Engine
Filed Jun 29, 2018120,456 milesPR
NOISE WHEN TURNO ON THE IGNICIN MOTOR...NOISE IN THE TIMING CHAIN. . 3.8L
2009 Kia Forte
Routine
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine. No safety recall has been issued.
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Most common 2009 Kia Forte problems
1 of the 1 complaints (100%) are about the engine.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsAll 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2014| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2023 | 66 | 3 | 5 | 1 | Do not drive |
| 2022 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2021 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2020 | 78 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 2019 | 150 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Routine |
| 2018 | 136 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Routine |
| 2017 | 305 | 3 | 10 | 4 | Fatalities reported |
| 2016 | 136 | 1 | 6 | 0 | Routine |
| 2015 | 262 | 1 | 20 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2014 | 444 | 3 | 36 | 0 | High concern |
| 2013 | 195 | 5 | 13 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2012 | 292 | 4 | 23 | 3 | Fatalities reported |
| 2011 | 154 | 3 | 13 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2010 | 221 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2009 — this page | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.