{"count":140,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11729604,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/06/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"04/07/2026","vin":"3KPF24AD7KE","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"As I was driving on the turnpike the car engine literally just shut down on me! It could have caused a serious accident. This is the 3rd time when driving the car just stopped on its own on me! Gas tank full, oil good and battery good, but the engine is not! It gave me NO WARNING either. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I could have been hit all 3 times! Family came to help and tried to jump it and it wouldn't start so I had to get it towed.  Dates happened March 28, 31st and April 6, all 2026. Also the key fog lock is defective! It works when it wants too.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11729517,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/14/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"04/06/2026","vin":"3KPF24ADXKE","components":"ENGINE","summary":"Car caught on fire while driving down the highway. Had engine replaced with a remanufactured engine in January of 2026 and car engine seized again 30 days later.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11724175,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/07/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"03/13/2026","vin":"3KPF34AD4KE","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"February 1st 2026, I done my oil change. My car was running fine. No check engine light was on or anything, my forward collision warning started disabling itself when I always kept it on. When I try to accelerate my vehicle it would take a while to accelerate. March 7th 2026, while I was driving, my car quit while it was still running. It also quit the same day again just in park. March 8th 2026, I went to take my vehicle to get a diagnostics and when leaving my home. My car stalled out and quit while in drive. After taking my vehicle to the mechanic, the mechanic reported to me my car had no oil in my car and my motor was fried. I have had the vehicle less than a year and it\u2019s giving me all of these issues","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11723741,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/04/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"03/12/2026","vin":"3KPF24ADXKE","components":"ENGINE","summary":"2019 Kia with approximately 64,000 miles. Engine failed without warning. Prior to failure, vehicle had been experiencing intermittent stalling on multiple prior occasions and had been brought to a mechanic for inspection before the final failure occurred. Vehicle stalled while being driven on a highway at night on [XXX]  between mile markers 67-71 in Maryland, creating a dangerous situation for the driver and other motorists. The oil warning light appeared immediately prior to engine failure. Vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who inspected it and confirmed the engine had failed. The mechanic noted that the engine was well maintained, ruling out neglect as a contributing factor. Mechanic stated this is a known issue with Kia engines from this era. Vehicle is available for inspection. Problem has been confirmed by an independent service center. Engine replacement cost is approximately 6,000. Kia's powertrain warranty does not fully transfer to subsequent owners, leaving this vehicle owner without coverage despite low mileage and what appears to be a manufacturing defect. Owner was advised by mechanic that Kia has covered similar failures as goodwill replacements due to the known nature of this defect. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11722394,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/27/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"03/06/2026","vin":"3kpf24ad5ke","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"Transmission was getting stuck in gear and slipping intermittently would cause the car to not accelerate over 20mph especially in the cold unless you switched it to the manual mode and manually shifted up two gears ans then back down two gears. If you looked at the tach while it did this is would bounce between 500 and 1500rpm and then would stutter and bounce between 1500 and 2500rpm until you did the manual gear trick. Eventually it started making a strange noise. I have serviced it on time and complained to Kia before about the issue which they stated they could not repeat so there was nothing they could do at that time and now when I took it back to Kia they stated its an internal trans issue and it now needs to be replaced but there was nothing they could do as it was now out of warranty. The car has less the 95k on it. I've had cars that had well over 400k on them in the past and still ran like new. The trans should not be failing already.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11715915,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/29/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"02/05/2026","vin":"3KPF24AD0KE","components":"ENGINE","summary":"Engine stalled while driving causing the car to turn off in traffic.  The vehicle is available for inspection upon request.  This caused loss of power and steering at 45 miles per hour and could have caused a collision.  A licensed and accredited auto mechanic has confirmed that the engine is a total loss.  The same day and shortly before the engine stalled, a check engine light appeared. The driver was on his way home and had planned to park the car and have it towed to the mechanic the next day.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11715716,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/02/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"02/04/2026","vin":"3KPF24ADXKE","components":"POWER TRAIN,ENGINE","summary":"When turning on the car the check engine light comes on. Then when accelerating there is a clicking noise and smoke coming from the engine.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11714519,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"01/30/2026","vin":"3KPF24AD7KE","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"The contact owns a 2019 Kia Forte. The contact was notified by her son that the third brake light was burned and was melting. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was contacted and suggested that a diagnostic test be performed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the owner that there was no warranty coverage on the vehicle for the failure and referred the owner to the local dealer for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11710946,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/09/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"01/14/2026","vin":"3KPF34AD1KE","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"The contact owns a 2019 Kia Forte. The contact stated that during start-up, the vehicle was rattling and vibrating abnormally with a clanking sound while shifting into gear. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, who diagnosed that the crankcase sensor was faulty, and that there were metal shavings inside the engine oil. The contact was advised that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 108,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11709278,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/06/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"01/06/2026","vin":"3KPF54AD1KE","components":"LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"the safety of others are put at risk due to system on and off due to shortage and wire triggering.  The vehicle listed above collision system wire harness have a shortage and causes the vehicle not to be safe and unable to operate on roadways, highways and streets. there were warning light indicators on the dashboard and need a full-inspection and harness replacement before resale or auction sale.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11699674,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/02/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"11/16/2025","vin":"3KPF34AD1KE","components":"ENGINE","summary":"October 2, 2025 @ approximately 7:30a. I was heading east on I-10 on my way to work when I seen white smoke coming from under my car. I pulled over, noticed it was on fire. There was a man passing by who seen me & was nice enough to stop & put the fire out. The firefighter then stated my oil pan came a loose and caught fire when it hit the ground. Which caused a lot of damage including me need a new engine. The firefighter stated the pan is useless & is a safety hazard.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11695031,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/26/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"10/22/2025","vin":"3KPF24AD9KE","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE","summary":"I am writing to report a recurring and potentially dangerous issue with my Kia Forte. My vehicle has randomly failed to start on multiple occasions, requiring a jump start. More concerning, it has also shut off while I was driving, which is extremely alarming and could have resulted in a serious accident. These incidents have happened several times, and I no longer feel safe driving the vehicle. I suspect this may be related to an electrical issue, as I am also experiencing: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Intermittent failure of the backup camera \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Headlights, brake lights, fog lights, and daytime running lights failing to operate correctly \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0General electrical irregularities throughout the vehicle I have checked for recalls related to Kia Fortes and found that other vehicles of the same make and model have had similar issues. However, there are no active recalls for my VIN, despite experiencing the same or more severe symptoms described in those recalls. This situation is extremely concerning and I believe it warrants further investigation. I am requesting that NHTSA review this issue and consider whether additional recalls or safety investigations may be necessary for other Kia Forte owners experiencing similar electrical and engine issues. Thank you for your attention to this matter. I would appreciate any guidance on next steps or how to ensure my vehicle is properly inspected for these safety concerns.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11694036,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/19/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"10/17/2025","vin":"3KPF24AD2KE","components":"ENGINE","summary":"Motor started ticking....then just stopped running...motor blew up..checked the oil and it had metal flaking in it..","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11693930,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/14/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"10/16/2025","vin":"3KPF24AD3KE","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"The contact owns a 2019 Kia Forte. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed at night, there was smoke coming from the front driver\u2019s side headlamp, prompting the contact to have her son disconnect the headlamp wiring harness. After a visual inspection, the contact observed that the wiring harness showed signs of burn damage. The headlamp warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V771000 (Exterior Lighting), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 105,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11691425,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/28/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"10/05/2025","vin":"3KPF34AD7KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"My daughter was driving on the highway. She was driving at 65 mph and then the car started to jolt a couple of times. She kept driving and then it started to feel sluggish and lost some power. Would not accelerate over 45 mph. She was almost rear ended several times and people continually swerving in and out around her as she couldn\u2019t maintain the car at a normal pace. It eventually wouldn\u2019t go over 35 mph. Extremely DANGEROUS speed on a highway commute. She was able to finally get off highway. The car stalled. No warning lights ever lit.  She was close to home at this point. Drove it home with barely any power. Got it towed to the dealer and transmission was blown and they will not cover it because it\u2019s past warranty of 5 yrs (2nd owner). The car is a 2019 with 53k miles. It should not need a new transmission. Apparently this car is now having many transmission issues. There was a service campaign issued by Kia back in 2018, 2020, and 2022 for this exact problem. Clearly there is an ongoing issue with their transmission. But since it is not a recall, the consumer has no way of know this until after it\u2019s too late. When a transmission just shuts down without any warning, this is a MAJOR safety issue as you no longer are able to properly drive the vehicle. This should be a RECALL.  