10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
14,642 miles

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2000 Kia Spectra cooling system problems

cooling system problem

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2000 Kia Spectra Owner Comments

problem #2

Jun 172003

Spectra 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 29,284 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Engine overheats a lot.when I start the car at time smoke came from under neat of the steering wheel. Ac line frozen. Cooling fan not working. First time they replaced junction block, second time they replaced the water pump, ,,gasket and third time they replaced the relay....replaced cooling fan.

- Fair Lawn, NJ, USA

problem #1

Jun 172003

Spectra

  • miles
Engine overheats a lot.when I start the car at time smoke came from under neat of the steering wheel. Ac line frozen. Cooling fan not working. First time they replaced junction block, second time they replaced the water pump, ,,gasket and third time they replaced the relay....replaced cooling fan.

- Fair Lawn, NJ, USA

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