2012 Kia Forte
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 292 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 3rd highest complaint count among 16 Forte model years with reports.
Of the 2012 reports, 20 involved a crash and 23 involved a fire. 16 people were injured and 3 people died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Service brakes, hydraulic, antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, control unit/modulePark outsideSep 25, 2023
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2010-2019 Borrego, 2014-2016 Cadenza, 2010-2013 Forte, Forte Koup, Sportage, 2015-2018 K900, 2011-2015 Optima, 2011-2013 Optima Hybrid, Soul, 2012-2017 Rio, 2011-2014 Sorento, and 2010-2011 Rondo vehicles. The Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) may experience an electrical short, which can result in an engine compartment fire while parked or driving.
An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the HECU fuse, free of charge. Interim notification letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed November 14, 2023. Owner notification letters were mailed March 29, 2024 through June 18, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC284.
Campaign 23V652000 on NHTSA.gov
EngineDec 2, 2020
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2012-2013 Sorento, 2012-2015 Forte and Forte Koup, 2011-2013 Optima Hybrid, 2014-2015 Soul, and 2012 Sportage vehicles. An engine compartment fire can occur while driving.
An engine compartment fire increases the risk of injury.
Kia will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the engine compartment for fuel and/or engine oil leaks, perform an engine test and make any repairs, including engine replacement, as necessary, free of charge. In addition, Kia dealers will update the Knock Sensor Detection System (KSDS) software, free of charge. The recall began January 27, 2021. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC200.
Campaign 20V750000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, air bag/restraint control moduleJun 1, 2018
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2010-2013 Kia Forte, Forte Koup, 2011-2013 Kia Optima and 2011-2012 Kia Optima Hybrid and Sedona vehicles. In the event of a crash, the air bag control unit (ACU) may short circuit, preventing the frontal air bags and seat belt pretensioners from deploying.
If the frontal air bags and seat belt pretensioners are disabled, there is an increased risk of injury to the vehicle occupants in the event of a vehicle crash that necessitates deployment of these safety systems.
Kia will notify owners. For model year 2011 Sedona vehicles, Kia will instruct dealers to verify the ACU part number and, if necessary, install an extension wire harness kit between the ACU Connector and the Vehicle Harness Connector. For all other affected vehicles, Kia will instruct dealers to install the extension wire harness kit. The recall began September 28, 2018. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC165.
Campaign 18V363000 on NHTSA.gov
Service brakes, hydraulic, pedals and linkagesDec 1, 2017
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2012-2014 Forte and Forte Koup vehicles. The brake pedal stopper pad can deteriorate allowing the brake light switch plunger to remain extended when the brake pedal is released. This will allow the brake lights to remain illuminated continuously. It can also allow the shift lever to be moved without depressing the brake pedal, or activate the engine management brake pedal override feature.
If the brake light switch plunger does not retract as it should when the brake pedal is not being pressed, the brake lights may stay illuminated preventing accurate communication to following vehicles that the vehicle is slowing or stopping. Additionally, if the brake switch plunger is not retracted, then the transmission can be shifted out of PARK without depressing the brake pedal. Either condition increases the risk of a crash.
Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake pedal stopper pad, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin January 30, 2018. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC158.
Campaign 17V773000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
292 reports, newest first.
Steering, Air bags, Electronic stability control (ESC), Dec 5, 2019
THE STEERING WHEEL CLICKS REALLY BAD. MY STEERING WHEEL COMPONENTS ARE NO LONGER WORKING. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS ALSO COME ON WITH THESE ISSUES.