Not an in-house technical bulletin announcement.  There\u2019s an abundance of safety concerns associated with this. Let\u2019s not wait for somone to get killed in a car crash because it\u2019s not being corrected by doing a recall on these transmissions that is a continual ongoing issue.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11691513,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/18/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"10/05/2025","vin":"3KPF34AD2KE","components":"ENGINE","summary":"I was driving in Elk River, MN when my car all of a sudden stopped accelerating I then coasted into a street with a dead end to get away from traffic before the car ended up dying though the electronics remained on. I tried restarting the vehicle with no luck. It was clear to me that the engine was no longer working as it wouldn\u2019t turn over. The report from the mechanic is as follows: \u201cFound exhaust cam timing to be extremely off. Removed valve cover and found the camshaft and sprocket pin has sheared, causing the cylinder 2 piston to make contact with the exhaust valves.Failed leak-down test at 90 percent and have a photo of the exhaust valve slightly bent and not seating into the head.\u201d -cornerstone KIA Report.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11687567,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/16/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"09/16/2025","vin":"3KPF24AD0KE","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"Severe, early onset clear coat paint damage.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11683563,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/04/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"08/28/2025","vin":"3KPF34ADXKE","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"Oil plug came out while driving causing an engine failure. We have seen several report already made for this issue.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11682544,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/21/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"08/23/2025","vin":"3KPF34AD6KE","components":"ENGINE","summary":"On [XXX] my son was driving on the highway when the car suddenly shut off.. thank god he was able to safely get to the side of the road. Had it towed to my local mechanic who stated that the engine is seized up.  The car is only 6 yrs old and well maintained.  There were no prior problems or signs.  Need a new engine.  INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11679761,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/14/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"08/11/2025","vin":"3KPF24AD7KE","components":"ENGINE","summary":"Oil pump on vehicle failed, result was severe internal damage to motor, entire engine needed replaced at 120,600 miles.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11646235,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/04/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"03/04/2025","vin":"3KPF24AD7KE","components":"LANE DEPARTURE","summary":"The contact owns a 2019 Kia Forte. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the Lane Keep Assist system activated briefly, taking control of the vehicle and the vehicle started pulling to the right lane. As a result of the failure, the contact completely lost control of the vehicle and spun out into oncoming traffic narrowly avoiding a crash. The vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11643557,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/24/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"02/18/2025","vin":"3KPF24AD0KE","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"In a car accident I got into, my car\u2019s airbags did not deploy like they should have and therefore I got greater injuries than I should have. I believe I hit the steering wheel and I did hurt my chest. Both my elbows were sore as well and as well as both my knees had big bruises on them. My right knee to this day still has a bruise/mark on it, which still does not feel the same since then.   Very soon after my claims adjuster actually found out there was a recall on a huge amount of Kia\u2019s because of their airbags not deploying and some type of electrical wiring not working properly or something that has to do with that. However, my year car (2019) was not included in this recall. But as you can see, it should have been. My car got totaled as a result from this accident and I did end up going to the hospital afterwards to get checked out.   About two weeks or so before, my car just passed its yearly car inspection.   And no, there were no messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to this all.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11641881,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/18/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"02/11/2025","vin":"3KPF24AD9KE","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"I\u2019m having the exact same issues as the current recall on 2019 Kia fortes. Which is why I\u2019m not sure why my car isn\u2019t on the recall list. I have gone to the dealership for these exact issues with my car. Headlights not incorrectly going out as soon as they are replaced. going to the dealership several times because of my left tire not knowing what the actual reason is. Looks like it could be the front left. Axle. Also, my CarPlay has been acting up, randomly going out and also displaying the wrong speed in the GPS also glitching while driving not displaying the correct image.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11638349,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/04/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"01/24/2025","vin":"3KPF24AD8KE","components":"ENGINE","summary":"Engine burns oil while buring gas.  It burns oil way faster than it should have, which causes low oil and engine damage. As a result the engine stalled out because it ran with little to no oil.  There was no dashboard warning light that the oil is low.  A mechanic explained that there is a manfacturing defect.  