Kia Forte Complaints (2010)

221 consumer complaints on file.

#10545229September 24, 2013
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BECAME DEFLATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TIRE SENSOR HAD FRACTURED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE SENSORS ALSO BECAME FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535140August 13, 2013
WHEELS, TIRES
THE TPMS ON THREE TIRES HAVE CORRODED AND CAUSED LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. THIS HAS LEAD TO HAVING TO REPLACE ALL THREE SENSORS. WHEN THIS SENSOR CORRODES, YOU CANNOT ADD ANY AIR TO THE TIRE FOR A TEMP FIX UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED AND YOU ARE FORCED TO DRIVE ON THE SPARE TIRE. THIS REPAIR RUNS AROUND $200 AT THE LOCAL KIA DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532871July 31, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND A MAN FLAGGED ME DOWN AT A RED LIGHT TO LET ME KNOW THAT NONE OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THE CRUISE CONTROL AS WELL AS TRACTION CONTROL BUTTONS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY ISSUE WITH THE FUSES. IF I CAN NOT FIND A FIX TO THIS PROBLEM IT MAY RESULT IN MYSELF GETTING REAR ENDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521292June 23, 2013
WHEELS, TIRES
THE TIRE DEFLATE RAPIDLY WHEN DRIVING AT 70MPH ON FREEWAY. WHEN IN THE TIRE SHOP TECHNICIAN REVELED THERE WAS NO PUNCTURE BUT THE STEM WAS MISSING. AFTER REMOVING THE TIRE THE STEM WAS FOUND INSIDE THE TIRE WITH VISIBLE CORROSION SIGNS. BY INSPECTING THE REST OF THE STEM, WAS FOUND THAT ALL THREE STEM SUPPORTING NUTS HAVE TRACES OF CORROSION BUT ONE OF THEM ON THE PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL THE NUT WAS CRACKED. WE CONCLUDED AS CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS THE CRACK IN THE NUT THAT SECURE THE STEM IN POSITION. THE FAILURE CAN BE VERIFIED BY THE CORROSION MARS PRESENT OF THE FAILED WHEEL STEM. THE COMPONENT IS IDENTIFY AS FCCI ID: KR5S180052015B IC:267T-S118015B ID:0C2BDE37 S180052017E 09096 CONTINENTAL PA66 GF30 52933-2M000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521294June 23, 2013
WHEELS, TIRES
KIA CASE #[XXX] AFTER INFORM KIA ON WHEEL STEM FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION(KIA CASE NUMBER[XXX]) KIA DECIDED NOT TO ISSUE NOR ELEVATE THE PROBLEM ON WHEEL STEM SUPPORTING NUT FAILURE. KIA DID NOT ACCEPT MY OFFER TO SHIP THE FAILED STEM AND NUT FOR TEST OR INSPECTION. KIA DENIED TO WARRANT THE INVOLVED PARTS AFTER OFFER THE CAR FOR 100,000 MILES OR TEN YEARS "BUMPER TO BUMPER" INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521296June 23, 2013
WHEELS, TIRES
AFTER INCIDENT AT 70 MPH AND TAKING THE CAR TO THE KIA ANN ARBOR MICHIGAN, THE SERVICE MANAGER REFUSES TO WRITE IN THE SERVICE REPORT THE OBSERVED CRACKED NUT SUPPORTING THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL STEM. THE COMPLAINT WAS ISSUE UNDER KIA #[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519798June 14, 2013
WHEELS, TIRES
THE TPMS SENSOR RETAINING NUTS CRACK AND CAUSE THE TIRE TO SUDDENLY LOOSE ALL AIR PRESSURE. THIS HAS HAPPEN ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS DESTROYED THE TIRE. TODAY WHILE GETTING BRAKES SERVICED IT WAS FOUND I HAVE A THIRD RETAINING NUT THAT IS CRACKED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515051June 4, 2013
AIR BAGS
WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT,WHEN I CRASHED INTO A CAR THAT WAS GOING ABOUT 50. MY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS SMASHED IN, RADIATOR WAS PUSHED INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK,THE FRAME WAS BENT,TORE OFF MY BUMMER, FOLDED MY HOOD AND BROKE MY WINDSHIELD..THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED.. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513084May 22, 2013
STEERING
DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL GET VERY HARD TO STEER. STOP. SHUT OFF CAR. RESTART AND WILL RESET. THEN HAPPENS AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALER CHARGED TO REPROGRAM COMPUTER. CLEARS UP THEN HAPPENS ALL OVER AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512878May 20, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
