Kia Forte Complaints (2019)

150 consumer complaints on file.

#11437382October 19, 2021
ENGINE
The contact leased a 2019 Kia Forte. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would stall. The contact was uncertain if any warning lights were illuminated during the failure. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer on multiple occasions and was initially informed that repairs were needed to the transmission. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under warranty. Despite the repair, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and the contact was informed that sludge was found in the engine and that the engine needed to be replaced. The contact was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000. Consumer stated transmission problem affected the engine.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11434979September 30, 2021
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
I rented a Kia Forte from Avis. I got a flat tire that was not repairable. I called AAA. There was no spare tire. I learned that Kia and many other manufacturers now do not provide a spare tire. This is exceptionally dangerous because you could get trapped in a remote location, in a desert, wilderness or very cold area and die. I propose that NHTSA require all rental cars to have spare tires (The Kia had a space for one), and further that new cars disclose prominently that there is no spare tire.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11433431September 18, 2021
POWER TRAIN
I got this car from the dealer at auction , so I am the second owner , power train warranty voided for 2nd owner , at my 90k miles , my transmission shaft has been broken due problem with the same year 2019 recall , dealer refused to fix it because I am out of warranty . I bought another transmission and still have the same problem , the car is unuseable at all .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11426467July 26, 2021
STEERING
On June 18, 2021 our vehicle was taken to the West Hills Kia located in Bremerton, WA for routine maintenance. During this visit, we reported a sound coming from the steering wheel and indicated that the sound was loud and wanted it inspected. The technician reported this as follows: MR 10DIAG: Diagnose Customer Concern Customer states when turning the steering wheel, it sounds like something is being wound up. The Technician, Michael Moore (102) verified the noise confirming that it was coming from the Output Shaft Bearing area of the Steering Column Housing. The Technician also indicated that this issue required a tech line case with Kia for approval. I have called West Hills Kia's Service Department on: June 25th, 2021, June 30th, 2021, July 7th, 2021, July 22nd, 2021 and again today, July 26th, 2021 to check on the status of this approval to no avail. On June 30th, 2021 and July 22nd, 2021, I left 2 voice messages for their Service Department Manager, Jay also without a return call. I have called Kia Consumer directly on July 5th, 2021, July 6th, 2021 and July 7th, 2021. Each time, the wait times have been greater than 30 minutes and after holding, I have been hung up on. Today, on my drive home, the steering wheel locked up and would not let me turn the steering wheel. Considering that the vehicle is still under warranty and an issue like this could cause an accident or even irreparable damage, we do not feel safe driving this vehicle. We would like this matter resolved ASAP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11424935July 15, 2021
ENGINE
My Kia is experiencing the same problem that Kia has issued a recall on for every year but 2019 Kias. My 2019 Kia is experiencing the same problem from the recall of "An inconsistent heat-treating process for the piston oil rings can damage the engine and lead to a loss of power, thereby increasing the risk of a crash." My 2019 Kia experienced all of this and no help from the dealership as they didn't want to figure out the problem and wanted me to spend thousands of dollars on a problem Kia has recalled many of there makes/models now. My safety was at high danger due to the car stalling during driving. The diagnose was a bad timing chain and after my mechanic I trust more then the dealership and have proof of the problems/diagnosis is now my Kia has two Pistons that are actually shot and caused problems with my oil life in the car. The mechanic believes it could be caused by the same problem/recall stated above on other makes/models. I have know suffered without a car for a few months and my family has suffered tremendously from just needing to get my car fixed but I still continue to pay my monthly payments on my 2019 Kia. Now the shop I have it at says there's 2 bad Pistons and I need an entire new engine. There was no warnings or check engine light that came on and I just hope there will be an investigation at least on the 2019 models as well and or an answer to why they did 2015 models-2021 but skipped the 2019 Kia Fortes & this investigation of this complaint started after my car was already made and waiting to be sold by a dealer but my car is now experiencing the exact same problems listed above that other Kias have. I can provide and proper paper work from the mechanic if necessary/upon request.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11424358July 12, 2021
