2006 Kia Spectra Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 3%of 100 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 4,550miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the steering of the 2006 Kia Spectra, 3% of the 100 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 4,550 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“On march 10, 2007, at approximately 4:45 pm, my wife and I witnessed a single car accident on red bluff between kirby and bay area blvd in pasadena texas. The vehicle was wildly out of control and eventually landed upside down in a ditch on the left had side of the road. The driver said the car went crazy. I examined the car and noticed the left tie rod end was sheared off where it enters the tie rod itself. The left strut was also ripped out of the body of the car. It is my opinion, the rod was sheared when the car hit a pot hole or the left curb. …”
NHTSA complaint #10184738, filed 2007-03“The contact owns a 2006 Kia Spectra. While driving 65 MPH, the vehicle vibrated. The dealer stated on four to five occasions, that the vehicle was repaired; however, they failed to state what was repaired and did not provide an invoice. The dealer also stated that the vibration in the steering wheel caused the front driver and passenger tires to wear at 10,000 miles. The tires need to be replaced due to five thirty seconds of tread remaining on the tires. The normal mileage for replacement of the tires should not be before 40,000 miles. …”
NHTSA complaint #10212786, filed 2007-12, 4,550 miles“2006 Kia Spectra. Consumer writes in regards to transmission, steering and vehicle tie rod assembly issues. The consumer was informed the shifting panel needed to replaced.”
NHTSA complaint #10713798, filed 2015-05Steering: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 Kia Spectra
46 complaintsFuel system
15 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsBody and structure
9 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
7 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsEngine
5 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
3 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Kia Spectra
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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