Kia Forte Complaints

2,563 consumer complaints on file.

#11311312February 25, 2020
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A SINGLE LANE HIGHWAY, AND HEARD FAINT TICKING/KNOCKING SOUNDS FROM THE ENGINE. THE HIGHWAY SPEED WAS 65MPH. AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES, THE FAINT TICKS GREW INTO HARD KNOCKS AND HARSH RATTLES AS I CLEARED THE TOP OF A HILL. I ENDED UP COASTING TO THE SHOULDER BECAUSE MY ENGINE ABRUPTLY LOST POWER AND TRIED STALLING. SINCE I KNEW MY BRAKE SYSTEM OPERATED WITH VACUUM ASSIST, I TAPPED THE GAS PEDAL TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING AND HAD TO DOUBLE FOOT THE PEDALS TO BRAKE AND KEEP THE ENGINE FROM STALLING. AFTER I STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER, THE ENGINE FINALLY DIED WHILE RATTLING EVEN HARDER. I TRIED STARTING THE ENGINE AGAIN, AND IT DID START, STILL RATTLING AND KNOCKING, SO I SHUT IT OFF. THE ENGINE HADN'T YET SEIZED UP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM, PER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY (NON-KIA DEALER). THEY WERE HAPPY TO HELP, BUT RECOMMENDED TALKING TO KIA AS A FIRST STEP. I DID SO, AND THEY DID OFFER TO TOW MY CAR TO THEIR OWN DEALERSHIP, NO CHARGE TO ME, SO THEY COULD INSPECT THE DAMAGE. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT POTENTIALLY GETTING KIA MOTORS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IF NEEDED, ON THEM, FREE TO ME. THIS DEALERSHIP IS ONE OF TWO IN MY CITY, AND THEY ARE THE NICER OF THE TWO IN TERMS OF CUSTOMER RELATIONS. I HAVE DEALT WITH EACH DEALER FOR VARIOUS REASONS OVER THE YEARS, AND THAT HAS BEEN MY CONSENSUS. I WILL BE WAITING TO SEE WHAT COMES OF THIS ISSUE, BUT THESE CARS THAT CAME WITH THE 2.4 ENGINE NEED TO BE ADDED TO HYUNDAI/KIA'S 2.4 ENGINE RECALL INSTEAD OF IGNORED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11311199February 24, 2020
ENGINE
I'VE HAD MY CAR MAINTENANCE DONE REGULARLY. IT ONLY HAS 72K MILES ON IT. I'VE ONLY USED SYNTHETIC OIL. MY CAR STARTED MAKING A TICKING SOUND. AND HAS STALLED OUT ON MY 1 TIME. I TOOK IT FOR ITS ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. (NOTICED THE OIL WAS DIRTY, VERY DIRTY AND IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THAT BAD) AFTER THE OIL WAS CHANGED, THE TICKING KEPT GETTING LOUDER. BROUGHT IT TO A SHOP. HE TOLD ME DEF INTERNAL. COULD BE A CAM, A CRANK OR SOMETHING ELSE. JUST FOUND OUT TOO THAT WITH OIL CHANGES, DO NOT USE EITH FRAM OR AFTERMARKET FILTERS. I'VE ONLY EVER HAD PLACES USE THE FRAM FILTERS. THERE IS A BLACK FILTER THAT SHOULD BE USED BECAUSE THE OTHERS JUST BLOW OUT FROM THE OIL PRESSURE. THAT WOULD'VE BEEN GOOD TO KNOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310491February 21, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE LIGHTS FLICKERED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY STATING THAT THE FAILURE HAPPENED WHETHER ON A MAIN ROAD OR THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT WAS LEFT STRANDED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAS CAUSED MENTAL AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTHWEST KIA-DALLAS LOCATED AT 39650 LYNDON B JOHNSON FREEWAY, DALLAS, TX 75237, (972) 283-9797, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE GROUND TERMINAL AND SEVERAL OTHER WIRING HARNESSES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED NOR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310544February 21, 2020
ENGINE
BOUGHT KIA 2013 KIA FORTE EX. AT 53,000 ENGINE SEIZED UP. KIA IS REFUSING TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. MY HUSBAND PASSED AWAY AND I CANNOT PRODUCE MAINTENANCE RECORDS AS I LOST EVERYTHING TO MY NAME AT HIS PASSING. EVEN THOUGH KIA KNOWS THIS IS A ISSUE WITH THEIR CARS THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX MY CAR. I HAVE 4 OPEN RECALLS THEY REFUSE TO FIX TOO. KIA SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO OPERATE IN AMERICA. HUNDRED OF THOUSAND COMPLAINTS AND LAWSUIT YET THEY STILL REFUSE TO HONOR WARRANTY. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AS LOCAL GARAGE WAS TESTING DRIVING AFTER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. YES GARAGE IS CERTIFIED TO WORK ON KIA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310562February 21, 2020
