What 303 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Kia Forte Koup

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

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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.

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. 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 POSSIBLE FAULTY ENGINE.

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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.

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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!!

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

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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 I HAD NO ISSUES OR PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. DURING THE TIME I HAD MY CAR I HAD PROPER OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE. THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 71,462 MILES ON IT AND NOW NEEDS A WHOLE NEW ENGINE. THANKFULLY THE TIMES IT STALLED, WHICH NO WARNING LIGHT EVER CAME ON NOR WAS THERE EVER A NOISE OF ANY KIND INDICATING ANYTING WAS WRONG, MY WIFE AND I WERE NOT IN A CRASH.

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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 DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY AND 2) THE FORTE IS NOT IMMUNE TO THIS PROBLEM. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT KIA WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE FULL EXTENT OF THE ISSUE EVEN IF FORTES ARE NOT AS COMMONLY AFFECTED. THIS IS CLEARLY A DANGEROUS ISSUE AND LACK OF FULL RESPONSIBILITY TAKEN BY KIA COULD HAVE MAJOR REPERCUSSIONS.

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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.

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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

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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

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA FORTE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE EVAPORATOR CANISTER WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

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THE ALTERNATOR ISN'T CHARGING THE BATTERY FULLY ACCORDING TO MY VOLTMETER. ACCORDING TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP I JUST NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. THIS IS THE 3RD BATTERY ALREADY. LUCKILY THE CAR SEEMS TO DIE AFTER IT IS PARKED. ALSO WHILE DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN ONCE AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERED AND RADIO CUT OUT. HOPING IT IS JUST A FREAK OCCURRENCE BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS WEAK.

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I BOUGHT A 2012 KIA FORTE EX HATCHBACK WITH 60,000 MILES ABOUT A MONTH AGO. TWO INSTANCES HAVE OCCURRED WHICH I BELIEVE MIGHT BE RELATED. FIRST TIME I WAS TRAVELING @ 65MPH AROUND A 50MPH CURVE ON CRUISE CONTROL. I HIT A BUMP, AND CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY. NO BIG DEAL, I JUST PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND RESET THE CC AFTER THE CURVE. HOWEVER, YESTERDAY, I WAS NEARING THE BEGINNING OF A MERGE RAMP TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE. I WAS TURNING AND ACCELERATING WHEN I HIT A POTHOLE AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. INSTEAD OF MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE, I COASTED @ 5-10 MPH UNTIL I COULD REACH THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED THE KEY OFF AND THEN IMMEDIATELY STARTED THE CAR BACK UP. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS AND THE CAR RAN LIKE A TOP. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND I AM LUCKY I DIDN'T GET REAR-ENDED (THIS WAS AN ON/OFF RAMP, SO CARS WERE PILING UP BEHIND ME AND HONKING DUE TO MY SLOW SPEED). I HAD THE CAR CHECKED BY A MECHANIC BEFORE I BOUGHT IT AND HE SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO CEL, THERE WAS A CODE IN THE COMPUTER FOR THE 'YAW' SENSOR (HE TOLD ME IF THE CAR RUNS OK, HE WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT REPLACING IT). KNOWING THIS, I HAVE TURNED OFF THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL IN HOPES THAT THE ISSUE IS RELATED AND WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN IF THE ESC IS OFF. CAR IS IN GOOD SHAPE AND WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF BY PREVIOUS OWNER.

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BACK IN APRIL 2016 THE HOSE THAT TRANSFERS TRANSMISSION FLUILD WAS RECALLED I BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO HAVE IT FIXED. ON 05/16/2017 MY CAR STARTED SHIFTING WEIRD AND THEN (WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WITH MY TWO MONTH OLD DAUGHTER) IS NOW LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE HOSE IS BROKE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED AND IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE FLUID AND BROKEN HOSE IT SHIFTS OUT OF CONTROL AND STALLS.

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ECO BOOST TO LOUD AND VIBRATION ON ENGINE.

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I REAR-END A SUV AT 50 MILES PER HOUR, HIT MY NOSE AND MOUTH ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FRONT END IS SEVERELY DAMAGE, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE, FLUIDS WERE LEAKING BUT NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED.

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JUST RECENTLY (WITHIN THIS MONTH) I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN I TURN ON MY BLINKER EITHER WAY, OR STEP ON MY BREAK MY RADIO OR MUSIC FROM MY PHONE CUTS OUT. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME AND I DO NOT NOTICE IT HAPPENING AT A PARTICULAR SPEED. IT HAPPENS MOSTLY ON THE FREEWAY BUT I JUST NOTICE IT DID IT ON A SURFACE STREET TODAY. MY HEADLIGHTS AND MY INSIDE ROOF LIGHTS FLICKER ALSO. HAD A FRIEND CHECK IT OUT AND HE SAID HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. CHECKED ALL THE WIRING FOR CORROSION, SOMETHING GROUNDING WHERE IT SHOULDN'T BE, CHECK MY BATTERY VOLTAGE AND MY TRANSMISSION. CANNOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT IT BEING AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE DUE TO ME DRIVING 100+ MILES A DAY, 6 DAYS A WEEK. LAST THING I NEED IS FOR MY CAR TO CATCH FIRE...

