Kia Forte Complaints (2015)

262 consumer complaints on file.

#11184245March 5, 2019
ENGINE
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TOOK IT TO KIA THEY DID A TUNE UP AND FUEL FLUSH CAR SOUNDED TERRIBLE. TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM UNLESS THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK BECAUSE THE SOUND WAS WORSE 3 WEEKS LATER. THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE $7702 OR THEY COULD CHECK THE ENGINE FOR $2000 AND REPLACE IT IF NEEDED THE PRICE WOULD BE $7702 PLUS TAX. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY IT SOUNDED WORSE AFTER THE TUNE UP OR WHY THEY DID NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE TUNE. THEY SAID IT WAS INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11181120February 19, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TAKATA RECALL: MY BRAKE LIGHTS FROM BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES ARE ALWAYS GONG OUT. I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO REPLACE BULBS. I'VE EVEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND HAD THE ENTIRE LIGHTING WIRES BRAND NEW AND STILL HAVE THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171617January 23, 2019
ENGINE
MIL LIGHT WONT GO OFF, CATALYTIC CONVERTER DAMAGE POSSIBLE, CAR ONLY 3 YEARS OLD???
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165294January 4, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
BOUGHT CAR FROM KIA 2015 FORTE 4 DOOR WITH THEIR CERTIFICATION WITH 32500 MILES TOOK CAR IN FOR 2ND OIL CHANGE AT 40400 MILES WAS TOLD REAR BRAKES WERE INTO THE ROTORS AND FRONT BRAKES WERE STARTING TO DO THE SAME. WHAT WERE THE BRAKE PADS LIKE WHEN THEY WERE CERTIFIED?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11164177December 31, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA FORTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 72 MPH, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TOW LOT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151900November 16, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN I TURN ON DIRECTIONAL THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT, I THEN HAVE TO TURN THE DIRECTIONAL ON AN OFF TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO COME BACK ON. CITY STREETS WHILE I AM COMING UP TO MY TURN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150441November 9, 2018
AIR BAGS
I WAS BROADSIDED BY A CAR THAT RAN A STOP SIGN AS I WAS DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ON A CITY STREET. THE COLLISION KNOCKED ME UP ONTO THE CURB AND INTO A SHORT BLOCK WALL. THE HIT WAS SO HARD THAT IT BENT THE FRAME OF MY CAR AT THE MID-LINE AND EVEN BENT THE ROOF OF MY VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT AS THE HIT WAS SO HARD AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO CUSHION THE BLOW.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11150152November 8, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA FORTE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SLOWLY DRIVING INTO AN INTERSECTION, THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SIDE AND FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11145218November 4, 2018
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG CONTROLLER DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR HAD ANY REPAIR WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PART OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS 3 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD THIS FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123029August 28, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 KIA FORTE. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CONTACT DETECTED A BURNING ODOR FROM THE BACK SEAT. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. BOTH POLICE AND FIRE REPORTS WERE FILED. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11115880August 6, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE IS BLOWN. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING. IT HAPPENED AT A TRAFFIC LIGH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY.. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON PRIOR TO ENGINE BLOWING. TEMPERATURE GAUGE DID NOT REGISTER HOT PRIOR TO ENGINE BLOWING. CHECK OIL LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AND STAY ON PRIOR TO ENGINE BLOWING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11114380July 29, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 8 IN SAN DIEGO,CA AND I HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT UP AND THE ENGINE DIED AND I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO COAST THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY KIA DEALERSHIP IN EL CAJON, CA. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND TOLD ME MY ENGINE SEIZED AND THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. I BOUGHT THIS CAR 11 MONTHS AGO AS A CPO AND IT IS WITHIN THE WARRANTY OF 10 YRS/100,000 MILES. I'VE ONLY PUT 21,000 MILES ON IT. THEY ARE ASKING FOR MY MAINTENANCE RECORDS AND ARE HAVING A SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR TO COME OUT ON 7/31/2018 TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. I HAVE HAD ONE OIL CHANGE DONE AT THE DEALER IN JANUARY OF 2018, THE REST OF THE OIL CHANGES I DID ON MY OWN. THE LAST OIL CHANGE WAS JUST 2 WEEKS AGO. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOW TELLING ME THAT IT'S UP TO THE INVESTIGATOR TO DECIDE IF THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND IF THEY'LL COVER MY ENGINE UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER IN JANUARY 2018, I INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS A KNOCKING/PINGING NOISE IN THE ENGINE, HE TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. THEY NEVER DOCUMENTED MY COMPLAINT. AFTER READING ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE ENGINES AND HOW KIA IS HANDLING THESE PROBLEMS, I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THEY'LL HONOR THE WARRANTY. I AM MAKING CAR LOAN PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE WHILE THE BATTLE OVER THESE ENGINES PLAY OUT IN THE COURTS, YOUR INVESTIGATIONS AND THE RECENT FBI INVOLVEMENT. THE DEALER NEVER INFORMED ME OF POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH THESE ENGINES. I NEVER WOULD'VE PURCHASED THIS CAR. PLEASE HELP, I AM CONCERNED THAT THE INVESTIGATOR WILL FALSIFY WHAT IS FOUND IN THE ENGINE UPON INVESTIGATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112472July 19, 2018
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG INDICATOR CAME ON SO I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO TAYLOR KIA IN TOLEDO. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT LET ME KNOW THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE HAS FAILED AND MY AIRBAGS ARE NON-FUNCTIONING. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD FIX THE ERROR FOR $875.00. I DIDN'T DO IT AT THE TIME AS I WAS GETTING OTHER WORK DONE ON THE VEHICLE. I THEN LEARNED THAT A NUMBER OF OTHER KIA VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME TYPE OF FAILURE. I CALLED KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE (I ALSO OWN A 2012 THAT WILL BE UNDER THE RECALL). THE REP TOLD ME THAT MINE MAY SHOW UP, BUT I JUST NEEDED TO WAIT. I WANT TO ENSURE THAT I REPORT MINE BECAUSE THE ISSUE PROBABLY GOES BEYOND THE 2012.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111966July 17, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ENGINE LIGHT ON WHEN DRIVING - JUST HAD FILLED WITH GAS THAT DAY - CAR HAS 38,000 MILES. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER. I HAD TO HAVE EVAPORATION CONTROL CANISTER REPLACED AS IT HAD A CRACK. I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED IMMEDIATELY TO GET MY STATE INSPECTION STICKER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN NO ACCIDENTS. THE TOTAL COST WAS $458.73.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11101058June 11, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA FORTE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE ROAD SHOULDER. THE CONTACT UNLATCHED THE HOOD AND FOUND FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOMEONE STOPPED AND ASSISTED WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND LOCAL POLICE ARRIVED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION AND WAS AWAITING TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11081133March 23, 2018
AIR BAGS
AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A SINGLE-CAR FRONT END COLLISION. THE DRIVER FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL ON INTERSTATE 195 IN SWANSEA MA. THE CAR LEFT THE ROADWAY TO THE LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH) AND CRASHED INTO THE WOODED MEDIAN. THE CAR FRONT END WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CRUMPLED, BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11079941March 17, 2018
AIR BAGS
OUR CAR WAS ROLLED END OVER END AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. MY SON WAS DRIVING SWERVED TO AVOID A DEER AND GOT INTO A GRAVEL AREA AND WENT DOWN A RAVINE AS THE CAR ENDED UP ROLLING END OVER END (NOSE DOWN REER END UP SO ON AND SO FORTH) THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. I CALLED KIA AND THEY WILL NOT EXPLAIN TO ME HOW IT WAS POSSIBLE AIRBAGS DIDNT DEPLOY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11079987March 17, 2018
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT OR INDICATOR CAME ON SOLID. NO OTHER ISSUES. TOOK INTO KIA ROCHESTER, MN AND THEY INDICATE A NEW PRIMARY AIRBAG MODULE IS REQUIRED. PART ON ORDER. VEHICLE HAS 30,500 MILES ON ODOMETER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064560January 24, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA FORTE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO HER BEING UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO STEVE LANDERS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (401 COLONEL GLENN PLAZA LOOP, LITTLE ROCK, AR), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11040461October 27, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE 2 SETS OF KEYS ISSUED AT PURCHASING ARE SEPARATING FROM THE REMOTE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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