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
The Collison forward warning and check engine light has been going on and off my car since last year. I have had to go to the shop several times with no answers why this is happening! Every time I bring it in it goes off again and they said nothing is wrong with the car to bring it in when the lights come back on. They come and go so its hard to keep bring it back and they said without the light on they can't run a diagnostic test. Yesterday I was going down my street at 30 MPH the forward collision warning came on and my car immediately stopped on its own like I hit something then the check engine light came on! It scared me half to death! I turned off my car and then turned it back on. The check engine light is still on now. I am done with this car!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11422281June 25, 2021
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2019 Kia Forte. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning while depressing the accelerator. The contact then received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V459000 (Power Train) which was linked to the failure. Upon taking the vehicle to a dealer, the mechanic was initially unable to repair the recall due to the part not being available. The vehicle remained in the possession of the dealer for nearly a month and immediately upon return of the vehicle, the failure persisted. The contact had taken the vehicle back to the dealer where and was informed that no fault was found with the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure had worsened, and the vehicle failed to start up after multiple attempts. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a complaint was filed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage approximately 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11417679May 18, 2021
POWER TRAIN
In May 2020, transmission started bouncing up and down on the highway. Then the transmission started skipping. When I came to a stop and tried to start again, there was almost no power going to the transmission. It created an extremely dangerous situation while trying to drive through an intersection with oncoming cars. The dealership replaced the transmission. in May 2021 356 days after the the second transmission was installed, it happened again and created another extremely dangerous situation when I tried to pull out into traffic and had no power. Kia is again going to replace the transmission but is going to use the same one that was installed originally and the replacement one. I think there should be an investigation into the transmission kia is using.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11417698May 18, 2021
POWER TRAIN
My car is a 2019. Pretty much brand new car. I got a voluntary emissions recall notice in the mail in December 2020. The notice said something about a computer software update but I wasn't have any problems with my car at that time and I've been working non stop on the front lines since the Covid pandemic started. Well little did I know that while driving home from work one evening in April my whole car would break down! According to the dealership/service dept it needs a whole new transmission! Now I am stuck paying for a rental out of pocket or hitch hiking to work. The service dept has had my car for 3 weeks now. :( I believe the recall notice should say MANDATORY or worded saying "your car will break down on you"!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11416193May 11, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES
