2010 Kia Forte complaints

ESP WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS UP INTERMITTINGLY, AUTO TRANSMMISION SHIFTING STUCK IN LOW SPEED

WHILE COASTING INTO A PARKING SPOT MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED INTO A RETAINING WALL. KIA IS DENYING ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I AM CURRENTLY AWAITING WORD FROM MY BODY SHOP AS TO IF THE CAR WILL BE TOTALED OR NOT. IF IT IS FIXABLE I AM VERY FRIGHTENED TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT. I AM SEEING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE PROGRESSING WITH NO WARNING. AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND WAS UNRESPONSIVE SO THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER THE BRAKE PEDAL EACH TIME THE FAILURE HAPPENED. A DEALER HAD NOT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HAD NOT INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V363000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER (BILLION AUTO- KIA SIOUX CITY, 3701 SINGING HILLS BLVD, SIOUX CITY, IA 51106, 712-560-7599) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA FORTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A DEER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER (DENNIS EAKIN KIA, LOCATED AT 5200 EAST CENTRAL TEXAS EXPY, KILLEEN, TEXAS 76543, (254) 699-2909) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V363000 (AIR BAGS) ON JUNE 20, 2018. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD CLICKING SOUND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AND CONTINUED AS I DROVE, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC THAT SAME DAY. I SPOKE WITH 3 MECHANICS, ALL SAID IT'S A COMMON ENGINE PROBLEM WITH KIA'S AND THEY SAID IT WAS SPUN CRANK ON THE ROD BEARINGS AND IT'S A COMMON ISSUE WITH KIA'S. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE 2010 AND ONLY HAVE 50K MILES ON IT. THEY REFUSE TO HONOR THEIR 100,000 MILES 10 YEAR WARRANTY.

WHEN THE STEERING TURNS EVERY TIME, IT MAKES A CLICKING NOISE. AFTER THE CLICKING NOISE STARTED HAPPENING, I OFTEN HEAR METAL TO METAL CONTACT NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I DRIVE ON BUMPY ROADS. THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE FAULTY STEERING COUPLING INSIDE OF THE STEERING MOTOR. ALTHOUGH THE 2010 ELANTRA WHICH SHARES THE SAME PLATFORM AND THE STEERING MOTOR WITH 2010 KIA FORTE WAS RECALLED DUE TO SAME ISSUE, 2010 KIA FORTE WAS NOT RECALLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V363000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. CORAL SPRINGS KIA (LOCATED AT 9330 W ATLANTIC BLVD, CORAL SPRINGS, FL 33071, (954) 603-7952) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

LEFT REAR CALIPER STUCK AT 73,000 MILES AROUND 7/3/15, OVERHEATING AND RUINING THE PAD AND ROTOR. RIGHT REAR CALIPER STUCK AT 111,500 MILES AROUND 9/20/18, OVERHEATING AND RUINING THE PAD AND ROTOR. WHILE ONE DID NOT OCCUR IN THIS CASE, A STUCK CALIPER IS A FIRE RISK AND TWICE IN THREE YEARS SEEMS TOO FREQUENT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.

THE MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED TO REMEDY A SAFETY RECALL (NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 18V-363 AND MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: SC165) IN A TIMELY MANNER. NO INTERIM LETTER WAS SENT AFTER THE SAFETY RECALL WAS MAILED ON JULY 27, 2018. THE RECALL IS RELATED TO A DEFECT IN THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT IN CERTAIN FRONTAL CRASHES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 KIA FORTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, SMOKE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT FLAMES AND SMOKE WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

