2012 Kia Forte complaints

THIS ENGINE HAS ALWAYS HAD LOUD VALVES. DEALER SAYS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT WHEN WE BOUGHT IT IN 2012. AT 121,000 MILES, THE ENGINE HAS SUDDENLY DEVELOPED A SOLID KNOCKING FROM DEEP WITHIN THE ENGINE - MUCH LIKE THE SAME CONDITIONS THAT RESULTED IN THE OPTIMA, SPORTAGE, AND SORRENTO ENGINES BEING RECALLED. KIA CLAIMS THERE IS NO ISSUE WITH FORTE ENGINES YET THEY EXHIBIT THE SAME KNOCKING THAT ENDS WITH CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO PREMATURE BEARING WEAR. WHEN COLD, MY 2.0L GAS ENGINE CLATTERS MORE THAN A DIESEL TRUCK. IS IT POSSIBLE THEY ARE RESISTING ADDING THE FORTE DUE TO THE SHEER NUMBER OF THOSE VEHICLES SOLD? DEALER WANTS $109 PER HOUR FOR DIAGNOSTICS WITH NO CAP ON HOURS SPENT. ON THE KIA FORUM I FOLLOW, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE WAITED 3 MONTHS FOR A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO SPENDING MORE FOR A REPLACEMENT ENGINE THAN THE VEHICLE IS WORTH. UP UNTIL NOW, THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT VEHICLE. SOLID, RELIABLE, ONE I WOULD JUMP INTO AND DRIVE 1200 MILES ON A TRIP WITHOUT HESITATION. WE AVERAGED 38 MPG MAKING TRIPS FROM NY TO FL AND BACK. NOW I'M SCARED TO EVEN MOVE IT IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT'S JUST SAD THAT KIA APPEARS TO HAVE DROPPED THE BALL LIKE THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA FORTE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WAS LOOSE AND AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KIA AUTO SPORT (6637 PENSACOLA BLVD, PENSACOLA, FL 32505, (850) 457-7772), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,701.

THE STEREO WIRES MELTED AND STARTED A FIRE IN THE DASHBOARD. FIRE WAS PUT OUT. STEREO IS DAMAGED.

MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING TICKING NOISES AROUND 60,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD BY MORE THAN ONE PERSON THAT IT WAS JUST NOISY LIFTERS, SO I IGNORED IT. NOW, AT JUST OVER 100,000 MILES MY NEW MECHANIC RECOMMENDED I GET IT LOOKED AT. KIA TOLD ME MY ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED AND IT WILL COST $6000. THE CAR ISN'T EVEN WORTH THAT MUCH. I ALWAYS KEPT UP ON MY MAINTENANCE BECAUSE THE SALESMAN WHEN I BOUGHT THE CARE TOLD ME THAT IF I TOOK CARE OF IT, I COULD EXPECT 300,000+ MILES OUT OF IT. WHAT A LIE. I'M GOING TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR IN HOPES THAT THEY DO THE RIGHT THING AND EXPAND THEIR RECALL. HOPEFULLY BEFORE I GO UP IN FLAMES.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON IN THE CAR. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALER FOR ON JANUARY 10 2019 FOR A RECALL 18V363 WHICH THEY COMPLETED. ON SATURDAY FEB 2, I WAS RUNNING ERRANDS. WHEN I LEFT ONE OF THE STORES, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR AND STAY ILLUMINATED. IT HAS BEEN ON AND OFF (MOSTLY ON) INTERMITTEDLY SINCE THEN. THE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIR.

MY ENGINE HAS BEGUN MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND AND TWO MECHANICS HAVE SAID THE ENGINE HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE KNOCKING STARTED WITH NORMAL USE AND REGULAR OIL CHANGES. STARTED WHILE IDLING AND GOT LOUDER WITH FASTER RPM

