Power Train Related Problems of the 2008 Kia Motor Spectra

Table 1 shows three common power train related problems of the 2008 Kia Motor Spectra. The number one most common problem is related to the power train (two problems). The second most common problem is related to the transmission stuck in gear (one problem).

Table 1. Power Train related problems of Kia Motor Spectra


Recently reported Power Train problems of the 2008 Kia Motor Spectra

The Power Train problem

My car has approx 145000 miles. Drives great except for in the last few months it has a transmission problem. I googled the problem and numerous people have the exact same problem. After driving the car after sitting all night for about an hour you can be driving 5 mph or 60 mph the car will jerk   Read details...

The Transmission Stuck In Gear problem

I test drove the vehicle and it drove fine. After I signed papers to buy the vehicle, I drove it home. On the way home I was doing the speed limit which is 65mph but I always stay a little under that speed limit.   Read details...

The Transmission Slip Out Of Gear problem

When going down the interstate, it feels like I hit something (I did not). My speed decrease so much that it turned off my cruise control. Glad no-one was behind me. It started feeling very slugish with high rpms. I stopped for about 20 minutes.   Read details...


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