UPON PARKING MY VEHICLE, I COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE OR NEUTRAL, RESULTING IN AN INABILITY TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND REMOVE MY KEYS. AS I WAS UNABLE TO DO THIS, I COULD NOT LEAVE MY VEHICLE AND FEARED IT COULD ROLL FROM ITS PARKING SPOT. AT THIS TIME, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT COMING ON WHEN I WOULD PRESS THE BRAKES. ALSO, MY ESC CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON INDICATING THIS FUNCTION WAS NO LONGER WORKING. WHEN TALKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP, I LEARNED THERE IS AN IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITH OTHER MODELS THAT HAS RESULTED IN A RECALL. HOWEVER, MY FORTE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO RESTART MY VEHICLE OVER FIFTEEN MINUTES, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. HOWEVER, MY ESC LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509660April 26, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ODOR OF GASOLINE IN PASSENGER AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509078April 22, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISING TO HER LEFT FOOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10505875April 10, 2013
AIR BAGS, TIRES
I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE PASSING AN 18 WHEELER. MY REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW. THE TIRE CAUSED ME TO MAKE A SHARP RIGHT HAND TURN WHICH THREW ME UNDER THE 18 WHEELER. THE TRUCK WENT OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE. I WAS THEN THROWN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC THEN INTO THE MEDIAN. THE VEHICLE IS TOTALED - THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503771March 20, 2013
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER CAR TRAVELING 60 MPH, PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER HIT HEAD ON DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND PASSENGER SUFFERED WHIPLASH, CONCUSSION AND BACK PAIN FROM IMPACT AND SEATBELT NOT LOCKING TO HOLD THEM IN PLACE. CAR WAS TOTALED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503408March 18, 2013
WHEELS, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACTS STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE TPMS UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO ADDITIONAL OCCASIONS, INVOLVING THE REAR DRIVER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRES BEING AFFECTED BY THE TPMS LEAKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,298 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,200. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503318March 17, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THREE TIMES I'VE NOTICED THIS. I PARK THE KIA IN MY DRIVE AT NIGHT AND IN THE MORNING IT HAS SLIPPED 4 OR 5 FEET DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. THE DRIVE IS ON A SLOPE, BUT NOTHING EXTREME. THE KIA HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500591February 27, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE WINDSHIELD FAILED WITHOUT BEING HIT BY ANY OBJECTS OR ALTERED IN ANY WAY. A SMALL CRACK CAME FROM THE EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND SPREAD COMPROMISING WINDSHIELD STRENGTH. KIA REFUSED TO REPAIR SAYING THAT THE THEIR WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER FAULTS TO THE WINDSHIELD PAST 24 MONTHS REGARDLESS OF POOR WORKMANSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488088December 12, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING FROM MY KIDS PEDIATRICIAN OFFICE. I NOTICED THE TRACTION CONTROL STAYED OFF AND WOULD NOT TURN ON. THAT AFFECTED MY BRAKE LIGHTS. I NOTICED THAT SAME PART IS PUT AS A RECALL FOR THE SORENTO AND SOUL BUT NOT FOR THE FORTE. IF IT IS THE SAME RECALL THE FORTE SHOULD BE INCLUDED. FOR THE VEHICLE BEING ONLY TWO YEARS OLD IT SHOULD BE COVERED AS A RECALL AND DUE TO THE SAFETY IMPACT THAT IT MAY CAUSE REAR END COLLISION DUE TO THE DRIVER NOT NOTICING THAT THE TCS AFFECTS THE BRAKE LIGHTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473853September 4, 2012
SEATS
THE HEADREST PUSHES MY HEAD SO FAR FORWARD IT MAKES MY NECK HURT. I AM BETWEEN 5' 3" AND 5' 4" AND HAD TO TURN IT AROUND BACKWARDS. OTHERWISE, I LITERALLY HAVE TO HUNCH MY SHOULDERS TO LOOK STRAIGHT AHEAD. IT ISN'T SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473208August 31, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE CONTACT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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