MY SON WAS DRIVING HOME AND WAS GOING ABOUT 55 MPH ON AR HWY 62. THE ROAD NARROWS DOWN FROM TWO LANE TO ONE RIGHT BY A BLUFF WHEN THE MOTOR WITHOUT WARNING, THREW A ROD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SHATTERED THE ENGINE. ABSOLUTELY NO WHERE TO PULL OVER. HE WAS VERY LUCKY NOT TO BE HIT AS HE COULDN'T GIVE ANY NOTICE TO THE VEHICLES BEHIND HIM. WE ALWAYS MADE SURE TO CHANGE THE OIL AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS IN TOP NOTCH. COME TO FIND OUT THE OIL WASN'T MAKING IT TO THE ENGINE. KIA SHOULD INCLUDE THIS IN THEIR RECALL AS THEIR OTHER ENGINES HAVE HAD MAJOR ENGINE FAILURES ON THE SAME ENGINE IN OTHER VEHICLES. WHAT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER IS IF THEY REPLACED IT BECAUSE ANOTHER ENGINE WOULD DO THE SAME THING. SINCE THIS ENGINE IS IN PIECES NOW! UNFORTUNATELY I IT'S NOT EVEN FULLY PAID FOR. IT HAS SINCE BECOME A $10,000 YARD ORNAMENT. SO THANKFUL NOBODY WAS HURT BUT KIA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. I'M SURE WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES WHO HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN.

I HAVE CONTACTED THE KIA DEALERSHIP IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 3 TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS AT A SERVICE REQUEST FOR A RECALL. TWICE WAS BY PHONE WHERE I TALKED TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE ABOUT SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL ON MY CAR. BOTH TIMES I LEFT MY NAME, NUMBER, AND MY VIN. THE PHONE CALLS WERE 3 DAYS APART. I THEN CONTACTED THEM A THIRD TIME USING THEIR ONLINE SERVICE REQUEST. IT STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT ME WITHIN 48 HOURS BUT IT HAS BEEN AT LEAST 5 DAYS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V363000 (AIR BAGS) BY VALUE KIA (6915 ESSINGTON AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19153, 215-937-1000). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY WAS INADEQUATE BECAUSE THE AIR BAG INDICATOR CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,480.

BLINKER LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AIR CONDITIONER, HEATER,ON THE CAR CONSTANTLY HAVE TO REPAIR MUST BE DEFECTIVE. AS WELL AS FUEL ISSUES WITH THE CAR.

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I WAS REAR ENDED AND THEN SMASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE. I WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY. MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL ON THE KIA AND IT WAS PART OF THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V363000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED ORLANDO KIA NORTH AT (888) 696-5097 (LOCATED AT 625 N US HWY 17 92, LONGWOOD, FL 32750) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WE HAVE A 2012 KIA FORTE THAT WE BOUGHT NEW. ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT. WE TAKE CARE OF IT AND DON'T DRIVE IT INTO THE GROUND. 2 MONTHS AGO, ENGINE STARTED MAKING NOISES, AND CAR STARTED STALLING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE MANAGED TO GET IT TO THE SHOP, WHERE OIL AND ENGINE WERE CHECKED. EVERYTHING SEEMED OK, NO MAIN REASON FOUND AS TO WHY. SOME MORE OIL WAS ADDED AND WERE TOLD TO DRIVE IT TO RESET EVERYTHING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. 2 MONTHS, 2 OIL CHANGES/TUNE UPS AND ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT COME OFF. LAST WEEK, AS WE'RE LEAVING FOR MY KIDS BIRTHDAY PARTY, CAR KEEP STALLING OUT WHEN WE TRY TO PUT IT INTO DRIVE. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER WHERE HE SAYS WE'LL NEED A NEW ENGINE. NOW WE'RE TRYING TO GET KIA TO PAY FOR THE ENGINE, AND WE STILL CAN'T GET AN ANSWER AS TO WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. ON ANOTHER NOTE, THIS IS THE SECOND KIA ENGINE WE'VE HAD TO GET. OUR 2015 KIA SORENTO HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED LAST SUMMER (WHEN IT WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD). REALLY WONDERING WHY THE FORTE WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE ENGINE RECALL, SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE DEALING WITH THIS.