TAKATA RECALL MY CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER 90 DAYS NOW AND THEY WILL NOT TELL ME WHEN THERE IS GOING TO BE A FIX FOR MY CAR. I CALL KIA CUSTOMER SUPPORT 3 TIMES NOW AND THEY SAY THAT A MEMBER OF THERE UPPER MANAGEMENT WILL BE CALLING ME TO DISCUSS MY OPTIONS BUT NO ONE EVER CALLS I HAVE TOLD THEM L WANT MY CAR REPLACED .CAN YOU PLEASE GET THEM TO DO THERE JOB BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT HELPING ME AT ALL.THANKS OFFICER [XXX] DOC. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BACK UP AND BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED JENKINS KIA OF GAINESVILLE AT 855-764-9404 (LOCATED AT 3345 N MAIN ST, GAINESVILLE, FL 32609) AND SCHEDULED A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V363000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KIA OF DES MOINES (4475 MERLE HAY RD, DES MOINES, IA 50310, 515-270-0706) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V363000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER (NAPLETON RIVER OAKS KIA, 1951 RIVER OAKS, DR., CALUMET CITY, IL 60409, 888-711-0920) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAGS HAD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,458. *TT UPDATED 10/2/18*JB

THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FASTENER BUTTON DOES NOT ALWAYS CLICK WHEN THEN METAL PART OF THE SEATBELT IS INSERTED WHILE PARKED OR DRIVING AND SOMETIMES THE SEATBELT COMES OUT WHILE DRIVING AND HAS TO BE REINSTALLED SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL IT IS PROPERLY FASTENED ON ALL TYPES OF ROADS

KIA AIRBAG RECALLGOOD DAY, MY VEHICLE (2010 KIA, FORTE) WHICH WAS TOTALED IN REAR-ENDED CAR ACCIDENT (WHILE WAITING AT STOP-LIGHT ON A CITY STREET) FROM A DISTRACTED DRIVER THAT TOOK PLACE ON 11/1/2011. MY NECK WAS SEVERELY INJURED, WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY IN MARCH, 2012. IN FACT, I OBTAINED SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY (SSDI) IN 2013 BASED ON THAT NECK INJURY. BY THE WAY, AFTER RECEIVING RETRO SSDI, I PURCHASED A 2012 KIA FORTE AND PRESENTLY WAITING FOR MY RECALL-NOTIFICATION FOR REPAIR/FIX. I'M WRITING IN REGARDS TO THE RECENT KIA AIRBAG RECALL. THE AIRBAG IN MY 2010 KIA FORTE DID NOT DEPOLY IN THE 2011 CAR ACCIDENT. PLEASE VIEW SUBMITTED PHOTOS IMAGES. THE PAST PHOTOS SUBMITTED SHOWED THE DRIVER'S WHEEL AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AS I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AFTER BEING REAR-ENDED. IN MY OPINION, KIA CORPORATION SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR AIRBAG FAILURE IN MY PAST CAR ACCIDENT CASE. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, I RECEIVE SSDI DUE TO MY INJURY FROM THAT CAR ACCIDENT. PLEASE ADVISE.

WAS IN ABOUT 40MPH FRONT END COLLISON WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET IN 03/2015 AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND SEAT BELT WAS WORN. HIT MY HEAD ON STEERWHEEL SO HARD WAS KNOCKED OUT AND GLASSES WHERE HIT OFF MY FACE INTO THE BACKSEAT DUE TO AIRBAG FAILURE TO DEPLOYING. HAD A CONCUSSION, BLACK EYE, WHIPLASH, BRUSES, AND SPRAINS. AMBULANCE ON SCENE, WENT TO HOSPITAL FOR INJURIES. CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND INSURANCE COMPANY TOOK CAR. ABOUT 55,000 MILES. POLICE REPORT, INSURANCE CLAIM, EMERGENCY ROOM, AND MORE DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE UP ON REQUEST.

