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2007 Kia Spectra fuel/propulsion system problems

17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2007 Kia Spectra11% of all complaints for this model year.

17
Fuel/propulsion System complaints
11%
share of all complaints
60,434 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I purchased my 2007 Spectra5 used with 155,000 miles on it. The engine had no codes or any stored codes. It ran fine until I filled it up with gas. I DO NOT overfill the tank because I understand EVAP issues. After filling up the vehicle would stall at idle and occasionally lose power (momentarily)…

    filed May 11, 2023

  • Engine 💡 came on imidiately after pulling out of dealership. So I ca"ed them and they stated it wasnt anything to worry about. Several customers were calling in about the same issue. They said it was just the change in weather and the gas cap. They reset engine 💡 several times. No…

    filed Oct 27, 2017

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Fuel/propulsion System problems in other Spectra years

YearReportsShare
2009 Spectra44%
2008 Spectra11%
2006 Spectra77%
2005 Spectra33%
2003 Spectra22%
2001 Spectra13%
Spectra fuel/propulsion system problems by year →

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.