HAD PHONE CHARGING AND A GPS SYSTEM TO TRAVEL ,DIRECTIONS. 3/4 OF THE WAY BOTH STOPPED WORKING 100%. NEVER WERE CHARGED EITHER. THEN AT THE PLACE NEEDED TO GO ,OVERNIGHT THE BATTERY MUST HAVE DIED AS THE CLOCK AND RADIO WERE RESET TO 12:00 ETC... THE USB AND ROUND CHARGERS STILL DID NOT WORK. BATTERY WAS CHECKED AND WAS PERFECT. DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED ALL THIS MESS. TERRIBLE WHEN NEEDED IT ALL. THIS HAPPEN WHEN IN MOTION BUT THEN STATIONARY STILL NOTHING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V363000 (AIR BAGS), WHICH INDICATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

2012 KIA FORTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V363000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA FORTE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, BOTH REAR WHEEL BOLTS FRACTURED IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BOLTS WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. ON A DIFFERENT OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE SECOND TIME WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STUDS WERE CORRODED. THE WHEEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT AT A CORNER STORE PARKING LOT. AS I WAS TURNING THE ACCELERATER DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. I PUSHED THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY AND IT STILL PULLED FORWARD. I IMPACTED THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF THE STORE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WALL OF THE STORE. ALSO DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR HEADLIGHTS, FENDER, TIRE WELL LINING AND MORE. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON OR AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I JUST RECEIVED A LETTER TODAY IN THE MAIL ABOUT RECALL ISSUES. KIA HAS NOT WARNED ME OF ANYTHING AND I TAKE MY CAR TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED I'M TRYING GET HELP WITH THIS. I'M LOOKING FOR LAWYER NOW BECAUSE I JUST GOT THIS INFORMATION. AFTER OWNING THIS CAR SINCE 2012. I'M WORKING ON THE CLAIM NOW SO THE FULL REPORT IS NOT DONE.

KIA FIRE: I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20 MILES AND WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND AND THEN STALLED OUT. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR, WHICH RESTARTED, THEN IMMEDIATELY STALLED OUT AGAIN. TRAFFIC BEHIND ME GOT OUT OF THEIR CARS TO TELL ME THE CAR WAS ON FIRE, BUT I COULDN'T SEE IT BECAUSE IT WAS UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. 2 OTHER DRIVERS GOT MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER OUT OF THE CAR, WHILE ANOTHER DRIVER USED A RAG TO OPEN THE HOOD AND SPRAY THE ENGINE BLOCK WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. MY DAUGHTER AND I DIDN'T SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES, BUT DID INHALE SOME SMOKE. THE CAR WAS INOPERABLE AT THIS POINT AND HAD TO BE TOWED WHILE WE WAITED ON A RIDE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOOK THE ENGINE APART TO TRY TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. THEY WERE UNSURE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE, BUT THE WIRING HARNESS SEEMED TO BE MELTED, ALONG WITH OTHER BELTS IN THE ENGINE BAY. I HAD TO FILE THIS AS A CLAIM UNDER INSURANCE, THE TOTAL DAMAGES WERE ABOVE $4500 AND MY CAR WAS OUT OF COMMISSION FOR 3 MONTHS.

NOV 7 2016 WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT ON A MAIN STREET WITH TWO CAR LENGTHS BETWEEN ME AND PERSON IN FRONT, DUE TO THE HEAVY VOLUME OF TRAFFIC. I WAS HIT IN THE REAR, END BY AN SUV, THEN SLAMMED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, AND SENT BACK AGAIN AND SLAMMED THE CAR THAT INITIALLY HIT ME. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN CRASH WITH LONG TERM EFFECTS.

MY SON WAS DRIVING OUR 2012 KIA FORTE DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM KIA DEALER ABOUT 11 MONTHS AGO WITH ~115,500 AND IT NOW ONLY HAS ~118,100 MILES ON IT. SO WE ONLY DROVE IT LESS THAN 3000 MILES OVER THE LAST ONE YEAR. WHILE HE WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, HE STARTED HEARING A CLANKING NOISE AND THEN THE CAR STOPPED AND WOULD NOT DRIVE ANY LONGER. HE SAID NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHT EVER CAME ON. ONLY HIS OIL MAINTENANCE LIGHT HAD COME ON RIGHT BEFORE IT OCCURRED. HE CHECKED THE OIL ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE OIL WAS FINE AND STILL HAD APPROXIMATELY 2000 LIFE MILES REMAINING ON IT. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC THAT INSPECTED THE CAR AND HE SAID THE ENGINE IS SEIZED UP. BUT, HE SAYS SEES NO MAINTENANCE RELATED REASON FOR WHY THIS ENGINE HAS SEIZED UP LIKE IT HAS. I DID SOME CHECKING ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY ISSUES REPORTED FOR THIS. WE FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL BY HYUNDAI AND KIA FOR AN ISSUE THAT SOUNDS EXACTLY THE SAME AS WHAT OCCURRED TO OUR ENGINE. I BELIEVE THIS CAR HAS THE SAME ENGINE OR AT LEAST HAS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE OTHER ENGINES, WHICH ARE SAME YEAR MODELS, BUT DIFFERENT MAKE. I BELIEVE THE 2012 KIA FORTE HAS THE EXACT ISSUE AS THE OTHER MULTIPLE RECALLED MODELS I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE SAME DILIGENCE DONE FOR THIS MODEL TO SEE IF THE SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED WITH OUR ENGINE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE FORTE OWNERS THAT HAVE ALSO HAD THIS COMPLAINT.

