Kia built the 2009 Spectra5 around a single engine, and this factory service and repair manual is keyed to exactly that configuration — the figures in it are the ones Kia published for the 2009 hatchback, not values carried over from another year or body style in the Spectra line.
Engines covered
- 2.0L inline-four — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 4-door hatchback
Trims covered
- LX
- SX
Known issues on the 2009 Spectra5. As the hatchback member of the Spectra family, this car's federal history is filed under the Spectra name. No recalls are on federal record for the 2009 model year. Owners have filed 152 complaints for the year under that nameplate, and Kia has issued 27 technical service bulletins. The factory diagnostic and repair procedures behind the systems those reports touch are here.
From running down a fault another owner has already reported to keeping the 2.0L DOHC four on its scheduled maintenance, it holds you to the OEM procedure and the correct specification for your specific 2009 Spectra5.