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS WIFE THE DRIVER AND STATED THAT WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING TROUGH AN INTERSECTION A SECOND VEHICLE T- BONED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE. DURING THE CRASH NO AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A LEFT HIP INJURY WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE CONTACT STATED A 1 YEAR OLD WAS FASTENED IN CAR SEAT ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SUSTAINED A MINOR HEAD INJURY WHICH ALSO REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. INJURIES TO THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS UNKNOWN. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED AWAY. THE LOCAL DEAL KIA OF CERRITOS (18201 STUDEBAKER RD, CERRITOS CA) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILUREM HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#11310359February 20, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN I BRAKE, THE BRAKING LIGHTS DON'T TURN ON. I HAVE CHECKED THE FUSES AND THE LIGHTS BULBS AND THEY ARE FINE. YET WHEN I BRAKE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T TURN ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310219February 19, 2020
AIR BAGS
TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL SC165. WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR REMOVING/READING THE AIRBAG SENSORS. THE ESTIMATE TO READ THE CODES IS $150 THAT CAN THEN GO TO COST OF REPAIRS. WHY WOULDN'T A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG SYSTEM INCLUDE READING THE SENORS AND ENSURING THEY ARE WORKING PROPERLY?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309527February 16, 2020
ENGINE
THE CAR HAS BEEN MAKING A FLUTTERING NOISE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC LAST WEEK WHEN THE CAR DRAGGED AFTER STOPPING, AND IT SEEMED THAT IT MIGHT STALL OUT. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AND COULD GO AT ANY TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309122February 14, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CEASED AND WAS UNAWARE IF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. JOEY GRIFFIN KIA 3249 N CHURCH ST, ROCKY MOUNT, NC 27804, WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308652February 12, 2020
ENGINE
THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND PINGING. STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND IS NOW KNOCKING REALLY BAD. 75K MILES - RUNNING FIN TWO DAYS AGO, HAVE ALL OF MY OIL CHANGES UP TO DATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307654February 7, 2020
ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AS WELL AS FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307736February 7, 2020
ENGINE
THE CAR IN QUESTION IS A 2014 WITH ABOUT 160K MILES, BOUGHT USED ON 12/2019 FROM DEALER WHO SOLD IT TO PREVIOUS OWNER. LOW OIL LIGHT WAS FLICKERING. CHECKED LEVEL AND NOTHING SHOWED ON DIPSTICK, DESPITE OIL CHANGE AT DEALER BEFORE PURCHASE. ADDED A QUART AND DECIDED TO GO TO OIL CHANGE PLACE. WHILE ACCELERATING IN TO TRAFFIC, ENGINE WAS HESITATING THEN LOST NEARLY ALL POWER ACCOMPANIED BY LOUD RATTLING (LIKE MARBLES) FROM ENGINE. MANAGED TO GET OFF ROAD WITH ENGINE GETTING INCREASINGLY LOUDER AND VIBRATING BADLY, CLEARLY OUT OF BALANCE SOMEHOW. ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER TOWING TO MECHANIC, THEY ALSO NOTED THAT IT WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH. CHECKED OIL AND NOTED THAT IT WAS FULL OF METAL SHAVINGS. I'VE ATTACHED A PHOTO OF THE OIL CONTROL VALVE PACKED WITH THESE SHAVINGS. TECHNICIANS ADVISED THAT ENGINE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE 2.0L ENGINE IN THIS CAR IS THE EXACT SAME ENGINE BUILT IN THE EXACT SAME TIME PERIOD THAT KIA WAS FORCED TO RECALL (SC147) IN OTHER MODELS BUT FOR NO APPARENT EARTHLY REASON IT WAS NOT INCLUDED! HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN? WHY WASN'T THE ENGINE RECALLED ACROSS THE BOARD? ALL SYMPTOMS NOTED IN THE COMPLAINTS HERE AND IN THE RECALL MATCH: SUDDEN LOW OIL LEVEL, LOSS OF POWER, METAL SHAVINGS WORKING THEIR MAGIC THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE INTERNALS, CATASTROPHIC FAILURE SOON AFTER. REPLACEMENT ENGINES SEEM TO HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED AND AREN'T AVAILABLE IN THE REBUILD MARKET. I'VE ALREADY SUNK MONEY ON TOWING AND DIAGNOSTICS ON THE THING, AND I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PAY TO GET WHAT IS BASICALLY A BRICK RIGHT NOW TOWED BACK TO THE HOUSE. I'M GOING TO TRY ONCE AGAIN TO GET THROUGH TO SOMEBODY AT KIA CUSTOMER SUPPORT, BUT I THINK WE ALL KNOW HOW THAT'S GOING TO TURN OUT, DON'T WE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307414February 6, 2020
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, LIGHTING WAS LIMITED, THE SENSORS DID NOT WORK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11307568February 6, 2020
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
WHEN HAD MY ACCIDENT IN ON GOING TRAFFIC MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY,MY BRAKES SYSTEM WENT OUT, ALSO MY HORN DOESN'T WORK, AND MY CV AXLE MESSES UP AND CAN'T FIND ANOTHER CV AXLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11307586February 6, 2020
ENGINE
ENGINE BURNED IN FRONT YARD HUSBAND DROVE CAR TO POST OFFICE RETURNED WITH CAR AND ENGINE WAS ON FIRE, FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO PUT FIRE OUT. HUSBAND MADE IT HOME AND PARKED THE VEHICLE AT FRONT DOOR HUSBAND THOUGHT CAR WAS STEAMING BUT CAR WAS ON FIRE
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307334February 5, 2020
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON; THEREFORE, IT HAS ME CONCERNED IF I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307084February 4, 2020
ENGINE
ENGINE FAILING. CYLINDER #3 IS MAKING NOISE. NO NOISE WHEN SWITCHED OFF. INTERNAL PART HAS BEGUN TO FAIL; DEALER RECOMMENDS THAT REPLACE ENGINE. NO KIA WARRANTY COVERAGE BECAUSE WE ARE SECOND OWNERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11306724February 3, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA FORTE EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A TICKING NOISE EMERGING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT STARTED. NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER HOLLY KIA, 13175 S DUPONT HWY, FELTON, DE 19943, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11306811February 3, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PROBLEM 1, LONG CRANK HARD START. HAVE TO CYCLE THE IGNITION KEY SEVERAL TIMES TO GET ENGINE STARTED. NO PCM CODES. HAD TO KIA DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. CANNOT DUPLICATE ISSUE. PROBLEM 2, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOES BLANK, RADIO GOES BLANK AND ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11306287January 31, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY CAR INTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, AND MY STEREO BLUETOOTH SYSTEM IS TOTALLY OUT AS WELL. MY SIGNAL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. SIGNALING IS A BIG ISSUE BECAUSE IF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW I AM COMING OVER IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, AS A RESULT OF MY HANDS FREE CAPABILITIES BEING GONE I AM FORCED TO WAIT FOR IMPORTANT COMMUNICATIONS AT TIMES BECAUSE MY COMMUTE IS LONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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