Engine, Dec 2, 2019
I BOUGHT MY 2012 KIA FORTE 2.0L WITH 30,000 MILES 3 YEARS AGO. I NOW HAVE 100,955 MILES. MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN KEPT UP AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN WORKING FINE WITH NO ISSUES. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN. WHEN YOU WOULD TURN THE KEY YOU WOULD HERE 1 CLICK AND THEN NOTHING. WE BOUGHT A STARTER BECAUSE WE TESTED THE STARTER ON THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS BAD. STILL EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE STARTER YOU WOULD ONLY HEAR ONE CLICK. I HAD A MECHANIC COME LOOK AT THE CAR ONLY TO TELL ME THAT MY ENGINE HAS LOCKED UP. SAYS ITS CAUSED BY POOR MAINTENANCE AND/OR BAD DESIGN. HE SAID THE FIRST THING HE CHECKED WAS THE MAINTENANCE AND EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT ON THE CAR, BUT AGAIN MY ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP.
Other or unspecified, Nov 8, 2019
AFTER I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY CAR FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES, IT STARTS TO MAKE A METALLIC POPPING SOUND. IT IS MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN I AM DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH OR WHEN I AM COMING TO A STOP. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE SOUND AND I AM CONCERNED THAT IT IS RELATED TO THE ENGINE.
Engine, Oct 26, 2019
IVE BEEN DRIVING MY CAR FOR SEVERAL WEEKS WITH POOR PERFORMANCE, ROUGH STARTS, AND BAD FUEL ECONOMY. ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. LATER THAT DAY I TOOK IT ADVANCED AUTO PARTS AND GOT A 'P200A' CODE. I TOOK MY CAR TO A NEARBY SHOP AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC DONE WHICH COST ME $103.19. I PURCHASED THE VCM MOTOR ASSEMBLY WHICH ALSO COST ME $244.25. ONCE I REMOVED THE OLD PART I REALIZED THAT THE PLASTIC PIECE THAT CONNECTS INTO THE MANIFOLD WAS COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED.
Structure, Oct 21, 2019
THERE WAS A RECALL FOR UNDERBODY RUST, WHICH I TOOK IN FOR PROTECTION. THERE ARE LITTLE ORANGE RUST SPOTS APPEARING SPORADICALLY THROUGH THE WHITE PAINT ALL OVER. I WOULD LIKE THIS LOOKED AT PLEASE.
Engine, Oct 7, 2019
VEHICLE HAS A SEVERE INTERNAL ENGINE KNOCK AND WILL REQUIRE REBUILDING OR REPLACED. IT HAS 112,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN SERVICED AT THE REQUIRED INTERVALS WITH KIA SPECIFIED PRODUCTS. 2.0 LITER ENGINE.
Power train, Exterior lighting, Sep 3, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA FORTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE CONTACT WAS TESTING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER EASILY SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT CALLED CROWN KIA ST PETERSBURG (5500 34TH ST N, ST PETERSBURG, FL 33714, (844) 921-3247) AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V773000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
Service brakes, Sep 3, 2019
MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF LAST WEEK AND I FOUND THAT THE STOPPER WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE ONLY WAY TO TURN THEM OFF WAS BY REMOVING THE BRAKE SWITCH BEHIND THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN RECALLED (17V773000), BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOW DO I GET MY VIN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL?
Steering, Service brakes, Engine, Aug 20, 2019
KIA,HYUNDAI THETA 2.4 ENGINE FAILURE, UNDER 100K MILES. I HAVE A 2012 KIA FORTE HATCH SX WITH THE 2.4 ENGINE. I PURCHASED IT FROM SUNSET KIA OF AUBURN VALLEY WA WITH 66,000 MILES NOT QUITE 3 YEARS AGO. IN THAT TIME I'VE PUT ABOUT 30K MILES ON THE CAR. I'VE HAD THE OIL CHANGED REGULARLY, AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN LOW. LAST WEEK, ON AUGUST 11, 2019, WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THE ENGINE SEIZED ON THE HIGHWAY. I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKE ASSIST. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, BUT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE TIME OF DAY. HAD IT HAPPENED DURING HEAVIER TRAFFIC A SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. FROM ONLINE RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR AND OTHERS THAT THAT USE THE SAME THETA II ENGINE. THIS CAR/ENGINE SHOULD BE RECALLED.
