2002 Kia Spectra Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“I bought a car 8 months ago, a Kia Spectra, right after I got it the rearview mirror fell down with a piece of the windshield. I went to the Kia dealer and they fixed it. They replaced the windshield. But last week exactly the same problem happened again they rescheduled my appointment 3 times, and finally today after 7 hours of waiting I got my car back. But this time they didn't replace it, they only glued it, which by the way I don't think is going to work. But they said that Kia doesn't want to replace it because the car doesn't have a Kia windshield anymore. …”

“The contact owns a 2002 Kia Spectra. After opening the front driver and passenger side windows, they failed to close. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the front driver side window needed a new motor. The vehicle was repaired. The technician confirmed that the front passenger side needed to be lubricated. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. In addition, the contact stated that after the vehicle was inspected, the technician stated that the lower control arm needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. …”

“The contact owns a 2002 Kia Spectra. While driving 5 MPH, the front driver side power window fell. The dealer stated that the window regulator caused the failure. Approximately two years later, the failure recurred. The dealer stated that the window regulator was poor quality and they replaced the window regulator and re-attached the window cable. Approximately one year later, the driver and passenger side rear windows and the front passenger side window fell simultaneously. The dealer stated that the weather caused a plastic part on the window regulator to fail. …”

“Driver's side front window locked up will not roll down. Used on the way to work, 4 hours later would not roll down. No noise, or sounds just quit working.”