# 2008 Kia Spectra - Heater does its own thing

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-kia-spectra-heater-does-its-own-thing/152525>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** kia\
**Created:** [November 10, 2019, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-kia-spectra-heater-does-its-own-thing/152525 "2019-11-10T21:45:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jr43](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@jr43](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jr43)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2019, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-kia-spectra-heater-does-its-own-thing/152525/1 "2019-11-10T21:45:47Z")

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heater has mind of its own going off an on

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-kia-spectra-heater-does-its-own-thing/152525/2 "2019-11-12T12:38:55Z")

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Please don’t be offended, but could you have accidentally hit the HVAC “Auto” button? I sometimes do that in test vehicles and think “Why is that thing on?”