Kia Forte Complaints

2,563 consumer complaints on file.

#11328540June 12, 2020
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A 2014 KIA FORTE EX.. WHEN I FIRST GOT MY CAR I NOTICE A LIGHTLY TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE A LOT OF PEOPLE TOLD ME THE TICKING SOUND WAS NORMAL ON NEW ENGINES . IT SEEMS TO GET A BIT LOUDER AS TIME WHEN IN.. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE DRIVING WHEN WE NOTICE THE SOUND GOT MUCH LOUDER AND A SLAPPING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND MY CAR LOOSING POWER AND ALSO A BURNING SMOKE SMELL GETTING MUCH HEAVIER TO THE POINT THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF AND QUIT IT ON US. THE DASH ALSO GOT VERY HOT AT THIS POINT .. WE CALLED FOR TOW SERVICE AND GOT THE CAR BACK HOME ... WAS SURE WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH MY CAR .. THANK YOU ! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11328392June 11, 2020
ENGINE
WHEN DRIVING THE CAR SHUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING ANYWHERE. I HAVE TO PUT OIL IN THE CAR ALMOST EACH TIME I GET GAS. THERE IS KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON. CAR FAILS TO START FROM TIME TO TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11328396June 11, 2020
STEERING
WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WHETHER WILL DRIVING OR WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED IT MAKES A CLICKING SOUND AND FEELS A LITTLE LOOSE. IF WHILE DRIVING AND I HIT A SMALL BUMP THE STEERING WHEEL WILL TURN AND MAKE A CLICKING SOUND. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO OIL CHANGE EXPRESS AND HE SAID THERE IS A RECALL ON A PART THAT'S DEALING WITH THE POWER STEERING IT'S A PART OF THE MOTOR. WHEN I CHECKED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY 2012 KIA FORTE BUT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE KIA OPTIMA. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON MY 2012 KIA FORTE WHEN IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2014 KIA OPTIMA TO BE EXACT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327687June 8, 2020
AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND THE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V363000 (AIR BAGS), AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 123,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327763June 8, 2020
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
THE 2017 KIA FORTE MY CLIENT WAS DRIVING WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN MODERATE TO HEAVY FRONT END DAMAGE, APPROXIMATE SPEED OF IMPACT WAS 20-25MPH, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327760June 8, 2020
AIR BAGS, ENGINE
THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE HORN AS WELL AS THE STEERING WHEEL BUTTONS HAVE ALL STOPPED WORKING. I WAS TOLD THAT A SPRING CLOCK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED SOMEWHERE BUT I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND ITS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. ALSO MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT AND MY CAR IS BURNING FUEL AND OR OIL AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHY. I WASN'T DOING ANYTHING BUT A NORMAL DRIVE WHEN THESE ISSUES BEGAN TO OCCUR. HELP *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327830June 8, 2020
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN COMING TO A STOP, OR SLOWING DOWN, THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE CAR WILL DIE SUDDENLY. AT FIRST IT WOULD CRANK RIGHT BACK UP, BUT NOW IT IS GETTING MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO GET STARTED AGAIN. VEHICLE ALSO TAKES AWHILE TO GET GOING, EVEN PUSHING ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE GAS, AFTER GETTING IT RESTARTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327532June 6, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1: THE CAR RANDOMLY SENDS A COLLISION WARNING MESSAGE WHEN THERES NOTHING IN FRONT OF IT, SEVERAL TIMES ON THE INTERSTATE AND SEVERAL TIMES ON SURFACE STREETS WHEN NOTHING WAS IN FRONT OF IT. ONE TIME IT AUTOMATICALLY SLAMMED ON BRAKES SLOWING THE CAR TO A CRAWL WHEN NOTHING WAS IN FRONT OF IT. ON A SURFACE STREET. THE DEALERSHIP BLAMED THE ISSUE ON A MICROSCOPIC CHIP MISSING IN THE WINDSHIELD AT THE EXTREME 7 O'CLOCK POSITION OF THE CAMERA. WE WERE TOLD THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE UNTIL THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE, WHICH WOULD COST OVER $800.00 JUST FOR THE WINDSHIELD. 2: THE CAR ALSO RANDOMLY SWITCHES DRIVING MODES ON ITS OWN. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE REP THAT THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY CHANGED ON ITS OWN ACCORDING TO INPUT FROM THE GAS PEDAL FROM THE DRIVER. THE LEAD TECH INFORMED US THAT WE WERE SOMEHOW ACTIVATING THE SWITCH BY TOUCHING IT SOMEHOW WHILE ITS BEING DRIVEN CAUSE THERES NO WAY IT SWITCHED ON ITS OWN. THE CAR IS AN INHERENT SAFETY HAZARD AS THESE ISSUES RANDOMLY POP UP WITH NO NOTICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327224June 4, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BRAKE LINE BURST NEAR CENTER OF CAR WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. MAINTAINED ENOUGH BRAKE PRESSURE TO COME TO A SAFE STOP. INVESTIGATION REVEALED EXCESSIVE RUSTING OF BRAKE LINES RUNNING FROM FRONT TO REAR OF VEHICLE, PARTICULARLY AT CONTACT POINTS WITH EACH RESTRAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327268June 4, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NAPLETON'S MID RIVERS KIA LOCATED AT 4955 VETERANS MEMORIAL PKWY, ST PETERS, MO 63376, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327338June 4, 2020