FATAL MVA INVOLVING FRONT-END COLLISION. AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER.

I HEARD KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE AT APPROX 132,000 MI WHICH GOT WORSE PROGRESSIVELY. THE SAME 2.4 LITER ENGINE THAT WAS RECALLED IN THE OPTIMA. THERE SHOULD BE RECALL ON THE FORTE 2.4 ENGINE AS WELL.

BREAK LIGHT STILL ON WITH OUT PRESS THE PEDAL

I BOUGHT MY 2012 KIA FORTE BACK IN 2015 WITH APPROX. 40K MILES ON AND THIS LAST SUMMER OF 2017 THE VECHILE WOULD NOT START AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM WORK ONE EVENING. I DROVE IT JUST FINE TO WORK AND WHEN I GOT HOME AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. AFTER TOWING IT TO A MECHANIC I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. AS THIS IS THE SAME ENGINE THAT IS IN THE OPTIMA AND SPORTAGE THAT HAVE RECALLS ON THEIR ENGINES, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE FORTE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS AS WELL.

TAKATA RECALL CAR STARTED TO MAKE NOISES. THEN AFTER GETTING IT CHECKED OUT I WAS TOLD THE CAR NEEDED A WHOLE NEW ENGINE! IT IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. BOUGHT USED FROM A DEALER IN 2013. ENGINE DIED ON THE WAY HOME STILL HAVE A LOAN AND CAN'T EVEN DRIVE IT!!!! SAW MULTIPLE PEOPLES COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR SAME PROBLEM! WHEN WILL I HAVE A RECALL TO DRIVE A CAR THAT I AM STILL PAYING FOR. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND GOING STRAIGHT ON A STATE ROAD WHEN THIS ACCURED. SPEED LIMIT ON STATE ROAD I WAS ON IS 50 WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED PINGING ELECTRICAL WENT OFF THEN MOTOR STOPPED. THIS CAUSED US TO HAVE TO PUSH VEHICLE OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA FORTE. WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY OR DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN PROMPTED. FURTHERMORE, UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION, THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE HAD TO BE ENGAGED IN ORDER TO SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO MAKE A CLUNK WHEN YOU TURNED IT NOW THE EPS LIGHT IS FLASHING AND THE POWER NO LONGER WORKS THIS CAR HAS 67 THOUSAND MILES ON IT I

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 KIA FORTE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT'S SON WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUFFERED CONTUSIONS, A BRAIN INJURY, AND WAS IN A COMA FOR TWO WEEKS. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA FORTE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF COMPLETELY. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE LIGHTING AND STEERING TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEN TOWED TO VAN SYCKLE KIA (729 HOGAN RD, BANGOR, ME 04401) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000.

WHEN DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATE. THE BULBS IN THE TAIL LIGHT BURN OUT FREQUENTLY ON AVERAGE OF 60-90 DAYS..

