2008 Kia SPECTRA5 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 13%of 16 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 115,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2008 Kia SPECTRA5, 13% of the 16 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 115,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Sudden unintended acceleration (sua): cruise control (cc) set to ~85 MPH, sudden lurching red-line acceleration occurred, cc would not disengage. Had to fight my vehicle (pull e-brake) to get safely to freeway shoulder then turn ignition off. Car continued to try to red line after ignition killed, shifting thru all gears, battery terminals disconnected or cc module disconnected. Verified brake lights worked fine after pulling over. 1st incident - behind an 18-wheeler, almost rear ended said 18-wheeler! After ~2hrs the car resolved itself & stopped trying to accelerate. …”
NHTSA complaint #11132447, filed 2018-10, 115,000 miles“There is absolutely no anti slip resistance on the pedals at all. There has been numerous of times, where my mother or my foot would slip off the brake onto the gas causing us to move forward towards the object in front of us. It finally got me and I hit the side of my highschool which damaged my hood and bumper. I would really have hated if one of my friends or anyone at all were in front of my car or if the air bags would have deployed. I got lucky this time but what about next time?”
NHTSA complaint #11162649, filed 2018-12Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2 | 13% |
| 2006 | 1 | 6% |
Other parts of the 2008 Kia SPECTRA5
11 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Kia SPECTRA5
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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