Kia Forte Complaints (2018)

136 consumer complaints on file.

#11404920March 25, 2021
ENGINE
I GOT MY 18 KIA WAS PURCHASED WITH 25K MILES ON IT AND WHEN IT GOT AROUND 72,000 MILES THE CAR STARTED TO SHUT OFF, MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AT TIMES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO KIA AND GAVE THEM ALL MY OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS. THEY SAID I WAS MISSING 1 MAYBE 2 SO IT WOULDN'T BE COVERED. SO PICKED THE VEHICLE UP TOOK IT BY O RILEY'S WHERE THEY TESTED IT AND SAID IT WAS A CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WE REPLACED THAT AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. WE'VE BEEN DRIVING IT BECAUSE IT'S OUR ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION SO TODAY MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IT AND THANKFULLY NOT GOING VERY FAST WHEN IT CUT OFF, MY HUSBAND TRIED TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO RESTART AND ENDED UP GOING DOWN A HILL AND HIT A TREE. KIA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE! MY HUSBAND COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY HURT AND THANK GOD I WAS NOT IN IT I'M PREGNANT NOR MY 2 SMALL CHILDREN. THIS HAS REALLY MADE ME NOT EVER WANT ANOTHER KIA OR WILL I EVER RECOMMEND ONE TO A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER! WHAT'S KIA WAITING FOR TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? SOMEONE TO DIE FIRST BECAUSE THE CAR CUTS OFF IN TRAFFIC AND YOU GET SLAMMED!!! WHAT IF THIS WAS A TEENAGE IN THEIR FIRST CAR THEY WOULD NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO I BARLEY KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN IT STALLS I'M TRAFFIC. JUST RIDICULOUS!*DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388762January 18, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
NOTE: THE INDIVIDUAL SUBMITTING THIS STATEMENT OF FACTS IS PREPARED AND WILLING TO TESTIFY BEFORE CONGRESS OR ANY COURT OF LAW THAT ALL OF WHICH THAT IS CONTAINED WITHIN THIS SUBMISSION IS BASED ON FACTS AND TRUTH . ALSO LET IT BE KNOWN A DEGREE IN "APPLIED SCIENCE IN AUTOMOTIVE & DIESEL TECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED DRILL FLUIDS TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING" IS HELD BY THIS INDIVIDUAL AND THE LATER DEGREE DEALS WITH THE CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING OF NEWTONIAN AND NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS (I.E.> WATER BASED AND OIL BASED FLUIDS SUCH AS A ENGINE OIL ) IS WELL WITHIN THE INDIVIDUALS UNDERSTANDING OF THE MOLECULAR CONSTRUCTION AND DECONSTRUCTION OF ELEMENTS . I WAS APPROACHED BY A FRIEND WHO HAD A SITUATION THAT REQUIRED QUICK ACTION IF ANY HOPES OF A REMEDY WERE TO PREVAIL , AND THE END RESULT FOR MYSELF WOULD BE OWNING A 2018 KIA FORTE . THE SAID VEHICLE HAD A TOTAL OF 41,117 MILES CALCULATED AND DISPLAYED ON THE INFORMATION DISPLAY ATTACHED TO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER . THE VEHICLE WAS WELL MAINTAINED BY THE KIA DEALERSHIP AS PROMISED UP TO THE WARRANTY PERIOD OF 12000 MILES AS PROMISED BY KIA , AT NO EXTRA CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER. AFTERWARDS THE 1ST ORIGINAL OWNER WOULD CONTINUE THE SCHEDULES SERVICE AS OUTLINED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL . THIS MAINTENANCE SERVICE WOULD ALWAYS BE PERFORMED AT THE OWNERS USUAL TRUSTED REPAIR SHOP AND IF NOT WITHIN THE AREA AT THE TIME SERVICE WAS NEEDED , A REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP WOULD BE THE CHOICE . WITH A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE IN MY POSSESSION I SOON EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO METAL SHAVINGS CAUSING POOR OIL CIRCULATION AND PAIRED WITH SEVERAL OTHER FACTORS CAUSING SLUDGE BUILD UP WHICH RENDERED MY VEHICLE GARBAGE . THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED IT WAS DUE TO NEGLIGENCE AND IMPROPER MAINTENANCE . THE FAILURE HAPPENED WHILE MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE VEHICLE DURING A THUNDERSTORM WITH FLASH FLOODING . "SATISFACTION GUARANTEE" IS A LIE !