Engine, Aug 1, 2019
I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR USED 5 YEARS AGO WITH 36,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR FOR THE AT TIME SPAN. I HAD CHANGED TO OIL AT THE RECOMMENDED INTERVALS USING OEM OIL FILTERS AND FULL SYNTHETIC OIL. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO DEVELOP A RATTLING NOISE. AS I MADE A LEFT TURN ONTO A COUNTRY ROAD TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 45MPH THE RATTLING HAD GOT MORE NOTICEABLE AND THE ENGINE HAD A LOST OF POWER. EVENTUALLY THE RATTLING TURN INTO A METALLIC CRUNCHING NOISE BEFORE THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. I HAD PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO FURTHER INSPECT THE PROBLEM AND THAT IS WHEN I HAD DISCOVERED ENGINE OIL COATING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTARTED LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL A TOW VEHICLE HAD ARRIVED.
Engine, Jul 23, 2019
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT 40 MPH WHEN APPROACHING THE RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY (65 MPH) AND BEGAN TO HEAR A LOT OF NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE (SOUNDED LIKE METAL SCRAPPING). I BEGAN TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER BUT THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING BEFORE I COULD GET TO THE SHOULDER AND NOTE NO INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR, ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, AND THEN DARK SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM THE HOOD. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AS I THOUGHT IT WAS ON FIRE BUT COULD NOT OPEN THE HOOD AS IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT. I WAITED AND THEN TRIED AGAIN, FINALLY, OPENING THE HOOD WITH A RAG. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED, I HAD IT TOWED TO A 2ND MECHANIC (SAME DIAGNOSIS) THEN WAS INFORMED OF SC147 AFTER DOING AN INTERNET SEARCH. I CONTACTED KIA AND OPENED A CASE #13204401 WHERE I THEN HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED FOR THE 3RD TIME TO A KIA DEALERSHIP (BOB BELL, BALTIMORE, MD) WHERE THEY HAD TO DO THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TEST (TECHNICIANS CELL VIDEO TO SHOW THE CAR WILL NOT START), PER KIA, TO COME TO THE CONCLUSION MY CAR IS NOT PART OF SC147 (ACCORDING TO MY VEIN #). THIS SAFETY RECALL IS FOR 2.4L GDI ENGINES AND MINE IS A 2.4L DOHC. IN ADDITION TO MY COMPLAINT, I WANT TO KNOW WHERE IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS (WHAT PLANT WAS MY ENGINE ASSEMBLED?) IF GIVEN THEY ARE THE SAME ENGINES BUT ONLY A TOP COVERING DIFFERENCE (GDI VS DOHC), THEN HOW DO I KNOW FOR SURE MY ENGINE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PART OF MAJOR SC147 SINCE MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN RUNNING WITH NO ISSUES AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE WITH 160,000 + MILES?
Engine, Jul 19, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA FORTE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AS SMOKE APPEARED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER, AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A KIA DEALER. BOB BELL KIA OF GLEN BURNIE (7900 EASTERN AVE, BALTIMORE, MD 21224, (410) 766-3600) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Engine, Jul 15, 2019
ENGINE IS MAKING A TICKING NOISE DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT.
Service brakes, Jun 27, 2019
THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. FORTE BRAKE PEDAL STOPPERS AND SWITCHES COULD BE FAULTY. THE MATERIAL FOR THE STOPPER CAN FALL APART OVER TIME AND ALLOW THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH PLUNGER TO REMAIN EXTENDED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED.
