Kia Forte Complaints

2,563 consumer complaints on file.

#10926391November 16, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 01/04/17*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925694November 13, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR ALWAYS GETS STUCK IN PARK IF THE CAR IS LEFT RUNNING (EX. PARKED IN DRIVE THRU TO GET FOOD AND COULDN'T MOVE). I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF IN ORDER FOR IT TO CORRECT ITSELF. A TON OF TIMES MY CAR WONT START BECAUSE IT THINKS THE CAR IS NOT IN PARK. 1ST TIME THIS HAPPENED WHILE AT A GROCERY STORE IN THE SUMMER WITH GROCERIES IN MY TRUNK WERE SPOILING. SAT THERE FOR HOURS WAITING ON ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, BEFORE CALLING MY OLD MECHANIC IN ANOTHER STATE. HE ADVISED ME TO WIGGLE THE GEAR SHAFT FURTHER UPWARDS TOWARD PARK, BEFORE TRYING TO START AGAIN AND IT STARTED. 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN, IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE I KNEW OF, AT A GAS STATION. VERY CONCERNED; EXTREMELY ANNOYED. THE GUY AT THE KIA DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS HAPPENS A LOT WITH THESE CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925374November 10, 2016
TIRES:BEAD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA FORTE EQUIPPED WITH NEXEN CP671 TIRES, SIZE: P195/65R15 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE AND BEADS SEPARATED FROM THE RIM. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924524November 6, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHTS STOP WORKING TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX THE BRAKE SWITCH BUT I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BULBS AND THE RELAY AND ALSO HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL TUESDAY FOR THE RELAY. WHAT'S THE POINT OF PAYING FOR A WARRANTY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919673October 27, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA FORTE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE EVAPORATOR CANISTER WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10918920October 25, 2016
WHEELS
PURCHASE KIA FORTE 2016 EX ON 11/2016....ALL FOUR OF THE TIRES FORM BULGES ON EACH TIRE...WHICH THE TIRES TO BLOW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. MY FIRST PAIR OF TIRES LOCATED AT THE REAR BLEW OUT IN 03/2016 WHICH CAUSE ME TO PURCHASE BRAND NEW TIRES.....MY MOST RECENT TIRES WAS THE FRONT TIRES...WHICH I A BLOWOUT IN OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY IN 09/2016
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10918082October 22, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CONSTANTLY GOES ON AND OFF, CAR CONTINUALLY GETS STUCK IN PARK AND WHILE DRIVING DASH DOESN'T SHOW GEARS. BROUGHT TO DEAL PROVIDED PICTURES AS PROOF AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. ASKED FOR PAPERWORK AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD MAIL IT NEVER RECEIVED PAPERWORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10916358October 16, 2016
ENGINE
MY CAR LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING I NEED OIL IN MY 2015 KIA FORTE. AFTER PUTTING ON IN MY CAR IT BEGAN TO STALL. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DRIVING IT HOME AND THE CAR COMES TO A SCREECHING STOP ON BRECKENRIDGE LN, IN LOUISVILLE KY. I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP AND BEGAN TO DRIVE SOME MORE THE CAR DID IT AGAIN. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT NO ONE RAN INTO THE BACK OF ME AS THE CAR STOPPED ALL OF THE SUDDEN AS IF SOMEONE HAD PUSHED ON THE BRAKES. AS I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND BEGAN TO DRIVE A FEW YARDS DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR CUT OFF AND I WAS LUCKY THAT I DRIFTED INTO A ABANDONED GAS STATION ONLY TO HAVE THE CAR NO START BACK UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10911371October 3, 2016
STEERING
ON SEPT 30, 2016 I NOTICED A POPPING NOISE IN MY STEERING WHEEL, AFTER LOOKING ONLINE FOR REASONS IT COULD BE DOING SO, I DECIDED TO TAKE INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THINKING IT COULD BE A COUPLING AS STATED IN REVIEW THAT I HAVE SEEN. KIA OF AUBURN, CALLED AND SAID THAT I NEEDED MY STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. A STEERING COLUMN JUST DOESN'T GO OUT. THERE HASN'T BEEN NO MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END BESIDES A SMALL FENDER BENDER. COST IS GOING TO BE OVER $800. LIKE I SAID A STEERING COLUMN JUST DOESN'T GO OUT. THIS SHOULD BE CHECKED INTO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908482September 21, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE, VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT ALONG AN INTERSTATE WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL SET TO THE SPEED LIMIT, A LOUD BANG CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY KIA, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR TURNED ON, AND SMOKE BEGAN TO POUR OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND INSIDE MY CAR THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL GENTLY, THERE WAS A LOW GUTTURAL NOISE AND MY CAR WAS NOT PICKING UP SPEED. I PUT MY CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO THE SHOULDER WITH LOW VISIBILITY AS THE SMOKE BECAME MORE DENSE AND DARKER IN COLOR. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO A FULL STOP ON THE SHOULDER AND PUT IT INTO PARK BEFORE TURNING IT OFF AND REMOVING MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION. UPON EXITING THE CAR I NOTICED THE SMOKE WAS EVEN MORE INTENSE THAN BEFORE AND PROMPTLY CALLED 911 AND GAVE MY LOCATION AND SITUATION INFORMATION TO THE 911 REPRESENTATIVE. AS I WAS SPEAKING, I NARRATED IN HORROR AS FLAMES BECAME VISIBLE FROM UNDER THE CAR ITSELF AND UNDER THE HOOD AS WELL, IN AS LITTLE AS ONE MINUTE AFTER EXITING MY CAR. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT TO THE VEHICLE, THE FLAMES WERE OVER 20 FEET TALL AND THE HEAT WAS UNBEARABLE; I RELOCATED MYSELF FARTHER AND FARTHER AWAY TO STAY COOL AND SAFE AS THE TIME WENT ON. NOBODY WAS BURNED, HURT, OR INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT, BUT ONLY MY MERE COINCIDENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907536September 19, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY AIR CONDITIONING CLUTCH PULLEY ASSEMBLY HAS A FAILING BEARING THAT MAKES A WHINING NOISE. THE ASSEMBLY IS SEPARATE FROM THE A/C COMPRESSOR. I'M AFRAID THE BEARING WILL EVENTUALLY SEIZE AND CAUSE THE PULLEY TO FREEZE, WHICH WILL THUS CAUSE MY SERPENTINE BELT TO RUPTURE AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE DAMAGE TO MY CAR WHILE DRIVING. I THINK THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD THAT KIA SHOULD FIX AS IT SEEMS TO BE COMMON ON MY MAKE MODEL AND YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906827September 15, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA FORTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ORDERED THE CONTACT NOT TO LET ANYONE TOUCH THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT WAS EXAMINED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10906732September 14, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN YOU PUSH GAS FEED IT HESITATES THEN YOU PUSH A LITTLE MORE IT GOES TO FAST. DRIVING IN TOWN TRAFFIC IS A PROBLEM YOU PUSH GAS FEED A LITTLE IT DOESN'T WANT TO GO GIVE A LITTLE MORE GAS AND IT GOES TO FAST. WENT BACK TO DEALER SHIP ONLY HAD THE CAR AROUND 2 MONTHS THEY PUT NEW THROTTLE BODY ON, STILL HAD SAME PROBLEM. WE TRADED THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER KIA FORTE WHICH COST US ANOTHER 3 THOUSAND DOLLARS BECAUSE CAR WAS NOT SAFE . NOW THE NEW KIA FORTE IS DOING THE SAME THING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905851September 12, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ESC LIGHT FLASHING NUMEROUS TIMES WITH LOSS OF POWER WHILE ON DRY, STRAIGHT ROAD. VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS FOUND A CONNECTION AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. HAD KIA TECH IN AND CERTIFIED THE VEHICLE AS SAFE. THIS WAS IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 2015. THE SAME INDICATIONS AND POWER LOSS OCCURRED AGAIN IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2016. IN EVERY CASE IT HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC CAUSING AN UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME MY FAMILY AND THE OTHER VEHICLES IN THE TRAFFIC. TO DATE THE DEALER OR KIA HAS FOUND THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION (50 MPH OR LESS) CITY STREETS OR ROAD AND NOT TURNING, IN MODERATE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905091September 9, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE AT TIMES AND WHEN IT DOES IT LURCHES AND HESITATES AS I AM DRIVING AND AIR CONDITIONER FAN GOES UP AND DOWN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899806August 31, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 KIA FORTE. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10899658August 30, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FROM DAY ONE THAT I GOT MY CAR I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A HESITATION WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, YOU CAN PUSH THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENS UNTIL YOU ADVANCE THE PEDAL FURTHER AND THEN IT WANTS TO TAKE OFF LIKE YOU PUSHED IT TO THE FLOOR. IT WILL LOOSE POWER DURING DRIVING IF UNDER 45 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN IN TRAFFIC, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE TRYING TO CREEP WITH THE CAR IT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING WHEN YOU SOFTLY PUSH THE PEDAL, AND WILL TRY AND TAKE OFF WHEN YOU ADVANCE IT. ALMOST REAR ENDED THE CARE IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE OF THIS. THIS IS A VERY PROBLEMATIC SITUATION AS WELL AS DANGEROUS. STANDING STILL OR IN MOTION THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN CITY AND HIGHWAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899315August 29, 2016
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA FORTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE HOSE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED THE TEST DRIVE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED FROM LACK OF TRANSMISSION FLUID DUE TO THE FAULTY HOSE, AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898973August 26, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA FORTE. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE EMERGING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COUPLER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY DAY FOR THE PAST FOUR MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897325August 20, 2016
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. WAS TOLD IT COULD BE COUPLER OR BUSHING. KIA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL THAT I'M AWARE OF. BEING TOLD THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE $600-$1400 REPAIR ACCORDING TO FORUMS. IT DOES THIS DRIVING OR SITTING STILL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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