2021 Kia Stinger Service and Repair Manual

This service and repair manual is built around the 2021 Kia Stinger specifically, down to the engine and trim in front of you, so the torque figures and service sequences you work to are the ones Kia published for this car rather than values 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

• EX
• GT
• GT Limited
• GT-Line
• GT1
• GT2

Known issues on the 2021 Stinger. Five recalls are on federal record for this model year. One is filed against the hydraulic service brakes and their anti-lock and traction control electronics, where an engine compartment fire can increase the risk of injury or crash. Two concern the fuel pump: on 2020-2021 cars the pump's jet nozzle may have a plastic burr remaining from the manufacturing process, and insufficient fuel supply to the engine can result in a loss of drive power; separately, the fuel control valve plunger may stick inside the high pressure fuel pump, causing over-pressurization, and a loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash. A fourth covers the instrument panel fuel gauge, where a software error in the instrument cluster may cause an inaccurate fuel gauge reading, which may result in the vehicle unexpectedly running out of fuel and stalling. The fifth applies to cars with the 3.3-liter turbo gasoline direct injection engine and involves the left turbocharger oil feed pipe, where an oil leak in the presence of hot engine components can increase risk. Owners have filed 24 complaints for the year and Kia has issued 45 technical service bulletins.

Whether you are tracing a fuel delivery fault on the 3.3L turbo, verifying a fuel gauge reading against the cluster, or working through scheduled maintenance, the manual keeps you on the OEM procedure and the correct specification for your 2021 Stinger.