These engines are manufactured with small holes between where the oil is being stored and where the gas is being burned.  When the gas is burning small amounts of oil also burn as a result.  I had to replace the timing belt as well because that is what is being lubricated by the oil, which is too low. The mechanic explained that this is common in many other Kia engines such as the Sorento and Optima.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11637640,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/03/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"01/22/2025","vin":"3KPF24AD7KE","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"My brake lights are continuously going out. I replace them and immediately they are out again. There is nothing wrong with the bulb. There is something going with the car. Every time I change the bulb they go out and this has been a few times already","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11629358,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"12/06/2024","vin":"3KPF24AD6KE","components":"BACK OVER PREVENTION","summary":"CarPlay digital screen is bubbling on the right side, up the top and now to the left part of the screen. I was told by Kia Service it would take $1200 to repair and to use it til it breaks. I googled this issue and learned a lot of Kia cars from 2019 have the same issue.   This bubbling is caused by the car heating up internally, which no car owner has control over. This bubbling results in the screen not working. Which means I will be driving and pressing the screen and nothing happens. Then, I have to agressively press deeply onto the screen until it works and it takes my focus off the road longer than I would like. It also makes the screen glitch out and moves the CarPlay screen around so things aren\u2019t centered. I went to look just now to see if maybe this has since been recalled since I last asked about it in 2022. That\u2019s when I found multiple forums with people complaining about the same problem. This seems to be the only avenue to try and complain about this because this shouldn\u2019t be on owners to pay in full when we aren\u2019t creating the issue. This is a manufacturing issue and not realizing these LED screens can\u2019t handle the hot heat cars will sit in when AC isn\u2019t running. What can be done to compensate people experiencing this issue?","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."},{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TBD","productModel":"TBD","manufacturer":"ODI Demo Co"}]},{"odiNumber":11627947,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"11/29/2024","vin":"3KPF24AD3KE","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"The contact owns a 2019 Kia Forte. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the rear brake lights failed to illuminate while depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, the contact stated that the A/C was blowing hot air. Additionally, the front and rear passenger\u2019s side windows were rolling down independently. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be repaired. The contact was informed that the vehicle was previously in a crash, and the frame was overheating. The contact confirmed that the vehicle did not have a Salvage Title. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,900.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11619681,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/11/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"10/14/2024","vin":"3KPF34AD4KE","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"So I've been going back and forth with Kia for a year now my car completely lost all capability of driving and reversing after taking it to the dealer at Perris kia they claimed it was my wiring harness and that I needed to pay $7,200 because I'm the second owner of the vehicle and it's not covered under their 60,000 mile warranty as I have 70,000 on my vehicle that was after 3 months of them having my car and I was not given a rental during this time and when I didn't have the 7200 fixed they threatened to put a lien on my car if I didn't tow it that day out of there so I went and got it and after further research that's the motor blower connector actually melted and messed up the wiring harness which I found on your website that Kia did acknowledge the fact that it is a defective part and how to fix it now I am trying to get my car fixed and they are not cooperating with me and saying that I'm out of warranty but it's not a warranty issue it's a defective part.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11615811,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/27/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"09/22/2024","vin":"3KPF24ADXKE","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE","summary":"approximately July 2023, while my car was still under warranty @ 90k miles through KIA, I took it in due to excessive oil burning/leaking, engine \"missing\". They performed an Oil Consumption Test, which failed the 1st, but \"passed\" the 2nd phase. I was told to put in Oil Stabilizer in between oil changes. Car continued to burn oil. Warranty has since expired, and car is STILL running shabby. I took it in & another Consumption test was run, with negative results per KIA. I then took it to MY mechanic, who performed an oil dye test to see where the problem is. Results were my engine had \"Blow by\", and that I would need to replace engine. I then took it BACK to KIA 2 weeks AFTER 2nd consumption test and was told I in fact DO need a new engine, 2 catalytic converters (reason it has been running shabby the past year plus) and a manifold accessory kit. I stated to them that I presented this issue well within the KIA warranty guidelines & informed my vehicle was perfectly fine. But was told that now my vehicle is out of warranty so I am solely responsible for ALL repairs. They stated they requested a Goodwill Exception through KIA but I was denied. I submitted EVERY receipt of repair from other mechanic that was performed since 2020.  I simply just want repaired what was failing since my warranty was still in effect. I presented these issues when my car had 90k miles. Vehicle currently has 111,188 miles on it. This has been a devastating, ongoing problem trying to get KIA to do what is well within guidelines of the warranty.