WHILE DRIVING CAR STARTED TO MAKE KNOCKING NOISES COMING FROM ENGINE. LAST WEEK THURSDAY. ( MAY 31, 2018) MILEAGE AT 65K. THEN SUDDENLY ENGINE OFF' ON ITS OWN. DID NOT WANT TO START. STARTER AND BATTERY WAS FINE BASED ON TOWING COMPANY STAFF WHO HELPED WITH TOW. NEXT DAY HAD A MECHANIC DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM ENGINE, HE INDICATED THE ENGINE HAS LOCKED, OIL LEVEL WAS GOOD BUT WAS SLUDGY. HAD AN ANNUAL OIL CHANGE MID FEB 2018. I NORMALLY DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK IT TAKES ABOUT 15MINS. WITH TRAFFIC 20MINS. I STAY IN GUAM, ISLAND IS QUITE SMALL 18 MILES WIDE AND 31 MILES LONG. CALLED DEALER ASKED ABOUT RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM TO BE TOLD NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN FILED BY KIA BASED ON MY VEHICLES VIN NUMBER. SEARCHED THE WEB FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SIMILAR OR SAME PROBLEM. A CLASS ACTION SUIT HAS BEEN FILED IN QUEBEC CANADA ON THIS MATTER FOR KIA FORTE 2010 ENGINE PROBLEMS/LOCKING. HOPEFULLY I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON SUFFERING FROM THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP.

TOOK MY KIA FORTE IN TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. I HAVE THE OIL CHANGED REGULARLY JUST AS IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE, AND JUST HAD IT CHANGED LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AGO. THE SHOP SAID THE ENGINE HAS MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT. THEY SAID I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I CALLED THE KIA DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE RECALLS ON KIA MOTORS AND THEY SAID THAT MY ENGINE IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST BUT THAT THERE ARE MANY OF THE SAME MOTORS THAT ARE FAILING AND I WOULD HAVE TO CALL KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO FIND OUT IF MAYBE THEY WILL ADD MY ENGINE. I SEE NOTHING BUT WHERE OTHER KIA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH BOTH THE 2L & 2.4L ENGINE AND KIA IS BEING NASTY ABOUT REPLACING THEM. I AM VERY UPSET AS MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THEIR RECALL AND KNOW THAT IT SHOULD BE.

FUEL PUMP WENT OUT YESTERDAY, HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED 4 YEARS AGO, TODAY THEY SAID THE WIRE CONNECTOR GOING TO THE FUEL PUMP HAD MELTED TO THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH MEANT THAT THE AIR BAG WAS OFF. THE DEALER (KIA OF WEST CHESTER, 326 WESTTOWN RD, WEST CHESTER, PA 19382, (610) 429-3500) WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO AIR BAG RECALLS ISSUED, BUT THERE WERE TWO TSBS FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

IVE BEEN EXPERIENCING WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ON KIA FORUMS HAS LABELED AS HARD SHIFTING SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2017. WHEN I START DRIVING THE CAR JERKS REALLY HARD IN BETWEEN 1-2 RPM OR WHEN IT'S SHIFTING. IT'S NOT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND IT MAY BE THE HEAT TEMP SENSOR BUT I DON'T KNOW.

HELLO, I AM CURRENTLY HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 2010 KIA FORTE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STRUGGLING TO ACCELERATE AND SOON EVENTUALLY BEGAN TO FEEL AS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL OUT ALL TOGETHER EVERY TIME I STEPPED ON THE GAS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND AFTER DIAGNOSING THE CODE, IT READ P0336 (CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR A CIRCUIT RANGE/PERFORMANCE). AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT APPARENTLY THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE ENGINES FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE I AM CURRENTLY HAVING. I LOOKED UP MY VEHICLES VIN ON THIS WEBSITE AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THERE IS NOT CURRENTLY AN OPEN RECALL EVEN THOUGH I HAD JUST READ THAT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND ENGINE TYPE (THETA 2) WERE BEING RECALLED FOR CRANKSHAFT ISSUES. WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY CAR CHECKED OUT VIA RECALL MEASURES. THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IS IN QUESTION DUE TO THESE KNOWN ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE BECAUSE THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE BULB FAILED, WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED WITHIN THE HOLSTER, AND HAD FALLEN INTO THE TRUNK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STOP LAMP SWITCH HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC MADE THE CONTACT AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V114000 (SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MANEUVER FROM THE PARK POSITION. A TOW COMPANY WAS CALLED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE TOW DRIVER SHOWED THE CONTACT A TRICK TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT THEN NOTIFIED UNIVERSAL KIA HICKORY HOLLOW (5406 TARGET DR, ANTIOCH, TN, 37013) AND UNIVERSAL KIA RIVERGATE (1536 GALLATIN PIKE N, MADISON, TN, 37115) OF THE FAILURES. THE DEALERS CONFIRMED THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL, BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