MADE A TURN AT APPROX 12 MPH. CAR BUMPED INTO NEUTRAL WHEN GROCERIES TIPPED OVER. HEATER, RADIO, AND ENGINE ALL QUIT. COULD NOT BE RESTARTED, VEHICLE HAD ZERO POWER. STRANDED IN INTERSECTION. TOWED TO REPAIR, INFORMED ENGINE HAD SEIZED DUE TO OVER-REVVING IN NEUTRAL. HAD ZERO POWER, COULD NOT OVER-REV. KIA AND WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSING ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR COVERAGE. BEING TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE AND A NEW STARTER. ESTIMATED REPAIR $8500, MORE THAN TWICE BLUEBOOK VALUE. I SEE AFTER RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH KIA VEHICLES OF THIS ERA. APPROX. 83000 MILES, ALL SERVICE UP TO DATE. I NOTICE ON THE AUL REPORT THE AMOUNT OF WEAR ON THE ENGINE, AND THE DESCRIPTION OF THE DAMAGE USING WORDS LIKE "HEAVILY SCORED AND WORN TO COPPER BACKING." I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THIS KIND OF DAMAGE COULD HAVE BEEN DONE IN THE MINUTE OR SO THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL, ESPECIALLY SINCE DRIVER WAS AWARE OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED. (SHE SAW THE GROCERIES TIP OVER AND HIT THE SHIFTER).

I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL STREET WHEN I ALL OF A SUDDEN HEARD A LOUD NOISE COME FROM ABOVE. SECONDS LATER, I START HEARING SOME RATTLING ABOVE ME. WHEN I AM ABLE TO PULL OVER, I OPEN THE COVER TO THE SUN ROOF AND A PIECE OF GLASS FALLS. I IMMEDIATELY CLOSE THE COVER AGAIN SO NO MORE GLASS CAN FALL INTO THE CAR. MY SUN ROOF IMPLODED AND BROKE EVERYWHERE. THANKFULLY I HAD THE SUN ROOF COVER CLOSED OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE BEEN HURT. I READ ONLINE THAT HAD HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE BEFORE BUT KIA TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SUN ROOF AND SOMETHING HAD TO OF FALLEN ON THE GLASS CAUSING IT BREAK. I ENDED UP HAVING TO PAY MY DEDUCTIBLE.

AT 70,000 MILES THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AT COLD START UP AND CONTINUING TO GET WORSE. OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED EVERY 5,000 TO 7,000 AS KIA RECOMMENDS. I HAVE CONTACTED KIA ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY SAID MY ENGINE IS NOT A RECALL. I READ NHTSA IS LEADING THE KIA RECALL BUT NOT SURE IF THAT'S ACTUAL FACT OR NOT. WHAT I HOPE FOR IS THAT MORE INVESTIGATION GOES INTO THE REGULAR 2.0 ENGINE THAT'S IN MY CAR. I READ KIA HAS A 2.0 TURBO RECALL AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE TURBO PART IS ABOUT SINCE IT'S AN EXTERNAL PART OF THE ENGINE. I HAVE ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS OF OIL CHANGES UNTIL I PURCHASED THE CAR IN THE 43,000 MILES RANGE FROM MY ORIGINAL LEASE. I THEN RECORDED EVERY OIL CHANGE DONE BUT DON'T HAVE THE RECEIPTS. I DO ALL MY OWN WORK NOW BECAUSE I DON'T TRUST KIA AND IF ONE TRIES TO CALL THEM IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO TALK TO ANYONE. I'M ACTUALLY NOT SURE HOW MUCH LONGER MY CAR WILL RUN BUT I'M NOT WILLING TO TRADE IT IN AND SEND THIS ISSUE ONTO SOMEONE ELSE LIKE KIA IS DOING TO IT'S CUSTOMERS. I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THE ENGINE FAILS WHEN I'M DRIVING IT BUT I NOW HAVE IT DOCUMENTED. AT SOME POINT I'LL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND REALLY DON'T FEEL I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE SINCE I HAVE FOLLOWED KIA'S MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. I'M NOT SURE IF NHTSA CAN HELP MY ISSUE BUT I DON'T KNOW WHO TO TURN TO. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY SINCERELY [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON RIGHT AFTER HITTING 108K MILES. CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AMY ACCIDENT. NO AIRBAGS HAVE EVER DEPLOYED. THE LIGHT JUST CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF.ALSO CAR MAKES HUMMING SOUND WHILE IDLING WITH THE FOOT OFF THE GAS. BOUGHT CAR BRAND NEW AND I'M BEING INFORMED THAT OTHER MODELS THAT ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE ARE BEING RECALLED.