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED A 2019 KIA FORTE IN DECEMBER OF 2018. STARTING AROUND 7,200 MILES, I NOTICED THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD FLUCTUATE ESPECIALLY UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION. FLUCTUATIONS WERE BETWEEN 200-500 RPMS. THE VEHICLE WENT IN FOR SERVICE WITH ABOUT 7,450 MILES AND I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT WAS COMPLETED QUICKLY BY THE DEALER. T SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A HIGH FAILURE RATE EARLY ON WITH THESE KIA IVT TRANSMISSIONS. THESE SHOULD BE RECALLED. I IMAGINE IN ANOTHER YEAR AND A HALF I WILL BE BACK INTO THE DEALER FOR ANOTHER REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. VERY DISAPPOINTING AS THIS IS NOT A VEHICLE YOU CAN RELY ON FOR LONG TRIPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327182June 3, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR DRIVEN 300 MILES ON ONE TANK OF GAS, TIME TO GET GAS, GAS WON'T GO IN AND WHEN I TRY TO PUT GAS IN MY CAR , IT SPRAYED OUT ALL OVER ME AND THE CAR. VERY SCARY. I CAN'T GET GAS INTO MY CAR. THIS JUST HAPPENED TODAY. NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND I FILLED UP FINE LAST WEEK. CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE IT'S EMPTY AND WON'T FILL UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327039June 2, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. CAR HAS BEEN CHECKED BY A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO OIL PRESSURE GETTING TO THE ENGINE. MECHANIC REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE VALVE AND IT IS STILL SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN IN LOWER SPEEDS/STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326732June 1, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION WOULD SOMETIMES SHOCK THEM AND SMELL AS IF THERE WAS A BURNING/SMOKING ODOR EMITTING FROM THE STARTER. THE CONTACT THEN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NOW FAILS TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE DEALER (CAR CONNECTION INC ADDRESS: 4425 DIXIE HWY, FAIRFIELD, OH 45014 PHONE: (513) 829-8022) WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AND DID NOT IDENTIFY A FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURES PERSIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,508.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326909June 1, 2020
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS ALL ARE NOT DOING WHAT THEY ARE INTENDED TO DO. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND IT IS SAYING THE CLOCK SPRING. IT ALSO STATES THAT THEY ARE MADE TO LAST A LIFE TIME OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO TOWBIN KIA IN HENDERSON NV. THEY CONFIRMED IT IS BAD AND NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BEING IT IS THE AIRBAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL. AND IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I NOTICED ON THE GOOGLE SEARCH MANY MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN I AM IN THE DRIVERS SEAT WHETHER I AM STATIONARY OR IN TRAVEL MOTION THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON CONSTANT . THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS DO NOT DO WHAT INTENDED...FOR EXAMPLE PUSH CRUISE AND IT COMES ON BUT WILL GO RIGHT OFF. THE AUDIO CONTROL SUCH AS BLUETOOTH BUTTON TURNS RADIO UP ... THE CALL BUTTON SAY PLEASE SAY A COMMAND THE HANG UP BUTTON WON'T HANG UP THE CALL AND CHANGES THE STATION ON RADIO. VERY CONFUSING. BUT THE CLOCK SPRING CONTROLS AIRBAG AND STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS ....CONFIRMED BY KIA THAT THIS IS INTENDED FUNCTIONS . NONE WORKS . I FEEL THIS ITEM SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE DUE TO SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OF THE AIRBAGS. IF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYS WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT OR IF IT DOES NOT DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF AN ACCIDENT COULD BE DEADLY EITHER WAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326625May 30, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
MY BRAKE PEDAL STOPPER FOR MY BRAKE LIGHTS CRUMBLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326338May 28, 2020
SEAT BELTS
MY SEATBELT WOULD STICK, I WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING IT TO GO IN AND PULL OUT. EVENTUALLY IT JUST STOPPED ALL TOGETHER. SO NOW MY DRIVER SEAT IS UNABLE TO WEAR A SEATBELT BECAUSE IT WILL NOT GO IN AT ALL. IT HAPPENS WHILE BOTH IN MOTION OR WHILE SITTING. IT STARTED MESSING UP ABOUT 70,000 MILES, NOW I'M ON 76,458 AND UNABLE TO USE MY SEATBELTS WHICH IS A HAZARD AND AGAINST THE LAW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326043May 26, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BURN OUT EVERY 2-3 MONTHS, ONE AFTER THE OTHER. SOMETIMES ONE WILL GO OUT AND BE OUT FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND THEN COME BACK ON, BUT USUALLY THEY GO OUT AND STAY OUT UNTIL THE BULB IS REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325535May 22, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE TROUBLE WITH MY CAR STARTING EVERY TIME GET READY TO START IT I WOULD HAVE TO GET SOMEONE TO JUMP START MY CAR OFF EVERY TIME IKE YESTERDAY WHEN I GOT READY TO GO TO WORK IT DIDN'T START IT MAKE A CLICKING NOISE IKE IT'S THE BATTERY BUT I REALLY CAN'T TELL WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE TAKEN MY CARE TO KIA DEALERSHIP THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND HERE I AM AGAIN A WEEK LATER WITH THE SAME ISSUE AS BEFORE AND NO SOLUTION AND I'M GETTING REALLY FRUSTRATED WITH PROBLEM I JUS WANT FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325250May 20, 2020
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL STICKS AT NEUTRAL POSITION WHILE PARKED OR DRIVING. FEELS LIKE THERE IS SOMETHING WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN STICKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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