2010 KIA FORTE Complaints

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.

THROTTLE BODY ORIGINAL AND REPLACEMENT PART DEFECTIVE. INTERMITTENT NO START. VEHICLE STATIONARY. WILL JUST CRANK AND NOT START AFTER SITTING FOR AWHILE. ONCE IT STARTS USUALLY GOOD UNTIL VEHICLE SITS FOR AWHILE THEN IT'S DIFFICULT TO START AGAIN.. ORIGINAL ITEM REPLACED MAR 24 2016. SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING NOW IN FEB 17 WITH NEW PART. WAS TOLD THAT THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH OTHER CUSTOMERS BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT CARSMART AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR IN LOGAN UTAH.

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.