WE HAVE CONTACTED THE KIA DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR MULTIPLE TIMES ABOUT BRAKE ISSUES. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WELL TODAY IT HAPPENED. WHEN MY HUSBAND HIT THE BRAKES THE CAR PULLED TO ONE SIDE, ALMOST FLIPPED AND HIT A GUARD RAIL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407211April 9, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE LOST POWER PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, CAR HAS LOST ALL FUNCTION WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, 1 TIME WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT THE CAR LOCKED THE WHEELS AND SLAMMED IT ONTO A CURB. EVERY TIME THE SCREEN DISPLAY IN THE CAR GLITCHES. I HAVE BEEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKING APPLIED FOR NO REASON. HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR SHUT OFF (AT NIGHT) KIA HAS HAD THIS CAR MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAS NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. I FILED A REPORT WITH KIA CAUSE I WANT MY MONEY BACK AND THIS CAR SHOULD NOT BE SOLD TO AN INDIVIDUAL UNTIL THEY FIGURE IT OUT AND FIX IT. LAST WEEK THE MIRRORS QUIT WORKING AS WELL BUT THEY SAID IT NEEDED A MASTER SWITCH. ALREADY HAD SOME KIND OF COMPUTER RECALL AND TOOK IT IN TO BE REPLACED. CAR STILL SCARES ME TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM KIA AND WAS TOLD IT DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE LEMON LAW AS THEY SEEM TO HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO FIX IT MUCH LESS GET IT TO DUPLICATE FOR A DIAGNOSIS. BUT THE STALLING, GLITCHING AND LOOSING POWER IS ALMOST ALWAYS AT TAKE OFF. ONE TIME I JUST KNEW I WAS GOING TO END UP IN THE HOSPITAL OR MORGUE AS IT WAS A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AT RUSH HOUR. 3 TIMES WAS ON TAKE OFF AND WHEN I WAS MAKING A TURN. SOMETIMES THE SCREEN/RADIO WON'T EVEN WORK OR CONNECT TO ANY DEVICES EITHER. KIA TOLD ME TO RECORD IT HAPPENING, THEY MUST BE CRAZY IT HAPPENS SO FAST ALL I CAN CONCENTRATE ON NOT GETTING INJURED OR KILLED OR INJURING OR KILLING ANYONE ALSO WHEN WE FIRST TOOK THE CAR HOME I NOTICED A BANGING UNDER THE CAR LIKE SOMETHING HITTING UNDER THE FLOOR BOARD TOOK IT TO KIA A FEW TIMES FOR THAT AS WELL AND SINCE THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE IT THEY SAID I PROBABLY HAVE A SOMETHING UNDER THE SEATS DOING IT. BUT I TOLD THEM THAT MADE NO SENSE CAUSE COULD FEEL IT UNDER MY FEET WHILE DRIVING IT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395997February 12, 2021
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
FORWARD COLLISION ASSIST DISABLES WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY, AT VARYING SPEEDS AND VARYING ROAD TYPES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394815February 5, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT,WORKS FOR A THEN GOES OUT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394589February 4, 2021
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
IT USUALLY JUST RANDOMLY HAPPENS WHEN I'M DRIVING, THE LIGHT COMES ON AND TO TURN IT OFF I EITHER HAVE TO RESTART MY CAR OR JUST WAIT UNTIL IT GOES AWAY . SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394266February 2, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE FCW (FORWARD COLLISION WARNING) NOT WORKING PROPERLY OVER A YEAR. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WOULD CORRECT ITSELF, BUT THE PROBLEM BECAME MORE PREVALENT, AND WITH RESEARCH, OTHERS HAVE SAID THEY'VE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AS WELL. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN I'VE BEEN MERGING ONTO AN INTERSTATE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 60-65 MPH NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSHED THE GAS. YESTERDAY WAS WHEN THE REAL ISSUES BEGAN. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN MY ENTIRE SYSTEM BLACKED OUT. I COULD SEE ANYTHING ON THE SCREEN, AND THIS WAS SURPRISING TO ME BECAUSE I HAD JUST TAKEN MY CAR TO A LOCAL KIA AND THEY SAID THEY HAD UPDATED THE SYSTEM. ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES LATER I VISIT A LOCAL STORE TO PICK UP A FEW ITEMS. THE CAR HAD TO BE OFF ONLY 2 OR 3 MINUTES, WHEN I RETURN AND STARTED TO START THE CAR IT SPUTTERED AND WOULD 'TURN OVER.' I ATTEMPTED A FEW MORE TIMES AND IT FINALLY DID SO. MY CAR ONLY HAD ABOUT 26,000 MILES, THERE IS NO WAY I SHOULD BE EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS AS SUCH, AND I GET IT SERVICED REGULARLY. LASTLY, I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND I STOPPED AT A FAMILY MEMBERS HOUSE TO PICK UP SOME THINGS AND I PARKED ABOUT 10-15 FEET FROM THE HOUSE AND I LEAVE THE CAR IDLING IN PARK. BEFORE I EVEN WALK AWAY FROM THE CAR, I STOOD AT MY CAR DOOR TALKING FOR ABOUT A MINUTE OR 2. I'M IN THE HOUSE FOR ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES THEM ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE IS A LOUD THUD OUTSIDE. MY CAR HAS MANAGED TO FALL OUT OF GEAR AND ROLL INTO MY FAMILY MEMBERS PORCH. IT SUSTAINED SOME DAMAGE TO THE DRIVERS SIDE BUMPER AND FENDER. WITH MORE RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL AS WELL. THIS CAR IS BASICALLY A LEMON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389524January 23, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND MY CAR STARTED SHAKING AND GOING REALLY SLOW UNTIL IT GOT TO THE 3RD GEAR AND IT WOULD DRIVE A LITTLE FASTER.I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT THEY TOOK IT TO KIA DEC.26,2020 AND IT'S STILL THERE THEY SAID MY GAS CONTAMINATED AND CHARGED 620.00 THEN WHEN I GIVE THEM THE OK TO FIX THAT PROBLEM 1DAY LATER THEY TELL ME IT'S BEEN A RECALL ON MY TRANSMISSION I'VE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 5MONTHS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389231January 21, 2021
