2007 Kia Spectra Exterior lighting Problems

“I have a 2007 Kia Spectra 5. I pulled into a gas station and a woman pulled in to tell me I had no brake lights. I had just gone on a trip with my parents following behind me so it had to have just gone out. The next day my husband called the Kia dealership and they said because the Spectra was not on the recall list we would have to pay out of pocket. It seems that since the defect is occurring exactly like other models. There are also instances I have found online of other spectras doing the same thing.”

“My car was parked, in my driveway, and had ran fine the day before. I went out and started the car but could not get the car out of park and into reverse. I was unable to even roll the car a little by pushing it, which indicates the car was stuck in park with force. I had my neighbor come over and he managed to, with a ton of pressure, put the car in reverse. Seems to not be as hard on a flat surface but my driveway has a slant to it. Put car back in driveway and tried to leave a couple hours later and same issue. I had to purchase aaa and have somebody come out to pull out of park. …”

“The contact owns a 2007 Kia Spectra. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the low beam lights and tail lights failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that all four bulbs had burned out. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 79,000. Updated 11/12/13”

“The contact owns 2007 Kia Spectra. The headlights failed twice. The dealer replaced the headlights, but the failure was not corrected. When the high beams were turned off they caused the low beams to fail. The dealer advised the contact to bring the vehicle in for diagnostic testing. The dealer confirmed that there were no recalls related to the electrical failure and they are not sure if the repairs will be covered by the warranty. The failure mileage was 62,000 and the current mileage was 65,000.”