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS AND THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON WITH SOME NOISE, AND NOISE STARTED TO GET LOUDER AND LOUDER, I STOPPED THE ENGINE AND I HAD TO TAKE THE ENGINE APART TO SEE INSIDE TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON, I FOUND METAL DEBRIS FROM THE ENGINE IN THE OIL BAN AND CYLINDER #2 AND # 4 ROD BEARING WORN OUT, AND FROM WHAT I READ ABOUT THE HYUNDAI PROBLEM, ALL HYUNDAI UNDER RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, I DONT KNOW HOW COME KIA NO RECALL SO FAR AND THIS IS THE SAME ENGINE INSTALLED ON HYUNDAI.

THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE CAR GOES OUT OFTEN SINCE I BOUGHT IT, MORE COMMONLY THE RIGHT SIDE. I HAVE REPEATEDLY CHECKED AND REPLACED FUSES AND BULBS. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WON'T LAST A MONTH BEFORE SOMEONE TELLS ME MY BRAKE LIGHT IS NOT WORKING. THIS IS A HAZARD. I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY ISSUES WITH THE WIRES OR FUSES, BUT THROUGH RESEARCH FOUND EARLIER MODELS OF THE KIA FORTE HAD A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE PROBLEM BEING THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH BY THE PEDAL. KIA NEEDS TO FIND A FIX FOR THIS AND DO A PROPER RECALL.

THIS CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED BY DEALERSHIP. ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A TAPPING NOISE INSIDE, AND DEALERSHIP TOLD WIFE IT WAS NORMAL. THIS LAST TIME I TOOK CAR IN , AND FIND OUT THAT ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SAME ENGINE BEING RECALLED ON OTHER VEHICLES, BUT NOT ON MY YEAR OF CAR. NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO REPORT THIS ISSUE.

KNOCKING IN ENGINE CAUSED BY THROWN ROD BEARING. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN CRUISE WHEN VEHICLE STARTED KNOCKING. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANYTHING BEFORE OR AFTER! WAS CHANGING OIL REGULARLY

CENTER MOUNT STOP LIGHT ASSEMBLY - THE BRAKE LIGHT BURNED OUT AND BURNED THE ASSEMBLY. I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING FROM MY VEHICLE AND WHEN I CHECKED THE VEHICLE FOUND THIS LIGHT HAD BURNED THROUGH THE ASSEMBLY. THIS BURNING OF THE CENTER ASSEMBLY SHORTED OUT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WHICH LEFT ME WITHOUT BRAKES. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT LOOKING AT THE CENTER ASSEMBLY AS WELL AS THE OTHER BRAKE LIGHT PORTS-THERE WAS A SURGE OF SOME SORT WHICH CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. THE AREAS IN THE BRAKE LIGHT SOCKETS WERE BLACK. I WAS DRIVING WHEN I SMELLED THE BURNING IN THE CAR AND THUS FAR NO OTHER ELECTRICAL OR LIGHT AREAS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. I THOUGHT THIS SHOULD BE REPORTED IN THE EVENT KIA TRUNKS START BURNING.

. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK GOING ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN I STARTED A HEARING A KNOCKING SOUNDS. AT FIRST IT WASNT THAT LOUD I ONLY HAD A FEW MILES TO GET TO WORK SO I THOUGHT I COULD MAKE IT BUT THEN THE SOUND GOT REALLY LOUD. I PULLED OF THE FREEWAY AND PARKED IT AT A FRIENDS HOUSE AND HE TOOK ME TO WORK. SO I GO BACK THE NEXT DAY TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT I CHECKED THE OIL TO SEE IF IT WAS LOW IT WAS OK. I HAD JUST DONE A OIL CHANGE ABOUT 2 WEEKS BEFORE I TRIED TO TURN IT ON BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T​ CRANK AT ALL. I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP AND THE MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT AND TOLD ME THAT I WOULD A NEW ENGINE. THIS IS A 2012 KIA FORTE WITH AROUND 80XXX MILES ON IT AND NOW IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE A 2001 FORD FOCUS WITH 190*** MILES ON IT AND THE ONLY THING I'VE HAD TO FIX ON IT WAS THE CLUTCH THE WENT OUT 2 YEARS AGO. I'M STILL PAYING THIS CAR OFF AND I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE IT. I'M LOOKING AROUND ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, PEOPLE JUST DRIVING AND THEN THEY HEAR A KNOCKING SOUND AND THEN THE ENGINE GOES OUT. I TOOK REALLY GOOD CARE OF THIS CAR I WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS CAR WOULD LAST LONG YET IT DIDN'T​ MATTER. EVEN FINDING A GOOD ENGINE IS HARD TO DO SO AND EXPENSIVE WHEN I THOUGHT I HAD ONE THE SELLER TOOK IT APART TO SEE IF THE ENGINE IS WORTHY OF SELLING IT WITH HIS WARRANTY PROMISE. HE GAVE ME BACK MY MONEY BECAUSE THE ENGINE I BOUGHT FROM HIM WAS NO GOOD AND HE DIDN'T WANT TO SELL ME A A POS

