2003 Kia Spectra service brakes, hydraulic problems
14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 2003 Kia Spectra — 16% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The car all of the sudden started loosing brake fluid rapidly. My perfectly good brakes were going out and I almost wrecked my car because of this problem. The kia dealership in dickinson, tx is charging me 300 dollars + to fix this problem. I see that thousands of people have had this problem with…”
filed Oct 18, 2012
“2003 kia spectra; brake proportioning valve started leaking around 90k miles. Contacted three local dealers, all three stated that this is common for this model. *tr”
filed Aug 31, 2011
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Spectra years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 Spectra | 2 | 2% |
| 2008 Spectra | 1 | 1% |
| 2007 Spectra | 3 | 2% |
| 2006 Spectra | 7 | 7% |
| 2005 Spectra | 4 | 4% |
| 2004 Spectra | 1 | 1% |
| 2002 Spectra | 9 | 10% |
| 2001 Spectra | 6 | 15% |
| 2000 Spectra | 3 | 13% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 Kia Spectra
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.