STEERING
ON 8/26/20 IN THE DEALERSHIP WITH STEERING ISSUES. ADVISED FAULTY CLOCKSPRING. 9/3/20 REPLACED CLOCKSPRING. HOWEVER, ADVISED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE. 10/19/20 BACK TO DEALER. ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. STEERING COLUMN REPLACED, HOWEVER, STUDS OR BOLTS WERE STRIPPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ON 1/21/21 CAR BACK IN THE SHOP WITH SAME STEERING ISSUE. LOCAL DEALER IS UNABLE TO REPAIR AND THEY HAVE CONTACTED KIA. KIA STATES THIS IS A PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL AND THEY ARE WORKING ON A "REMEDY". I AM CONCERNED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A 2019 KIA FORTE AND I SHOULD NOT BE WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING A NEW VEHICLE. NO RESOLUTION AS OF TODAY!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388517January 16, 2021
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON A RANDOM TRIP OF OURS, MY VEHICLE HAD STARTED JOLTING A BIT FURIOUSLY AT SOME MOMENTS, REVVING INTENSELY AT THE MOST INAPPROPRIATE TIMES, HAVING INCREDIBLE TROUBLE IDLING OR DRIVING IN GENERAL ONCE AT A STOP SIGN/LIGHT. AT TIMES, THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE AS I HAVE MY FOOT PRESSED ON THE GAS, AND MAYBE AFTER 10 SECONDS OF DOING SO, THE VEHICLE WILL JOLT IMMENSELY, ALMOST INJURING ME IN THE PROCESS. I FIRST THOUGHT I HAD WATER IN MY GAS TANK, BUT AFTER ASSESSING THAT SITUATION AND NO FIX, I THEN REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AS I FIGURED THEY MAY HAVE WENT OUT, MAINLY BECAUSE AT 30,000 MILES THEY ARE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR MY VEHICLE. BUT AFTER THAT ALSO DID NOT WORK, I THEN LOOKED TO SEE IF MY VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS, WHERE I FOUND OUT A LOT! OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE EXACT PROBLEM, AND IT MADE SO MUCH MORE SENSE! THE CVT(TRANSMISSION) USE RADICALLY SWITCHING GEARS AS I AM DRIVING, CAUSING MANY UNNECESSARY PROBLEMS FOR ME! MY VEHICLE IS ONLY AT 31,500 MILES, AND SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS. I HIGHLY BELIEVE WE NEED TO RECALL THE CVT TRANSMISSION OF THE 2019 KIA FORTE, FOR THEY HAVE NOT BEEN BROKEN IN CORRECTLY. I STILL PROCEED TO TAKE SMALL TRIPS WITH MY VEHICLE TO SEE IF THERE IS A FIX, BUT IT STAYS THE SAME. WHEN DRIVING AROUND 60 MPH, THE CAR WILL STOP SPEEDING UP, AND RATHER WOULD STAY REVVING OUT OF CONTROL. TWICE I HAVE COME TO A PROBLEM WITH BEING STOPPED AT A RANDOM LOCATION, AND IT WOULD REV ALMOST TO REDLINE, BUT NO MOVEMENT AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11387985January 14, 2021
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
FCW DISABLES WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD.TOOK TO KIA DEALER AND WAS TOLD WAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM WITH NO FIX. KIA IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND WONT FIX IT. HERE IS A LINK TO WHAT IS HAPPENING: HTTPS://WWW.KIFORTE.COM/FCA_FRONT_VIEW_CAMERA_SENSOR-228.HTML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384543December 22, 2020
WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, DASHBOARD ALERTED TO FRONT END COLLISION WARNINGS BUT I WAS NOT IN A COLLISION THEN MOMENTS LATER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW CAUSING BODY DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER AND GUARDS, TOTALLY SHREDDING THE TIRE. THE CAR HAS ONLY 18,500 MILES AND TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED. NORMAL DRIVING USE. TIRES ARE MADE BY KUMHO AND THE CAR IS A KIA FORTE. I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THESE SPECIFIC BRAND TIRES BLOWING OUT AROUND 20,000 MILES EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE GUARANTEED FOR 70,000 MILES. UNFORTUNATELY BLOW OUTS, BUBBLES, ETC ARE ALL NOT COVERED UNDER TIRE WARRANTY OR UNDER CAR WARRANTY. VERY DISAPPOINTING AND VERY DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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