WHEN THE STEERING TURNS EVERY TIME, IT MAKES A CLICKING NOISE. AFTER THE CLICKING NOISE STARTED HAPPENING, I OFTEN HEAR METAL TO METAL CONTACT NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I DRIVE ON BUMPY ROADS. THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE FAULTY STEERING COUPLING INSIDE OF THE STEERING MOTOR. ALTHOUGH THE 2010 ELANTRA WHICH SHARES THE SAME PLATFORM AND THE STEERING MOTOR WITH 2010 KIA FORTE WAS RECALLED DUE TO SAME ISSUE, 2010 KIA FORTE WAS NOT RECALLED.

ON TWO OCCASIONS NOW THE KIA FORTE HAS STALLED WITH THE ORIGINAL FUEL SENDING UNIT LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN SEPTEMBER 11 2016 (~55,000 MILES) WHERE CAR WAS PARKED FOR ~30 MINUTES WHILE SHOPPING AND WOULD NOT START-INVESTIGATION FOUND THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR WITHIN THE FUEL TANK GOT HOT ENOUGH TO MELT THE PLASTIC AND DISCONNECT THE POSITIVE TERMINAL (SEE IMAGES ATTACHED). THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND KIA DEALERSHIPS IN THE CHICAGOLAND AREA WOULD NOT DO ANY WARRANTY REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. AFTER REPAIRING THE CONNECTION AND RE-SOCKETING THE TERMINALS THE PUMP WAS ABLE TO WORK FOR ANOTHER YEAR UNTIL THE SECOND INCIDENT. ON AUGUST 29 2017 (~75,000 MILES) THE VERY SAME CONNECTOR AGAIN WITHIN THE ASSEMBLY FOR THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED WHILE IN MOTION ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL WHICH IN TURN CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. AGAIN, THE CONNECTOR FOR PROVIDING POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP OPENED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BE STARVED OF FUEL. THE UNIT IS NO LONGER REPAIRABLE AS THE OPEN CIRCUIT IS OCCURRING WITHIN THE RIGHT-ANGLE PASS THROUGH THE METAL DIVIDER OF THE INTERNAL PORTION OF THE FUEL TANK. THE ENTIRE UNIT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT EVEN THOUGH ALL OTHER ELEMENTS ON THE ASSEMBLY ARE WORKING. OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS EXACT ISSUE HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE POSSIBILITY OF A RECALL. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY MECHANISM ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS DUE TO ABRUPT LOSS OF STEERING, ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, AND FIRE HAZAR

AS I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY I HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN SMOKE START TO COME FRO M UNDER HOOD AND OUT THE BACK OF THE CAR. AS THAT WAS HAPPENING I HEARD A LOUD BANG THEN MY ENGINE SHUT OFF BEFORE I COULD PULL OVER. AFTER I WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND AFTER MY CAR WENT THROUGH A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT MY ENGINE FAILED EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN GREAT CONDITION AND WE'LL MAINTAINED.

I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO PROVIDE YOU NOTICE OF UNRESOLVED DEFECTS IN MY 2010 KIA FORTE EX, KIA CASE NO. K3395476. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED FILE TITLED, "HARVEY NHSTA SUMMARY OF EVENTS" FOR COMPLETE NATURE OF THE COMPLAINT AS I RAN OUT OF CHARACTERS.

AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. IT WILL QUIT FOR NO REASON. I HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK OR NEUTRAL TO START AND CONTINUE. PLUS, DRIVING ALONG THE TRANSMISSION WILL KICK OUT GEAR FOR A SECOND AND THEN GO AGAIN.

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.

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.

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.

I HAVE A 2010 KIA FORTE KOUP. IT RUNS AND DRIVES ALRIGHT BESIDES IT MAKES SUCH A KNOCK. I HAVE HEARD IT COULD BE A ROD KNOCK OR A SPUD BEARING ETC. NEED TO KNO IF I'M UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRENTY AS I'M NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. CAR ONLY HAS 88,000 MILES ON IT TOO. ALSO THE PLACE I TOOK IT TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG SAID IT WOULD BE 2 GRAND TO FIX IT. HOW DO YOU EXPECT ME TO DO THAT AS I'M MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE CAR AND ONLY HAD IT SINCE APRIL OF THIS YEAR.

THIS MORNING WHILE DRIVING, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. I WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA WITH DECENT ROADS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL MALFUNCTION AND DEPLOY WHILE I AM DRIVING AND POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SPEND MONEY ON THIS REPAIR AS THERE IS NO REASON THIS SHOULD HAVE OCCURRED BUT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. AGAIN, THE SYMBOL REMAINS LIT. 6/8/16. SITE WON'T ACCEPT DATE.

I HAVE KIA FORTE WHICH WAS RUNNING FINE. UNTIL I CHANGE THE STARTER THEN THE OIL WAS PUMPING TO THE ENGINE IT WOULD KNOCK LOUDLY & IF I WOULD ANY LONGER IT WOULD BLOW THE ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA FORTE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN UNKNOWN OBJECT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO THE HEAD THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,616.

VEHICLE FAILED TO START. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO GARAGE WHO STATED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH TIMING CHAIN AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HAD VEHICLE RE-TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THAT IT WAS A BAD TIMING CHAIN AND THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS NOT A BELT, BUT A CHAIN. THE TIMING CHAIN SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. IT'S A NECESSARY PART FOR THE POWERTRAIN TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. AT THE VERY LEAST, THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY SHOULD HAVE COVERED THIS. TEN DAYS TO REPAIR - $1200 OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE IT IS NOT AN EASY REPLACEMENT.

THE VEHICLE DURING WARMER MONTHS AFTER STARTING AND BEING TURNED OFF MUST BE JUMPED STATED TO START. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALER 10 TIMES AND THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE FRONT ELECTRICAL HARNESS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM CEASED FOR 8 MONTHS AND HAS NOW RETURNED. THE DEALER NOW SAYS THE CABLE CONNECTING THE BATTERY IS FAILING CAUSING IT TO OVERHEAT. I FEEL THIS IS A ELECTRICAL HAZARD WHICH WILL ONE DAY RESULT IN A FIRE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL WOULD SPEW BACK OUT OF THE FILLER NECK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF POWER FROM THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE AND THE BATTERY. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT VERTICALLY WHEN I NEEDED TO GIVE THE CAR SOME GAS RATHER THAN JUST LIFT FOOT OFF BRAKE TO GET OUT OF SPOT. THE CAR DELAYED--WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I TRIED AGAIN AND IT SHOT OUT RAPIDLY UNCONTROLLABLY OUT OF THE SPOT, SIDE SWIPING THE CAR NEXT TO ME AND GOING INTO A REVERSE FIGURE EIGHT SWERVING OVER PARKING LOT AND WOULD NOT BRAKE. THE CAR ENDED UP SWERVING INTO THE BACK OF A PARKED RANGE ROVER AS I THREW MY CAR INTO PARK SINCE IT WOULD NOT STOP. THERE WAS ANOTHER COMPLAINT LIKE MINE ON LINE ABOUT SOMEONE WITH THE SAME MODEL AND ABOUT 38 K ON CAR WHOSE CAR ACCELERATION DID THIS MOVING GOING FORWARD. I ENDED UP WITH SUSTAINED INJURIES WITH BODY OUT OF ALIGNMENT, HIP, AND BACK PAIN. NO ONE ELSE WAS HURT BECAUSE NO ONE WAS IN PARKING LOT OR CARS.

