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2008 KIA SPECTRA5 Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	992211
Internal NHTSA #	10522872
Manufacurer	Kia Motors Corporation
Brand	KIA
Model	SPECTRA5
Model Year	2008
File date	28/06/13
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	About 2yrs after we had purchased the vehicle, the car was parked on an incline drive way, as we pulled out it started to stall and died. Well a couple of days ago, after fueling up the tank, we were at a busy intersection, upon accelerating to go the car stalled and died(almost got rear ended). Well it stalled and died 3 more times before making it home. Took the vehicle in to kia dealership the very next day, told what was happening, but they want to charge $110 to make sure. Well, they looked over the vehicle and said the whole fuel system(fuel tank included), needed to be replaced, total price $950. 00.!! I'd just paid the $110 and left. Went home and file a complaint with kia motor. Did some more research and found that this is a very common issue for kia but no recall had been issued ??
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	83600
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FORT WORTH, TX
VIN pattern	KNAFE161985XXXXXX
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	5
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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 SPECTRA5 Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 KIA SPECTRA5 Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects

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