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377876December 4, 2020
ENGINE
53,000 NO WARNING WAS DRIVING ALONG A HIGHWAY CAR STARTED TO KNOCK. THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN CAR SHUTS OFF AND I PULL OVER. COME TO FIND OUT ENGINE THROUGH A ROD IN THE BLOCK AND WAS NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY SAID I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH PROOF OIL WAS NEVER CHANGE EVEN THOUGH I GAVE THEM ALL MY RECEIPTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375333November 19, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GAS CAP COVER DOES NOT EFFECTIVELY OPEN WHEN I PULL THE LEVER INSIDE UNLESS I FIRST PUSH IN THE COVER. CAR IS STATIONARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11364196October 13, 2020
TIRES
I NEEDED TO TAKE MY CAR IN TO THE MECHANIC TO REPAIR A TIRE THAT HAD A NAIL IN IT. WHILE REPAIRING THE TIRE, I ASKED HIM TO ALSO CHECK THE TREAD OF THE TIRES. HE PRECEDED TO TELL ME THAT THE TREADS WERE STILL GOOD, BUT WHAT CONCERNED HIM WAS THE TREAD SEPARATION, CRACKING, AND DRY ROT THAT THE TIRES HAD. HE SAID THEY DEFINITELY NEED REPLACED BUT NOT BECAUSE OF TREAD. HE TOLD ME TO LOOK IN TO IT BECAUSE HE FELT THEY WERE DEFECTIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360165September 21, 2020
ENGINE
GOT MY CAR AT 60 MILES. THAT WAS A LIL OVER TWO YEARS AGO AND NOW MY CAR IS AT 68000. THE ENGINE IS STALLING AND IT'S NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY. WHEN I HAVE TO BREAK OR EVEN BREAK PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT THE CAR CUTS OFF. NO LIGHTS ARE POPPING UP AND I'VE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE. I SEE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ON HERE WHO ARE ALSO HAVING THESE PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11351298August 26, 2020
ENGINE
VEHICLE REPEATEDLY STALLS AND MUST BE RESTARTED WHEN TRAVELLING AT LOW SPEEDS. MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP BOTH RECOMMENDED REPLACING AFTERMARKET AUTOMATIC STARTER AND PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343873August 7, 2020
AIR BAGS
IN LOVED ACCIDENT JUNE17TH 2019 WAS REAR ENDED AND DRIVEN INTO REAR END OF 129000 LBS TRACTOR TRAILER. CAR WAS DEMOLISHED, FRONT END AND REAR SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. WAS EXTRACTED FROM CAR.AIR BAGS DUD NOT DELPLOY. SUSTAINED FRACTURED SKULL AND CONCUSSION
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11342397July 30, 2020
SEAT BELTS
DRIVERS SEAT BELT IS JUST GETTING SHREDDED / COMING APART. THIS IS NOT JUST COSMETIC FRAYING - THE FABRIC IS COMING APART ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STRAP.
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
#11320956April 13, 2020
ENGINE
WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IT STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE, THEN THE MOTOR STOPPED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION, EVER, OF AN ENGINE ISSUE. NO LIGHTS, WARNINGS, TEMPERATURE, NOTHING EVER ALERTED HER. WE TOOK IT TO TWO MECHANICS WHO DIAGNOSED AS TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. ALL FLUIDS WERE LOW, NO OIL. WE NEVER SAW OIL SPOTS. SHE HAD THE OIL CHANGED IN FEBRUARY. WE HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW ENGINE AS HER WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 60,000 MILES. HOW CONVENIENT FOR KIA. SHE HAS 67,000 MILES. NONE OF THE SENSORS ALERTED HER TO ANY ENGINE ISSUES! THE MECHANICS NOTED A THICK STICKY COVERING OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE. WE KNOW KIA HAS HAD SEVERAL MOTOR RECALLS ON OTHER MODELS. THIS MODEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED. I NOTICED ONLINE SEVERAL OTHER KIA FORTE OWNERS WITH ENGINE ISSUES. PLEASE ADVISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11315634March 2, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY VEHICLE KEEPS BEEPING AND SAYING THE DOORS ARE OPEN. THE LIGHT COMES ON & THE DASHBOARD SHOWS THE DOOR OPENING. THIS IS A CONSTANT ISSUE WHENEVER ANYONE I SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. SOMETIMES I CAN'T RELOCK THE DOOR BECAUSE OF THIS. THIS IS VERY SCARY & I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WILL BE GOING BACK AGAIN. I HAVE ALSO HAD MY PASSENGER TAKES VIDEOS. IT HAPPENS WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AND HIGH SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299232January 14, 2020