JUST A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE NEW FROM THE BACK IN AUG 2009, THE DRIVERS AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. SINCE THAT FIRST VISIT, I CONTINUED TO RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AT LEAST 5 TIMES WITHIN THE YEAR. I WAS TOLD PARTS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM KEPT RETURNING. WHEN I SENT A LETTER TO THE HEADQUARTERS, I WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD I WOULD JUST HAVE TO KEEP RETURNING THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR TESTING AND REPAIRS, BUT I WASN'T GUARANTEED A LOANER DURING THE REPAIR. I FIGURED AT SOME POINT THEY WOULD JUST START CHARGING ME FOR EVERY VISIT, WITHOUT COMPLETELY FIXING THE PROBLEM. UP TO THAT POINT IT WASN'T COSTING ME FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, BUT IT WAS COSTING ME IN TIME AWAY FROM WORK, AND RENTAL FEES. SINCE I LIVED IN TEXAS AT THE TIME THE SAFETY INSPECTION DID NOT INCLUDE THE AIR BAG LIGHT. HOWEVER, I JUST MOVED TO VIRGINIA AND THEIRS DOES, SO NOW I HAVE A CAR I CAN'T REGISTER, HENCE CAN'T DRIVE. I MADE AN APPT WITH A LOCAL DEALER TO SEE IF THEY CAN RESOLVE THIS (PENDING). HOWEVER, I DON'T KNOW IF I WILL BE CHARGED FOR THE REPAIRS, OR IF THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FIX THIS SINCE OTHERS HAVE FAILED IN THE PAST. I WASN'T AWARE OF THIS SITE OR I WOULD HAVE FILED THIS COMPLAINT WAY BACK THEN. BUT FROM READING OTHER COMPLAINTS, I SEE NOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. WITH THE RECENT RECALL OF MALFUNCTIONING/DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS BY THOUSANDS OF MANU

I HAD HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HOOD LATCH IN THE PAST. ON TWO OCCASIONS, I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE HOOD OPEN. DURING THE INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING AND THE HOOD FLEW OPEN AND SMASHED INTO WINDSHIELD AND ROOF. FORCE CAUSED THE ROOF TO CAVE IN AND HIT ME IN THE HEAD. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HOOD, ROOF, PART BESIDE HOOD WHERE HOOD MEETS WINDSHIELD, WINDSHIELD SMASHED. PLEASE NOTE. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE 2010 IN MANCHESTER NH AND USED IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. NOW RESIDE IN CANADA. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED IN CANADA.

I HAVE A 2010 KIA FORTE EX. I AM THE ONLY OWNER AS I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW. ON 5/29/2015 I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY CRASH. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE LIGHT TO BE ON. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL KIA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THE FOLLOWING: "YOU NEED TO BRING IT IN AND WE WILL HOOK IT UP TO OUR COMPUTER AND SEE WHAT CODE IT DISPLAYS TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.". THEN HE ASK THE MILEAGE. I TOLD HIM AND HE STATED IT WOULD COST ME "$110.00 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS.". I ASK WHAT WAS THERE A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS OR THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT AND HE STATED #NOT ON THE YEAR YOUR CAR WAS MADE.". I AM NOT GOING TO PAY THEM OVER $100.00 FOR THIS. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SAFETY FEATURES ON MY CAR. I BELIEVE SHOULD BE FREE FOR THEM TO TEST A SAFETY FEATURE OF SUCH IMPORTANCE. NOT TO MENTION IT WOULD BE GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE. BUT THEY DO NOT THINK SO. I TOLD HIM I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL KIA'S THAT HAVE HAD RECALLS FOR AIRBAG ISSUES AND HE SAID YES BUT NOT THE 2010'S. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED . I JUST BELIEVE IT IS ANOTHER WAY TO PUNISH THE WORKING CLASS OF SOCIETY. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WILL NOT BE PAYING THEM TO DIAGNOSE THIS ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE A COURTESY. YOURS TRULY EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED CUSTOMER IN TEXAS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR*JB

