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P0088 on Kia vehicles Fuel rail pressure is above what the system commanded

P0088 is named on 13 Kia model years (2017–2021): 31 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report in NHTSA’s files, across Cadenza, Sedona, Sorento, Stinger.

Powertrain 13 model years 31 manufacturer filings 1 owner report

Which Kia model years name P0088

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2021 Kia SedonaFuel/Propulsion System3—
2020 Kia CadenzaFuel/Propulsion System3—
2020 Kia SedonaFuel/Propulsion System3—
2020 Kia SorentoFuel/Propulsion System3—
2019 Kia CadenzaFuel/Propulsion System3—
2019 Kia SedonaFuel/Propulsion System3—
2019 Kia SorentoFuel/Propulsion System3—
2018 Kia CadenzaFuel/Propulsion System3—
2017 Kia CadenzaFuel/Propulsion System3—
2018 Kia StingerFuel/Propulsion System11
2021 Kia StingerFuel/Propulsion System1—
2020 Kia StingerFuel/Propulsion System1—
2019 Kia StingerFuel/Propulsion System1—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

Fuel/Propulsion System 32
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What Kia owners said

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

My vehicle is exhibiting a loss of drive power, particularly uphill, with a diagnostic code of P0088 (Fuel Rail/System Pressure Too High)
2018 Kia Stinger Jul 18, 2026 NHTSA owner report

Kia filings that name P0088

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Kia filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0088. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P0088 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

Fuel rail pressure is above what the system commanded.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Kia and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P0088 a known problem on Kia vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 31 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report naming P0088 on 13 Kia model years (2017–2021). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Kia models does P0088 appear on most?

2020 Cadenza (3 documents), 2019 Cadenza (3 documents), 2018 Cadenza (3 documents).

Does P0088 on a Kia mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.