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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

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19,150 miles · Feb 13, 2006

Engine And Engine CoolingFuel System, GasolineVisibility

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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLING, IT IDLES LOW AND THEN REVS UP ON IT'S OWN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MAIN SOLENOID IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM RETURNED, AND THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. ALSO, TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL SENSOR AND THIS PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT OPERATE, UP OR DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE CABLE WAS UNHOOKED AND REPAIRED IT.

NHTSA ODI #10150117

Official recalls

11V256000 · Fuel System, Other:storage:tank Assembly:mounting

Apr 25, 2011

KIA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2007 SPECTRA LD VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 7, 2003, THROUGH MARCH 6, 2007, ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT CORROSION OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WHICH HOLD THE TANK MAY OCCUR AS A RESULT OF PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO ROAD SALT. AS A RESULT OF THE CORROSION, ONE OR BOTH STRAPS MAY SEPARATE ALLOWING THE FUEL TANK TO CONTACT THE GROUND AND POSSIBLY DISRUPT THE INTEGRITY OF THE TANK.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THE FUEL TANK CAN FALL FROM THE VEHICLE AND STRIKE THE GROUND WHICH COULD CAUSE A FUEL LEAK. LEAKING FUEL CAN CREATE A FIRE HAZARD.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK STRAPS AND ATTACHING HARDWARE WITH NEW ZINC COATED PARTS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 6, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.

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NHTSA investigations

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