is an extreme safety hazard! Contacted kia a month ago, they never got back to me. I have seen on the internet where other kia owners have the same problem.

Filed Dec 29, 2016 · Electrical · 124,500 miles · PA

I installed a new battery in my vehicle recently,after removing the old battery I tried to get the new battery out of the car, which was in the back seat of the car. The doors happened to be locked but the drivers door window was down. With the battery out none of the doors would open, I reached in through the window to open the door from the inside and the door would not open and the windows would not roll down either. A person could easily become trapped in the car if it was involved in a front end collision and the battery's electrical connections were damaged, there would be no way out of the vehicle. I thought I should report this!

Filed Apr 13, 2016 · Body · 120,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 kia spectra. The contact stated that the front driver and passenger side interior door handle fractured while attempting to exit the vehicle. The failure recurred four times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the door handles was replaced however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

Filed Jan 12, 2016 · Electrical · 129,785 miles · CT

I bought my 2008 kia spectra in june of 2015. About a month after the purchase my door locks started acting up occasionally. Now it is an almost everytime occurance. I will unlock my door via key fob, and it will instantly, and automatically, relock itself(all doors). When it does decide to unlock, and stay that way until I enter the vehicle, as soon as I open the drivers door all doors wil lock. I find this quite annoying, and dangerous due to the fact that I have a child, and a wife, and I would rather not have my vehicle prevent them from entering, or exiting the vehicle safetly. I have been in touch with kia dealers and have been told that it will be a 300-750 dollar fix, and kia motors themselves stated that some spectra's have this issue, but mine does not because there is no service campaign for my VIN.

Filed May 6, 2015 · Electrical · 28,000 miles · CA

Dear sir/madam, this vehicle has the problem of locking its door automatically. On the reported incident date, inside the garage the door locked automatically (also happens when I try to open both doors) seconds after buckling up my 5 year old son. The keys were inside the car and it would have been a disaster had I not left the garage door open to get the spare key from home. When I reported this issue back in 2008 and 2011, kia didn't have technicians and asked me to come back later. I reported the same when I went for service in april 2013 they told that they will diagnose the problem and parts will need to be paid for in addition to diagnostic fees. I reviewed online and it seems kia has a significant number of vehicles with this issue this is a safety issue in case a child gets trapped inside the car in which case the windows may need to be shattered to get access to the child (and can cause injury to the child as well). I would appreciate recommending kia to fix the problem for all affected people thanks and best regards, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).