VEHICLE PURCHASED USED FROM KIA DEALERSHIP CLAIMING IT WAS WELL MAINTAINED, ONE OWNER, WITH 60,000 MILES. AT 65,000 MILES, ENGINE STARTED MAKING TICKING NOISE IN SYNC WITH ENGINE SPEED. OIL CHANGE DID NOT QUIET THE NOISE. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED AS "INTERNAL" PROBLEM, REQUIRING ENGINE REPLACEMENT.

STARTED WITH A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP AND CAR STARTED TO LOSE SPEED. THE ENGINE SEIZED AND MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE CAR NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AS IT WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. THE FORTE IS NOT ON THE LIST OF RECALLS BUT IT HAS THE SAME ENGINE ISSUES AS THE ONES LISTED UNDER THE RECALL. I AM STILL PAYING FOR THIS CAR THAT IS 5 YEARS OLD!!

WHEN DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT FLOW OF TRAFFIC MOTOR SHUTS DOWN AT HIGH SPEED AND ON THE HIGHWAYS.

MY WIFE AND I WERE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING ABOUT 75MPH ON A HIGHWAY IN SOUTHEAST KANSASWHEN MY CAR ESSENTIALLY TURNED OFF. LUCKILY THERE WAS A SHOULDER TO PULL ONTO. TRIED JUMPING IT WITH NO LUCK. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A NEARBY TOWN TO A BODY SHOP WHO KEPT IT OVER THE WEEKEND TO TRY AND REPLICATE THE ISSUE. THIS WAS A FRIDAY AND WE RETURNED THAT FOLLOWING MONDAY TO PICK UP THE CAR. BODYSHOP STATED THEY COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO REPICATE WHAT HAD HAPPEND AND NOTHING FLASHED ON THE COMPUTER. WE DROVE IT IN THE TOWN A LITTLE BIT WITH NO ISSUES AND PROCEEDED HOME. WE WERE OUT OF THE TOWN ABOUT 10 MINUTES WHEN WE HEARD A SMALL KNOCKING THAT CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. WE PULLED OVER. WE CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD TO THE NEXT TOWN WHICH WAS ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY TO A BODY SHOP. WE JUST GOT INTO TOWN WHEN THE CAR DIED AGAIN AS IF I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I MUSCLED THE CAR TO A PARKING LOT. TRIED TURNING THE CAR ON AGAIN AND ENGINE STARTED SMOKING. GOT IT TOWED BACK HOME TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP WHO LOOKED AT IT THE NEXT DAY TO INFORM ME I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE, MAIN WIRE HARNESS, AND STARTER. I CONTACTED KIA, EVENTHOUGH I WAS ONLY 11K MILES OVER WARRANTY, TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE. GOT IT TOWED TO A LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP WHO LOOKED IT OVER AND FOUND LOTS A METAL IN THE OIL. THEY PUT A CLAIM IN WITH KIA WHICH THEY DENIED. I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO THEN SENT IT TO THE DISTRICT MANAGER AND HE DENIED ANY HELP. IT THEN GOT ESCALATED TO A HIGHER DEPARTMENT AND THEY DENIED ANY HELP EITHER. PRIOR TO THIS