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AS HE WALKED OUTSIDE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WINDOWS WERE BLACK FROM THE RESIDUE OF THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED ITSELF BEFORE THE FIREFIGHTERS WERE CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

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BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING. TAIL LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WORKING FINE, BUT BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL. NO FUSE ISSUE.

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THIS IS A CORRECTION TO A COMPLAINT FILED LAST WEEK. I CHECKED NO ON THE FATALITIES QUESTION. THE KIA WAS IN A SERIOUS FATAL FRONTAL IMPACT BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. KIA TESTED THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE AND IT HAD NO FAULT CODES AND DID NOT RECORD ANY CRASH DATA. KIA HAS THE MODULE NOW. THE OTHER CARS AIRBAGS WORKED AND THE DRUNK DRIVER SURVIVED...UPDATED 10/15/15 *BF ...UPDATED 12/29/15 *BF THE DATA SHOWED THAT THERE WERE NO STORED OR DIAGNOSTIC FAULT CODES. THERE WAS NO CRASH RECORD RECORDED BY THE ACU. UPDATED 4/18/18*JB *JS *JS

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THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS FRONTAL IMPACT AND THE FRONT SEAT AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF. THE PASSENGER WAS KILLED AND THE DRIVER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. KIA WAS INFORMED AND THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE WAS TESTED AND FOUND TO BE NOT WORKING.

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ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, JUNE 5-JULY 17, 2015 OUR KIA FORTE 5 DOOR HATCHBACK FAILED TO START. TOW COMPANY PERSONNEL ATTEMPTED TO JUMP START THE CAR WITHOUT SUCCESS. CAR WAS TAKEN TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. REPAIRS WILL NOT BE MADE UNTIL THE CONDITION CAN BE REPLICATED. AFTER SITTING FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD (1-3 DAYS) THE CAR WILL START. WE REPLACED THE BATTERY ON JUNE 23RD AT THE SUGGESTION OF A TOW TRUCK DRIVER WHO REFUSED TO TOW US. HE RELATED THAT IN HOT WEATHER KIA CARS OFTEN WILL NOT START IF THE BATTERY IS WEAK. WITH A NEW TOP OF THE LINE BATTERY, ON JULY 17TH THE CAR REFUSED TO START. WHEN THE 105 DEGREE TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO 90 DEGREES, THE CAR STARTED. WE ARE STUCK WITH A NEW CAR THAT WILL NOT START RELIABLY IN HOT WEATHER. DEALERS CANNOT FIX IT. OUR WARRANTY IS "VALUELESS". KIA CORPORATE HAS ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER AND WE ARE SEEKING REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. UNTIL THIS HAPPENS, WE ARE FRIGHTENED TO TRUST OUR KIA IN OUR REMOTE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAIN LOCATION WHERE BEING STRANDED CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. WE HAVE MADE A $21,000.00 MISTAKE AND LEMON LAW COURT IS OUR ONLY RECOURSE.

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MY 2012 KIA FORTE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE SUDDENLY RACING, AND ACTING LIKE IT IS OUT OF GEAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY MECHANIC AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I ALSO GET PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS: I GET TOLD THAT THEY'RE OUT WHEN THEY AREN'T. I DO REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES ON MY VEHICLE. IT STARTED IN APRIL, 2014, AT FIRST OCCASIONALLY, BUT NOW IT IS ALMOST CONSTANT. IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT FOUND AND FIXED, I AM IN DANGER OF LOSING MY TRANSMISSION AND WORSE....UPDATED 12/10/15 *BF

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I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN APRIL 2014 AND SINCE THEN I'VE HAD ABOUT THREE TIMES WHERE THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AS I'M APPROACHING A LIGHT AND THE CAR ACCELERATES AND LURCHES FORWARD, AGAIN, WHILE BRAKING. ANOTHER TIME, JUNE 8, 2015, I WAS DRIVING AND APPLIED THE BRAKE TO AVOID A DIP IN THE ROAD AND IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WERE SLIPPING AND THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPING. IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED, BUT IF THERE WERE A CAR IN FRONT OF ME I WOULD HAVE HIT IT. THE MOMENTS ARE NOT CONSISTENT BUT WHEN THEY HAPPEN, IT IS A SERIOUS CONCERN.

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