Air bags, Jun 16, 2019, crash
I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BY KIA OF THE RECALL. I WASN'T AWARE OF THE RECALL UNTIL I RESEARCHED MY VIN NUMBER FOR INFORMATION FOR MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT MAY 11TH 2019 WITH A FRONT SIDE IMPACT AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN DEEMED TOTALED. I SUFFERED MILD WHIPLASH AND CONCUSION. I WAS TURNING LEFT TO GO DOWN AN ISLE IN A PARKING LOT WHEN I WAS STRUCK BY A CHEVROLET SILVERADO. I WENT TO HOSPITAL MAY 13TH WHEN CONDITION DIDN'T IMPROVE * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS
Engine, May 20, 2019
GOOD AFTERNOON. I WANTED TO BRING TO THE ATTENTION AND THE SEVERITY OF THIS ISSUE. IN THE MONTH OF JUNE 2018 MY EXPECTING WIFE IN HER 2012 KIA FORTE WAS ON HER WAY HOME ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR WITH NO SIGNS LEADING UP TO THIS DECIDED TO DIE UNEXPECTEDLY ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A CERTIFIED DEALER TO HAVE DIAGNOSES OF WHAT HAPPENED THE CONCLUSION WAS THE ENGINE'S CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS SEIZED. MUCH LIKE THE KIA AND HYUNDAI RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURE FOR MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION CARS ARE IMPACTED. I EXPRESSED HOW THIS COULD BE DUE TO CAR HAS 68,000 MILES ON IT AND ALL THE MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED REGULARLY. THE WIFE PURCHASED THIS CAR USED FROM A WELL KNOWN DEALER ONLY A YEAR AGO AND ADDED 12,000 ON THE ODOMETER. I CONTACTED KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOSSED AROUND WITH NO ANSWERS. AFTER MORE THAN A MONTH KIA CORP CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT NO HELP WOULD BE GIVEN ON REPLACEMENT OF A ENGINE. I EXPRESSED HOW DANGEROUS THIS SITUATION WAS WHEN YOUR VEHICLE'S ENGINE JUST SEIZES AND HOW CLOSE MY WIFE AND UNBORN CHILD WAS ALMOST IN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. THERE WAS ZERO CARES GIVEN. I SPOKE WITH A KIA REPRESENTATIVE AFTER REVIEW FROM A MANAGER AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO, AND I QUOTE " BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT OWNED A PRIOR KIA PRODUCT AND YOU ARE NOT CONSIDERED A LOYAL CUSTOMER AND DUE TO THAT CONCLUSION THAT IS THE REASON AND CONCLUSION FOR MAKING THE DECISION". I WAS TO UPSET AND EXPRESSED MY FRUSTRATION AND STILL NO RESOLUTION. THE CAR IS STILL INOPERABLE TILL I EXHAUST ALL PATHS AND MAKE SURE MY EXPERIENCE DOES NOT HAPPEN TO ANY OTHERS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND KIA DOES NOT WANT TO OWN UP TO IT. THEY ARE SWEEPING THIS ISSUE UNDER A RUG TILL SOMEBODY REALLY GETS HURT OR WORST. I WANT KAI TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS ISSUE AND MAKE IT RIGHT NOT JUST FOR ME BUT OTHERS HAVING THIS ISSUE.
