2013 KIA FORTE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA FORTE KOUP. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V363000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. LIFETIME KIA (4170 E U.S. HWY 64 ALT, MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA 28906) WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD RECEIVE A SECOND LETTER ONCE THE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH , ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL OF MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND MY CAR HAD NO POWER, I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY SEVERAL VEHICLES AS I HAD NO ENGINE POWER TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY( NOT A PULL OVER PLACE) I CALLED FOR A TOW AND HAD IT TAKEN TO THE SHOP I USUALLY GO TO ONLY TO FIND OUT THE ENGINE HAS BLOWN. KIA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER OF THEIR VEHICLES. THIS EVENT ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE... KIA NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. MY ESTIMATE FOR A REPLACEMENT ENGINE IS $ 3780.00

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM KIA DATED JULY 27 REGARDING A RECALL ON AIRBAGS. ON JULY 28, I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT WITH A DRUNK DRIVER, AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR IS TOTALED, AND I NO LONGER HAVE IT. THERE IS A POLICE AND COLLISION REPORT. - (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

DRIVING INTERSTATE 55 MPH ENGINE MADE CLUNKING NOISE AND STOPPED HAD TO BE TOWED HOME CHECKED TIMING CHAIN WAS GOOD DROPPED OIL PAN AND ROD SHATTERED AND METAL SHAVING ALL TORE UP ENGINE NO LONGER ABLE TO BE REPAIRED LOOKING FOR A NEW ENGINE OWE $10,000 ON CAR HAVE TO CARRY FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE DOESN'T RUN

MY CAR DASH BOARD SHOWS IARBAG SIGN AND IT STAYS . I CALLED TO KIA TALKED TO THEM THEY SAID WE WILL CALL YOU AND NOBODY CALLED ME . I KNOW THAT MY CAR GOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL SC165 . PLEASE HELP ME WITH MY CAR BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL SAFE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA FORTE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JEFF BELZER'S CHEVROLET, DODGE, KIA (21111 CEDAR AVE, LAKEVILLE, MN 55044, (952) 469-4444) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT 65+ MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THIS 2013 KIA FORTE SX LOST POWER (ENGINE LIGHT, OIL LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED), STEERING STIFFENED AND VEHICLE RAPIDLY DECELERATED. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO GET THE VEHICLE DIRECTED OVER TO THE FREEWAY SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE HAS 61,619 MILES. IT WAS TOWED TO A KIA DEALERSHIP WHERE, BASED ON ENGINE NOISE, KIA HAS DIAGNOSED A ROD BEARING MALFUNCTION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE. THIS ENGINE IS THE 2.4L THETA-II MPI (MULTI-PORT INJECTION) ENGINE (VS THE GDI, OR GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION, ENGINE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED).

I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 KIA FORTE KOUP UP AN ON-RAMP TO THE MAIN BRIDGE, GOING ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE ENGINE KILLED SUDDENLY. THE CAR HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT, AND I TAKE PHENOMENAL CARE OF IT (REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE). I HAD IT TOWED TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP ON FRIDAY, MAY 25, AND IT'S BEEN SITTING ON THE LOT COMPLETELY UNTOUCHED EVER SINCE. TODAY IS DAY 46 OF KIA GIVING ME THE RUNAROUND. NEVER AGAIN WILL I PURCHASE THEIR CARS.

NHTSA RECALL SC147 2013 KIA FORTE KOUP HAS THE EXACT SAME THETA II ENGINE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL FOR THE 2011-2014 OPTIMA, 2012-2014 SORENTO, AND 2011-2013 SPORTAGE MODELS. THE ENGINE WAS TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, LOST POWER, AND PROCEEDED TO SEIZE EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL ABOVE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, SMOKE PROCEEDED TO POUR OUT OF THE ENGINE HOOD AROUND THE HEAD GASKET. SMELL OF BURNING FILLED THE CABIN. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS HAPPENING ON OTHER MODELS BUT A RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE MY MODEL. ENTIRE EXPENSE WAS A MONTH LONG PROCESS STARTING JUNE 1. REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE MOTOR REQUIRED, COSTING $6200.

ON TUESDAY JUNE 26TH, 2018 I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING, MY OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, I LOST ALL POWER, STEERING AND BRAKES BUT LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. CAR WOULDN'T START BACK AT ALL. I KEEP MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 4,000 MILES AND HAVEN'T EVER HAD AN ISSUE. THE ENGINE WASN'T KNOCKING OR MADE ANY LOUD NOISE WHEN IT HAPPENED. AND THE OIL WAS STILL ON THE FULL MARK. AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THE SAME EXACT ENGINES HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN DIFFERENT KIA/HYUNDAI MODELS EXCEPT THE FORTE/FORTE KOUP 2.4L. SO NOW I AM LEFT WITHOUT MY CAR AND HAVING TROUBLE FINDING AN ENGINE I CAN AFFORD WHILE KIA/HYUNDAI IS REPLACING ENGINES THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM BUT MINE THEY WONT REPLACE BECAUSE MY VIN DOESN'T CALL FOR THAT RECALL.