Kia Forte Complaints

2,563 consumer complaints on file.

#11405273March 28, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
MY ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AND THE ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE BURNED
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11405134March 27, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRUNK LID OPENS WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11404874March 25, 2021
ENGINE
AT APPROXIMATELY 100K MILES IN 2018 CAR BEGAN CONSUMING WHAT I DEEMED MORE THAN NORMAL OIL BETWEEN 4000 MILE SERVICE INTERVALS AS WELL AS BEGAN A SLIGHT KNOCKING SOUND. KIA DEALERSHIP ATTRIBUTED THIS TO 100K MILES AND NORMAL ENGINE WEAR. KNOCKING WENT FROM SLIGHT IRRITATION TO SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG IN THE SUMMER OF 2021 AT 155K. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MY LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THE ENGINE WAS SHOT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT FOR AROUND $7500. TOOK THE CAR BACK HOME VIA TOW TRUCK AS I DID NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR A CAR I HAD JUST PAID OFF FINALLY. DID RESEARCH WHICH LED ME TO BELIEVE KIA HAD SOME KNOWN ENGINE ISSUE DIRECTLY RELATED TO WHAT THIS SEEMED TO BE AND IT WAS BELIEVED THEY WOULD ISSUE A RECALL. HELD ONTO CAR UNTIL RECALL WAS ISSUED AND AGAIN HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER IMMEDIATELY INFORMED ME THAT I DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AS I WAS 5K MILES OVER THE LIMITS FOR SAID RECALL SC200. MY READING OF THE RECALL STATED THEY WOULD DO REPAIR UP TO AND INCLUDING ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND WARRANT WORK FOR 15 YEARS OR 150K MILES WHICH EVER CAME FIRST. THEY STATED THIS WAS LIMIT FOR REPAIR AND NOT WARRANTY. CONTACTED KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND HAVE BEEN GETTING THE RUN AROUND FOR 3 MONTHS NOW AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE GOING TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. I FEEL AT THIS POINT I AM FIGHTING A LOSING BATTLE FOR KNOWN ISSUE AND KIA HAS LOST A CUSTOMER FOR LIFE AS I WISH I HAD NOT PURCHASED THE ONE I HAVE NOW IF I HAD KNOWN THEY WERE NOT GOING TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. OUT OF THE ROUGHLY 300K VEHICLES I DOUBT MANY WILL MEET THIS CRITERIA IF THAT IS INDEED WHAT IT IS SO THEY WILL LOOK GOOD IN SAYING THEY ARE RECALLING AND FIXING WHEN IN REALITY THEY ARE NOT FIXING MANY AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#11404931March 25, 2021
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS IN MOTION, TURNING LEFT FROM 13TH STREET NORFOLK NE, INTO THE GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT, WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO MY DRIVERS SIDE AND REAR DOOR DIRECTLY IN THE MIDDLE. MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WAS UNABLE TO OPEN, AND THE FRAME BETWEEN BOTH DOOR WAS DENTED IN.*DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11404221March 22, 2021
ENGINE
THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 88,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR STARTED MAKING TICKING NOISE. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID IT IS THE ENGINE AND IT NEEDS REPLACED. THEY ALSO SAID THIS WAS A VERY COMMON ISSUE ON THESE ENGINES. SAID IT WASN'T WORTH THE COST TO REPLACE. I'M SO ANGRY CAUSE THE CAR STILL SHOULD HAVE ALOT OF LIFE LEFT IN IT. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF AND THIS IS A FAULTY BECAUSE OF KIA!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11404294March 22, 2021
ENGINE
JUST AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR USED WITH 73,349 MILES ON THE ODOMETER ON 7/31/2014 THERE WAS A SLIGHT KNOCK IN THE ENGINE, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE THE PROBLEM THAT LED TO RECALLS ON LATER YEARS MODELS WITH 4 CYLINDER ENGINES, SO I THINK THE PROBLEM STARTED EARLIER. SINCE THERE WAS NO WARRANTY (SOLD AS IS) ON A USED CAR THE DEALER TOLD US REPAIRS WOULD COST MORE THAN JUST REPLACING THE ENGINE, SO I HAD TO PAY $3,000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I COMPLAINED TO BOTH THE DEALER (FAIRFAX KIA) AND THE MANUFACTURER WITH NO RESOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11404388March 22, 2021
ENGINE
AROUND 85,000 MILES ON A 2011 KIA FORTE KOUP THE ENGINE STARTED TICKING AND BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED. BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING TO KIA BECAUSE SO MANY WERE BEING RECALLED. IT'S ROD BEARING. I'VE HAD ALL NECESSARY OIL CHANGES AND WORK DONE TO IT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11404153March 21, 2021
WHEELS
EMERGENCY WARNING LIGHT FOR TIRE PRESSURE COMES ON AND STAYS ON DESPITE TIRES BEING BALANCED AND AIRED PROPERLY BY SERVICE TECHNICIAN. LIGHT CAME ON WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11403958March 19, 2021
ENGINE