NOTICE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS MY 2010 KIA FORTE EX , DOOR LOCKS OPEN BY ITSELF EITHER WHILE IN MOTION ON NOT IN MOTION. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR IS HOT FROM DRIVING A FEW MILES ALSO THE IGNITION SWITCH IS HOT TO TOUCH I MEAN REALLY HOT!!! AND THIS LOCK AND UNLOCK PROBLEM WENT ON FOR ABOUT 25 TO 30MILES

MYSELF AND THE STATE PATROL OF LONG BEACH WA, WERE STANDING NEXT TO MY CAR AND HIS POLICE CAR WAS RIGHT BEHIND MY CAR THE KIA. WE BOTH HEARD A POP SOUND AND THEN LOOK AT MY BACK WINDOW AND IT BEGAN TO SPIDER THEN THE WHOLE WINDOW SHATTERED INTO PIECES. NO RESIN FOR THIS. RECALL ON WINDOW OR THE WAY KIA PUTS THEM IN/"? I OWE $0 ON MY CAR AND ITS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

FRONT TURN SIGNAL BULBS KEEP QUIT WORKING, THIS APPEARS TO BE A POOR DESIGN ON THE BULB SOCKET TO HEADLAMP HOUSING CONNECTION, BOTH SIDES HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE MULTIPLE TIMES, IF YOU REMOVE THE SOCKET AND REINSTALL IT THEY START WORKING AGAIN, THERE IS NO CORROSION PRESENT. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS IT CREATES A SERIOUS DANGER TO OCCUPANTS AS OTHER VEHICLES ARE UNAWARE OF THE VEHICLES INTENDED DIRECTION. *TR

I HAVE HAD 3 TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR STEMS CRACK AND DISAPPEAR INTO THE TIRE CAUSING A FLAT AT 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT 38,000 MILES, THE LAST 2 WERE AT 76,000 AND WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER. I CALLED KIA BUT THEY STATED I HAVE TO HAVE KIA EXAMINE THEM. THE FIRST TIME KIA TOLD ME THAT THIS JUST HAPPENS AND CHARGED ME $200. I WENT TO MAVIS TIRE THE 2ND TIME AND THEY REPLACED IT FOR $83. I CALLED KIA TODAY AFTER THE 3RD TIME AND THEY TOLD ME TO GO TO THE DEALER. *TR

FOR THE SECOND TIME ON THIS VEHICLE THE METAL STEM FOR THE TPSM HAS BROKEN OFF, DEFLATING THE TIRE. THIS TIME WHILE INFLATING THE TIRE, THE FIRST WHILE PARKED,. HAD THIS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AN ACCIDENT MAY HAVE OCCURRED KIA DEALER ADVISES THEY ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE "SAFETY" EQUIPMENT. *TR

I WAS SITTING AT A STOP SIGN WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN AN SUV HEADING NORTH MADE A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO THE STREET I WAS ON IN FRONT OF ANOTHER SUV, THE SUV MAKING THE LEFT TURN WAS BROADSIDED BY THE OTHER SUV AND THEN THROWN INTO THE FRONT OF MY CAR, MY CAR WAS THEN THROWN INTO THE SUV BEHIND ME. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS IN MY CAR DEPLOYED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. I INJURED MY LEFT SHOULDER, MY CAR WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS BECAUSE THE FRONT RAILS WHERE NOT REPAIRABLE AND I HAVE LEARNED THAT I TORE THE ROTATOR CUFF IN MY LEFT SHOULDER AND REQUIRED SURGERY TO FIX IT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A HIT THIS HARD THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT CAUSE THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY....UPDATED 03-11-15 *BF....UPDATED 12/30/15 *BF UPDATED 9/26/2017*CN