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MOTOR MILE KIA 2260 ROANOKE ST #1, CHRISTIANSBURG, VA 24073 (540) 381-8417, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,624. THE VIN WAS NOT VALID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292568January 2, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 KIA FORTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT AN INERSECTION, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HESITATED FOR APPROXIMATELY SIXTY SECONDS AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KIA AUTOSPORT OF PENSACOLA (6637 PENSACOLA BLVD, PENSACOLA, FL 32505, (888) 512-0124) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10162043. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,022. *LN *TR *DT *BF *TP*DT CONSUMER STATED BBB AUTOLINE DECIDED TO REPURCHASE VEHICLE DUE TO BEING LEMON.*JB 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289115December 15, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
IVE HAD MY CAR SINCE 38 MILES. THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR OWNING IT. IT HAS BEEN WELL KEPT AND IT STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS ABOUT A MONTH AGO THAT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. IT SHAKES REALLY BAD AT 30MPH AND STAYS IN 6TH GEAR. IT ALSO HAS MAJOR PROBLEMS PICKING UP SPEED AND SHIFTING IN GENERAL. SOMETIMES IT JUST STALLS AND DONT GO. WHEN SWITCHING LANES ON THE INTERSTATE IT SLOWS WAY DOWN AND DOESN'T SHIFT. IT DOESN'T MATTER MY SPEED. FROM 10-50MPH AND UP IT SKIPS GEARS AND STALLS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258813September 29, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY HAD TO MOVE CAR FORWARD TO GET INTO MY TRUNK AS I WAS ONLY GOING A FEW FEET I GOT INTO CAR LEAVING DOOR PARTIAL OPEN WITH MY LEFT LEG HANGING OUT AS I STARTED THE CAR IT INSTANIOUSLY SURGED FORWARD 10 TO 12 FEET INTO MY GARAGE PINNING MY LEG BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE ROCKER PANEL AFTER COMING TO A STOP RUNNING INTO A CABINET IN THE GARAGE I SLAMMED THE CAR IN REVERSE BACKING OUT OF GARAGE AFTER GETTING OUT OF CAR I COULD SEE THAT MY FOOT HAD BEEN SEVERLY CUT WIDE OPEN SHORTLY AFTER MY DAUGHTER DROVE ME TO THE HOSPITAL TO EMERGENCY CARE WHERE I RECEIVED 14 STITCHES ON TOP OF FOOT. HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RETURN TO WORK FOR TWO WEEKS SINCE 9/16/19 AND MAY BE ANOTHER TWO TO THREE WEEKS BEFORE ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252592August 31, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR HAS BEEN HACKED WHILE I WAS AT WORK. I HAD MY CAR PARKED IN THE MUSEUM PARKING LOT IN MILWAUKEE, WI.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241180August 1, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 KIA FORTE. WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO POMONA KIA (8 RIO RANCHO ROAD, POMONA, CA 91766, (909) 664-2200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 13235167. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234047July 23, 2019
STEERING
I WAS HAVING AN ISSUE WITH A "USED" KIA THE DAY I BOUGHT IT I SAY USED BECAUSE IT HAD LESS THEN 2000 MILES WHEN I WAS GIVEN THE KEYS, IT HAD WOBBLY TIRES AND THEN ABOUT 2 WEEKS INTO HAVING IT, THIS NOISE CAME UP IN THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE, CLANKING AND GRINDING ALMOST; WHEN I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT, TURNING THE WHEELS ALL THE WAY LEFT, A POP HAPPENED. I STRAIGHTENED THE WHEELS AND GOT OUT. LOOKED AT MY FRONT DRIVER AND IT LOOKED OKAY, BUT THEN WHEN I WENT TO THE FRONT PASSENGER IT WAS TURNED ALL THE WAY INWARDS. THERE WAS A LINE WITH A LUG NUT ON THE END THAT WAS DISCONNECTED. I'M HAPPY IT DIDNT HAPPEN DOING 65 AROUND A CORNER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230452July 9, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY PARENTS DRIVEWAY FOR 24 HOURS WHEN MY HUSBAND HEARD A POP AND IT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE FLAMES WERE FORCEFULLY COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND IT BURNED OUR HOUSE DOWN THE CAR WAS TOO BURNED FOR AN INSPECTION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANIES OR ANYBODY THE CAR WAS TOTALED IT WAS THE FIRST NEW CAR THAT I HAD EVER HAD THIS HAPPENED ON 10/31 2018 THE CITY OF ANAHEIM CALIFORNIA HAS THE FIRE REPORT WHICH STATES THAT IT WAS MY CAR THAT CAUSED THE WHOLE FIRE ACCORDING TO STATE FARM AND MERCURY CASUALTY IT IS A LARGE LOSS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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