Engine, May 1, 2019
I WAS ON MY WAY HOME ONE AFTERNOON DRIVING ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY IN A RURAL AREA A SPEED LIMIT OF 55MPH, THAT'S THE POSTED SPEED. I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING GOING THAT WOULD PREVENT FROM HEARING THE NOISE IM ABOUT TO HEAR!! IT WAS LIKE CAR WAS NOW CARRYING HUGE WEIGHT AND VERY;LITTLE POWER. I TRIED TO PULL OFF THE SIDE AND THEN CARS OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN IT STALLED, I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL POSITION ATTEMPTING TO START CAR, CAR DID START BUT ONLY TO MAKE A LOUD KNOCKING FROM HOOD AREA, I POPPED HOOD AND CHECKED OIL AND OTHER FLUIDS,EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE WITH FLUIDS BUT ENGINE HAS A HORRID KNOCKING, CAR DIDN'T WANT TO STAY AT IDLE SO I CALLED FOR A TOW, THEN TAKEN TO LOCAL AUTO REPAIR, THEY CALLED AFTER THEIR INVESTIGATION STATING THE "CAMSHAFT TIMING WAS BAD AND BY LOOKING AT DIFFERENT THINGS THEY FELT A NEW ENGINE WAS ONLY OPTION AS THE BEARING WAS NOW BAD, INFORMED ME THAT UPON LOOKING FOR AN ENGINE IT APPEARED A NEW ENGINE AROUND 6000 DOLLARS WAS ONLY ONE AVAILABLE . I CALLED MY AUTO INS COMP TO EXPLAIN AND SEE IF I HAD ENOUGH COVERAGE FOR THE REPAIR, TO BE TOLD THAT THEY(INS COM) WASN'T LIABLE FOR THE ENGINE I DID CALL A FEW OTHER REPAIR PLACES AND WAS TOLD SAME THING (3 TOTAL)SO I AGAIN TOWED CAR TO HOME AND HAVEN'T ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE. I SPOKE TO DEALERSHIP TO BE TOLD MY CAR WASN'T IN PREVIOUS RECALL BUT STATED THEY HAD A SLEW CALL AND REPORT ENGINE FAILURE AND HE VOTED THE FORTE BE IN THE STANDING RECALL OR PLACE A RECALL FOR THE KIA FORTE AND SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE.. ZERO TROUBLE WITH THE CAR AND WOULD LIKE TO GET REPAIRED SO I CAN HAVE TRANSPORTATION AGAIN. BOUGHT NEW FROM DEALERSHIP I LOVE CAR BUT THIS PROBLEM NEEDSA PROMPT AND THOROUGH INVESTIGATION ON MY 2012 KIA FORTE, IVE BEEN TOLD IT HAS EXACT SAME ENGINE AS THE CARS IN THE STANDING RECALLS, WHEN MY ENGINE BLOWD AND FORCED ME OFF ROAD WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS.
Engine, Apr 7, 2019
DRIVING DOWN AN INTERSTATE AROUND 75MPH THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING AN ABNORMAL LOUD ENGINE KNOCKING NOISE SO I PULLED OVER TO THE MEDIAN AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE SEIZED, AND THE CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT START. CAR HAD OIL. TOWED 100+ MILES TO OUR LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID #2 ROD BEARING "SEVERELY WORN AND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MAKE NOISE AND STOP ROTATING". THEY RECOMMENDED A COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF AROUND $5700 (COST AND LABOR). 2012 KIA FORTE SX WITH 2.4L ENGINE AND 106,XXX MILES (6,000 OUTSIDE THEIR 10YEAR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY). CAR HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES AT THE PROPER TIMES. THIS IS THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM (WORN ROD BEARINGS) KIA/HYUNDAI HAD WITH THEIR OTHER ENGINES WHICH REQUIRED A RECALL TO ADDRESS THE THOUSANDS OF GRIEVANCES. I WOULD LIKE THESE 2.4L FORTE ENGINES TO ALSO BE INCLUDED IN A FUTURE RECALL BECAUSE I BELIEVE THESE ENGINES ARE EITHER DEFECTIVE IN THEIR MANUFACTURING PROCESS OR JUST FAULTY BY DESIGN. HAD I NOT PULLED OVER WHEN I DID THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE SEIZED WHILE I WAS DRIVING INTERSTATE SPEED WITH THE TYPICAL INTERSTATE TRAFFIC (SEMI TRUCKS ALL OVER) WITH MY WIFE AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN ON BOARD. KIA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM AND SO FAR HAVE OFFERED NO SATISFACTION. A MODERN CAR SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 7 YEARS, UNLESS IT WAS DESIGNED WRONG OR DAMAGED IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.
