Kia Forte Complaints

2,563 consumer complaints on file.

• #10295290December 10, 2009
  TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL

  OWNED CAR FOR 1 DAY ON DAY 2 DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND TIRE BLOWS OUT. GARAGE REFUSED TO WARRANTY TIRE W/O COMPLETELY INSPECTING TIRE. *TR

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• #10292026November 13, 2009
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN

  2010 KIA FORTE PURCHASED BRAND NEW ON 10/17/09. 1ST TIME TAKEN IN TO DEALERSHIP FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON (10/27/09) DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IT WAS CODE PO304--MISFIRE #4 THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM AND UPDATED THE COMPUTER. DIAGNOSTIC BEING CLEARED. 2ND TIME TAKEN IN ON 11/11/09 FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON ONCE AGAIN AND THE SAME CODE COMING UP PO304. ALSO 8 DIFFERENT RECALLS ON THE CAR INCLUDING GAS CAP, CRUISE CONTROL, TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER SYSTEM AND OTHERS OF THE SAME NATURE. ALSO THE CAR IS ACCELERATING BY IT SELF. THEY ARE GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH KIA CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS AND THEY STILL DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX ANY OF THE PROBLEMS. KIA AGREED TO PUT ME IN A RENTAL CAR AND THAT IS WHAT I AM REMAINING TO DRIVE AT THE PRESENT TIME. *TR

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• #10279186August 3, 2009
  STRUCTURE

  NEW CAR, LESS THAN 3 HOURS OLD, HAS MAJOR FACTORY PAINT DEFECTS. FACTORY REP SAYS SOMEONE WILL "DOCUMENT" DEFECTS. DEALER REPAIR MANAGER / GENERAL MANAGER SEEM TO BELIEVE DIRTY PAINT WAS USED IN SPRAYING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

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