MY VEHICLE BEGAN TICKING AND EMITTING LARGE CLOUDS OF SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST. I RECEIVED A LETTER ADVISING ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN A SAFETY RECALL. I TOOK IT TO ED VOYLES KIA IN CHAMBLEE, GA AND WAS TOLD THE ISSUES ARE NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. I FIND THIS DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE. THE CAR HAS APPOX 150,000 MILES. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT BASED ON THE FACT THAT OTHER AFFECTED VEHICLES HAVE HAD ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES AND THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRES HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. IF THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED, HOW CAN THEY RULE OUT MY VEHICLE? I AM SUPER CONCERNED AND FEEL THAT MY HEALTH AND WELL BEING IS NOT VALUED. PLEASE HELP ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11403485March 17, 2021
ENGINE
MY CAR LEFT MY CHILD STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE IN ORANGEBURG ON THE WAY HOME TO MACEDONIA, SC. IT WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND SHE HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. APPARENTLY THERE IS A RECALL ON MY ENGINE & I NEVER RECEIVED IT. I NOW HAVE A UNUSABLE CAR IN THE SHOP THAT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE DUE TO OIL LEAKING. IT IS CURRENTLY AT SHOP LIFE @ 2005 N MAIN ST, SUMMERVILLE SC (843) 475-9366.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11403533March 17, 2021
AIR BAGS, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 40 MPH WITH THE SPEEDOMETER INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND DROVE SLOWLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE REGAINED NORMAL FUNCTIONALITY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO RAY BRANDT KIA (1884 WESTBANK EXPY, HARVEY, LA 70058, (504) 356-7072) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V750000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11403582March 17, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY ROUTE 50 WHEN SMOKE ENTERED THE VEHICLE FROM THE AC VENTS. I TRIED TO PRESS THE BRAKES BUT THEY FAILED. THEN THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE FRONT AND BACK, THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO FAIL, I JUMPED FROM THE VEHICLE ON GOING 40MPH, THEN THE CAR EXPLODED.*DT*DT*JB*DT*DT*DT*DT*DT*DT*JB*JB*DT*DT*DT*DT*DT Consumer contacted the dealer and has obtained a case # [XXX] and paid invoice # [xxx]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).”
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11403194March 16, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN FUELING AFTER PUMP AUTO SHUT OFF GAS WILL SPILL OUT, CAUSING A GASS SPILL. DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THERE IS NO FIX. REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT LOWER WITH SWITCH. DEALERSHIP IS WELL AWARE BUT STATES THERE ARE NO FIXES. ALSO COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON OVER THE DASH AND THE COOLANT WAS LOW WITH LESS THAN 9K MILES. CAR IS LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD AND HAS LESS THAN 10K MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11403312March 16, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I TOOK THE CAR TO PHIL SMITH KIA AT 4250 N FEDERAL HWY, LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FL 33064 TELEPHONE (954) 545-7200 AND THEY REFUSED TO RECALL THE VEHICLE. WHAT PROCEDURE TO ADOPT IN THIS CASE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11403323March 16, 2021
ENGINE
MY CAR WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM KIA OF CLARKSVILLE. IT HAS ALWAYS HAD A TICK I WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL. AT 88,000 MILES MY CAR LOCKED UP. JUST DRIVING UP A SMALL HILL IT STARTED KNOCKING LOUD AND LOST POWER. TOOK IT TO KIA THEY WANT 6000.00 TO REPAIR IT WITH A JUNK YARD MOTOR. HOW DO THEY SELL FAULTY ENGINES AND GET AWAY WITH IT. I TOOK GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND OIL CHANGES WHEN DUE. I'M SO UPSET THAT AS A CONSUMER WE HAVE NO PROTECTION AGAINST THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11403400March 16, 2021
ENGINE
UNIVERSITY KIA IN WACO, TEXAS REFUSE TO RECALL 2014 KIA UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE ISSUED MARCH 9, 2021.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11403077March 15, 2021
VISIBILITY/WIPER
IN NORMAL DRIVING AND LIGHTING CONDITIONS MY AUTO GLASS APPEARS CLEAR AND NO VISIBLE ISSUES. HOWEVER, AS SOON AS THE SUN IS SHINING DIRECTLY THROUGH THE GLASS, THEN THOUSANDS OF WHAT APPEAR TO BE MICRO BUBBLES APPEAR AND SEVERELY IMPACTS THE DRIVERS VISION ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO FOCUS ON THE ROAD AHEAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11402779March 13, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR KEEPS SHUTTING DOWN...STOPS RUNNING, HAVE TO START IT AGAIN TO KEEP GOING
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11402586March 12, 2021
AIR BAGS
ON 3/9/2021 I WAS INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT AND MY KIA WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT WAS HIT SO HARD THAT THE IT LEFT A HOLE IN THE DOOR AND MY TODDLER WAS SITTING IN HIS CAR SEAT. WHEN THE FORE DEPT ARRIVED THEY NOTICED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. I WAS ADVISED THAT MY AIR BAGS SHOULD'VE DEPLOYED. I WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON A CITY STREET AT ABOUT 35 MILES AND HOUR WHEN I WAS HIT.*DT*DT*JB*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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