Power train, Apr 4, 2019
CAR HAVING KNOCKING, PINGING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY AND START THE CAR. NOW, IF YOU KEEP ON DRIVING, THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND THERE IS A RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. SOON WILL LOCK. MY CAR STARTED WITH A KNOCKING SOUND IN ENGINE. THEN LIGHT CAME UP AND THE CAR STARTED LOSING SPEED IN MIDDLE OF HIGH WAY. THE FORTE HAS THE SAME ISSUE THAN THOSE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. THREE STRANGERS BROUGHT THE NOISE TO ME IN THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS: 2 PEOPLE SAT WORK AND ONE WHILE PARKED AT THE STREET BEFORE I EXPERIENCED THAT ISSUE. I WENT ONLINE AND MANY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. MY CAR DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY WAY IT CAN BE FIXED WAS TO BUY A NEW ENGINE. THE MILEAGE ON IT IS JUST 77,000 .
Engine, Mar 22, 2019
TAKATA RECALL. ALRIGHT I ALSO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE MOST PEOPLE HAVE. MY ENGINE START MAKING HORRIBLE NOISE AROUND 129000. ONE DAY , I STOPPED AT RED LIGHT LITERALLY MY WHOLE CAR WAS SHAKING. I THOUGHT EVERY SINGLE PERSON HAVE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL.
Engine, Mar 22, 2019
2012 KIA FORTE EX SEDAN 2.0 THETA 2 ENGINE PISTON SLAP CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PISTONS AND THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE HAD THE PROBLEM WHEN STATIONARY AND GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHILE IN MOTION. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND NOT DRIVEN SINCE DUE TO RESEARCH FINDING THIS IS A MUCH TOO COMMON PROBLEM WITH KIA FORTE OWNERS
Engine, Mar 20, 2019
MIELG 105000 I CHENG OIL AVERY 3000 MILES NO ENGINE NOISE TAK TAK TAK I'M GOING TOO MY MECHANIC TOLD ME NEED NEW ENGINE THAT PIG PROPLM IT'S A BAD CAR AND ENGINE I'M NAVR USD KIA I'M TOLD ALL FRIENDS AND RELATIVES DON'T BUY KIA BURN YOUR MONEY..THANKS
Vehicle speed control, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Mar 20, 2019
WHEN STARTING MY VEHICLE IN PARK, I PUT IT IN REVERSE, AND IT BARELY GOES. IT SEEMS TO LACK POWER, OR IS BEING BOGGED DOWN. IT ALMOST COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND THEN IT SUDDENLY KICKS IN, AND JERKS YOU BACKWARDS VERY FAST. IT IS SCARY BECAUSE I COULD EASILY HIT SOMETHING OR CRASH, BECAUSE THE CAR BECOMES ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO KICK BACK IN EITHER. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE KIA DEALER, BUT THEY SAID IT DID NOT DO IT FOR THEM OF COURSE. SO I AM STUCK WITH A CAR THAT IS HAVING A LOT OF ISSUES. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THEM RIGHT NOW. I AM NOT WORKING, AND THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD ME THE CAR RIPPED ME OFF. I HAVE ALREADY PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO IT. IT SEEMS TO DO IT THE WORST WHEN IT RAINS FOR SOME REASON.
Engine, Mar 18, 2019
VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD TICKING NOISE WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE EXACT COMPLAINT OF RECALL SC147. HOWEVER, SC147 DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FORTE. VEHICLE HAS 104,000 MILES AND HAS HAD FREQUENT OIL CHANGES CONDUCTED BY A KIA DEALER. ALL DESCRIPTIONS AND VIDEOS ONLINE POINT TO THE ROD BEARING CAUSING THE TICKING NOISE.
Engine, Mar 13, 2019
MY ENGINE HAS BEGUN MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND AND TWO MECHANICS HAVE SAID THE ENGINE HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE KNOCKING STARTED WITH NORMAL USE AND REGULAR OIL CHANGES. STARTED WHILE IDLING AND GOT LOUDER WITH FASTER RPM