2010 KIA FORTE Complaints

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 MANUFACTURERS, I'M SURPRISED THIS MODEL IS NOT ON THE LIST. I THINK A REVIEW IS NECESSARY.

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