2014 KIA FORTE Complaints

THE CAR WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. SUDDENLY. IT HESITATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING IN DESPITE GOING TO SEVERAL MECHANICS. WHAT IS WRONG?!!!

I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2013, HAD IT LESS THAN 6 YEARS. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND REMAINS ON, THE CAR WAS NOT IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE AIR BAG LIGHT AT FIRST CAME ON AND THEN WILL DISAPPEAR A COUPLE TIMES BUT NOW HAS REMAINED ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE IS A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT IT IS FOR 2010-2013 KIA FORTE. I BELIEVE MY CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL.

CAR NEEDS OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES OR SO WITH NO LEAKS. ENGINE EATS OIL AND IS ALWAYS SEVERAL QUARTS LOW. DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING CAR AND IT STOPPED EXCELLERATING. CATALYTIC CONVERTER JUST HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 82,000 MILES. ENGINE NOISE WITH VIBRATIONS. MY DAUGHER IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. KIA SAYS WARRANTY EXPIRED 2,000 MILES AGO AND WON'T FIX CAR. CAR IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE!

STEERING: STEERING MAKES A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE UNDER THE DASHBOARD WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. NOISE HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR MOVING AT ANY SPEED. KIA HAS RECALLED SOME 2014-2016 SOULS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THE FORTE. LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO OUT WHEN TURNING ON THE TURN SIGNALS.

2014 KIA FORTE EX 2.0 LITER GDI ENGINE HAS KNOCKING NOISES. WHEN I TOOK IT TO GROSSINGER KIA OF LINCOLNWOOD, IL THEY QUOTED OVER $4,300 + LABOR DUE TO METAL SHRAPNEL IN THE ENGINE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE SHORT BLOCK OF THE ENGINE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE I WAS NOT THE FIRST OWNER AND THAT THE ENGINE WAS ONLY COVERED UNTIL 60,000 MILES. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AROUND NOVEMBER 2018 WHEN IT HAD AROUND 61,000 MILES BECAUSE IT HAD A CLEAN CARFAX HISTORY BUT I NOTICED THE KNOCKING NOISES BECAME INCREASINGLY LOUDER UNTIL I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. I'VE SEARCHED ONLINE AND IT APPEARS THAT HYUNDAI/KIA HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THEIR GDI ENGINES AS THERE ARE CURRENTLY LAWSUITS CONCERNING THEIR ENGINES FAILING DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I BELIEVE THIS CAR ALSO HAS A DEFECT ENGINE AND AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE DONE TO COMPEL THEM TO REPAIR THEIR DEFECTIVE ENGINES.

THE STEERING WHEEL MECHANISM WILL MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE THAT IS FELT MORE THAN HEARD. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE, AND IS MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL WHILE STOPPED AS OPPOSED TO TURNING WHILE IN MOTION. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG SEVERAL MODELS OF KIA, ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHEAST. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER TODAY TO HAVE CHECKED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FLEX COUPLER. THE RECEPTIONIST TOLD ME THEY GET A LOT OF THESE ALL THE TIME AND THAT THEY CAN BECOME VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT FIXED SOON. MY RESEARCH ALSO REVEALED THAT SOME MODELS HAVE BEEN AFFORDED EXTENDED WARRANTIES AND FREE REPLACEMENT, BUT OTHERS HAVE NOT EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM, SYMPTOM, AND SOLUTION ARE THE SAME. BTW, THE REPAIR BILL WAS OVER $400...ABOUT $2 FOR PART AND THE REST WAS LABOR, TAX AND MISC.

SO AS I'M DRIVING, THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. IT'S STEADY ONE MINUTE AND THEN IT WILL GO OFF AND THEN IT WILL COME BACK ON. I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT FOR IT TO DO THIS. IT CAME OUT OF NO WHERE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA FORTE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GENE MESSER KIA (LOCATED AT 6006 19TH ST, LUBBOCK, TX 79407, (806) 776-5600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

LAST WEEK MY AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED COMING ON. MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY CRASH FOR A CRASH REPAIR TO BE A FACTOR. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE LIGHT FIRST CAME ON. THE LIGHT DOES GO OFF WHEN IT WANTS TO. I HAVE TRIED RESETTING THE CAR BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY FOR A FEW MINUTES, THIS DID NOT HELP. I AM VERY SCARED THAT THE AIR BAGS COULD DEPLOY AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. TODAY MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD ONLY GO OFF IF I RESTARTED THE CAR BUT LESS THAN A MILE THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. AND BECAUSE THIS LIGHT WAS ON MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT SET.

ENGINE KNOCKING AND THEY REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. CAR HAD 86,000 MILES. DROVE CAR TO WORK NEXT DAY AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING HOME ON BUSY HIGHWAY. KIA CORP KNOWS OF A PROBLEM WITH FUEL PUMP AND LINES NEEDING TO BE REPLACED ONCE ENGINE IS REPLACED BUT FAILED TO LET THEIR DEALERSHIPS BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. ALSO WHY IS THE FORTE NOT ON RECALL LIST AS MANY KIA FORTES ARE ALSO CATCHING ON FIRE DUE TO ENGINE/ ENGINE REPAIRS.