2018 Kia Stinger Service and Repair Manual

Kia sold the 2018 Stinger in two very different states of tune, and this factory service and repair manual is tied to the exact year, engine and trim in your driveway, so the specifications you work to are the ones Kia published for that combination rather than numbers carried over from an adjacent model year.

Engines covered

• 3.3L V6 — DOHC, turbocharged, gasoline
• 2.0L inline-four (122 cu in) — DOHC, turbocharged, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door hatchback

Trims covered

• Base
• EX
• GT
• GT Limited
• GT Line
• GT1
• GT2
• Premium

Known issues on the 2018 Stinger. Three recalls are on federal record for this model year. The first concerns the hydraulic service brakes and the antilock and traction control system, where an engine compartment fire can increase the risk of injury or crash; Kia first recalled 2019 Stingers equipped with the 3.3L T-GDI engine on August 27, 2020, then expanded the recall population on December 30, 2020. The second covers the high-pressure fuel pump, where the fuel control valve plunger can stick inside the pump and cause over-pressurization, and the resulting loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash. The third covers the left turbocharger oil feed pipe on cars built with the 3.3-liter turbo gasoline direct injection engine, where the concern is an oil leak in the presence of hot engine components. Owners have filed 86 complaints for the year and Kia has issued 39 technical service bulletins.

Whether you are tracing an oil weep at the turbocharger feed line, chasing a loss of power that points toward the high-pressure fuel pump, or simply working to a service interval, the manual keeps you on Kia's own procedure and the correct figure for your 2018 Stinger.