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2008 KIA SPECTRA Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	939247
Internal NHTSA #	10473835
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Brand	KIA
Model	SPECTRA
Model Year	2008
File date	29/12/08
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	This has happened twice. The first time was on 12/29/08. The car would not start when my wife tried to back it out of the garage. The mechanics eventually determined that we must have overfilled the gas tank. Today -- 9/4/12 -- it happened again. I forgot about the problem we had in 08 and mistakenly filled up the gas tank. For the last 30 miles i've driven it, it has stalled out at least six times and frequently shuddered. I'm very concerned that it won't start tomorrow morning.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	4180
Number of Occurences	6
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LAKELAND, FL
VIN pattern	KNAFE121285XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 KIA SPECTRA Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 KIA SPECTRA Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects

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