MY 2012 KIA FORTE STARTED PRODUCING A TAPPING NOISE WHEN IDLING WHICH BECAME MORE RAPID AND A BIT LOUDER WHEN ACCELERATING. RESEMBLING A "STICKY LIFTERS" SOUND, I DECIDED TO WAIT 2-3 WEEKS FOR MY NEXT OIL CHANGE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. MY MECHANICS HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS CAUSING THE NOISE, WHICH WAS MUCH LOUDER AFTER 2-3 WEEKS, AND ADVISED I TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. I IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AND GOT THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THE DEALERSHIP REP FIRST TRIED TO INSIST, WITHOUT HAVING LOOKED AT THE CAR, THAT IT WAS MY MECHANIC'S FAULT IN MY ROUTINE OIL CHANGES. I CALLED MY MECHANIC, DISCUSSED THEIR FILTERS OIL ETC (THEY ARE A REPUTABLE COMPANY), AND CONCLUDED THAT THE DEALERSHIP'S RESPONSE WOULD NOT DO. THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY LISTENED TO THE SOUND AND IMMEDIATELY ADMITTED IT WAS NOT THE OIL/FILTER. THEY TOLD ME THEY NEEDED TO KEEP THE CAR FOR 2+ WEEKS TO INVESTIGATE. I ASKED IF I COULD BRING IT BACK SATURDAY TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR WORK. THE REP SAID YES AND THEN THE MECHANIC CAME OUT AND SAID IT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY DANGEROUS TO TAKE THE CAR AND THEN WAS THE FIRST TO TELL ME THAT THE WHOLE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REGARDLESS, THEY EVENTUALLY DISCOVERED METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE FROM MANUFACTURING DEBRIS. TODAY (4/8/17), AN OFFICIAL HYUNDAI AND KIA RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED ON VARIOUS MODEL ENGINES - THE FORTE WAS NOT ON THE LIST. I IMMEDIATELY FELT THIS REPORT NEEDED TO BE FILED TO LET OTHER FORTE OWNERS KNOW THAT 1) SOME DEAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA FORTE. AFTER REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE AND THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CABLE SLIPPED OFF AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,162.

DRIVING HOME ON CHRISTMAS DAY FROM MY PARENTS ON THE FREEWAY, HEARD A NOISE IN ENGINE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS SMOKING. THE CAR WOULDN'T TURN OFF AND MY HUSBAND GOT OUT AND UPON OPENING THE HOOD OF THE CAR NOTICED IT WAS IN FLAMES. HE IMMEDIATELY YELLED FOR US TO ALL GET OUT OF THE CAR. AS WE STARTED RUNNING THE ENTIRE CAR WENT UP IN FLAMES. THANKFULLY WE GOT OUT WHEN WE DID, HOWEVER ALL OF MY CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS GIFTS, ALL OF OUR BELONGINGS WEREN'T SO LUCKY. MY KIDS ARE TRAUMATIZED AND IN SHOCK. THE CAR ONLY HAD 40K MILES ON IT. RECENTLY HAD THE 35K SERVICE BY KIA AND NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. YET THEIR WARRANTY MEANT NOTHING. THEY WON'T EVEN INSPECT THE CAR YET THEY DETERMINED THAT IT ISN'T THEIR PROBLEM. HOW DOES A RELATIVELY NEW CAR JUST BURN UP ?!?! *TR

ON 12/20/16, MY OLDEST DAUGHTER WAS FOLLOWING MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER TO HAVE BREAKFAST. MY OLDEST DAUGHTER DRIVES A 2012 KIA FORTE. MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER WAS AT A RED LIGHT WITH MY KIA-DRIVING DAUGHTER DIRECTLY BEHIND. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, AND FOR SOME REASON THE YOUNGEST DID NOT GO. MY OLDEST TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND "TAPPED" THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. THE KIA'S DRIVE SIDE AIR BAG PARTIALLY DEPLOYED INJURING MY DAUGHTER'S HAND SLIGHTLY. SHE IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT HOME (WITH INOPERABLE SEAT BELTS DUE TO DEPLOYMENT) AND CALLED ME. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REFERRED US TO A BODY SHOP WHERE WE WERE GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF ~$2,000 FOR REPAIR. I INSPECTED BOTH VEHICLES AND COULD NOT SEE ANY EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE (NOT EVEN A PAINT SMUDGE). THIS WAS VERY UPSETTING AS I AM NOW CONCERNED WITH SPURIOUS AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS WITH THIS VEHICLE. KIA CLAIMED THAT BOTH IMPACT AND DECELERATION ARE REQUIRED TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAG, MY QUESTION IS WHY DID IT ONLY PARTIALLY DEPLOY ? THIS INCIDENT WAS VERY SIMILAR TO PARKING A CAR AND TOUCHING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. SEE PHOTOS FOR DEPLOYMENT, AND NO DAMAGE TO FRONT OF VEHICLE. *TR