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11614929,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"09/16/2024","vin":"3KPF24AD9KE","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"Rapid Delamination and paint peeling of front bumper. There are so many Kia Forte owners experiencing this same issue for it not to be recognized and resolved by now. Please help us. It\u2019s not right.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11606688,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/07/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"08/06/2024","vin":"3KPF34AD4KE","components":"POWER TRAIN,ENGINE","summary":"Have only 70000 miles on it and Kia refuses to replace the transmission that went out and they have lied to me repeatedly and need to be held accountable!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11606729,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/03/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"08/06/2024","vin":"3KPF34AD2KE","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,LANE DEPARTURE","summary":"It\u2019s very hard to see at night and I know there is a recall for 2019 Kia forte with low beam aiming the recall is SC171.  Also when I start driving I hear a rattling sound and there is another recall for 2019 Kia fortes. Power train axle assembly. The recall is SC195","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11604556,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/16/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"07/25/2024","vin":"3KPF24AD9KE","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"The contact owns a 2019 Kia Forte. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle shut off and independently restarted. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and the contact was informed of a Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) engine compartment failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced or repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to an unknown manufacturer\u2019s recall. The dealer informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact was informed that the repair would be an out-of-pocket expense. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not under recall and the vehicle had to be repaired out-of-pocket. The failure mileage was 8,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11603854,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/03/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"07/22/2024","vin":"3KPF24AD5KE","components":"ENGINE,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"Have had the car since it had 30,000 on it.  It was one year old when we bought it.  We changed the oil every three months faithfully.  The car has 77,000 miles on it now and needs a new engine.  The Kias with this type of engine have been recalled, but this car was not.  I have had three mechanics tell me that Kia just built this engine poorly.  Is there anything that can be done?","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11602860,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/13/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"07/17/2024","vin":"3KPF24AD3KE","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"On Saturday, July 13th, 2024 my engine light came on. I stopped, checked all my fluids and hoses and all were good. I took my car into the shop on 7/16 (I did not drive it after the 13th until I could get into the shop). They used their machine to check the codes and it is showing P0867 - Transmission Fluid Pressure code. This has never happened before and as I research it, thousands are having this problem which after the update that needs installed on the customers dime, if it does not fix the problem, we all need new transmissions. How is this not a federal recall on all 2019+ KIA Forte's. I did find the TSB for the update so hopefully the dealership will not charge for the update.   This is a huge issue and KIA should be made to take care of the people who purchased their product, especially since they know about it and are acting like they do not see all of these cases of their defective products. Is this just being allowed to happen?","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11589245,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/17/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"05/17/2024","vin":"3KPF24AD7KE","components":"ENGINE","summary":"The contact owns a 2019 Kia Forte. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle started to lose motive power with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with engine failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The dealer was not contacted, but the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHSTA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 73,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11586062,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/20/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"04/30/2024","vin":"","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"See attached document for complaint","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11585625,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/21/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"04/27/2024","vin":"3KPF24AD5KE","components":"ENGINE","summary":"Rod ripped thru oil pan and blew the Engine","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11579161,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/08/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"03/24/2024","vin":"3KPF24AD1KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I accelerated from a stop to turn onto the a road. Upon doing so, the car made loud sputtering and grinding noises. So I pulled it off the road and checked it out and that\u2019s when I noticed that the engine was sunk towards the driver\u2019s side. I got it towed to a local repair shop for them to take a look at it. When they called me I was told the transmission mount had snapped in half as well as the front drive axle and the water pump was broken. So then I called Kia and asked if there were any recalls on my car for any of those parts as this was not normal wear and tear. Of course there wasn\u2019t so I asked if there\u2019d be any way that I could get these repairs refunded because this is not normal, the car was never in an accident nor do I jump on the hood and kick the crap out of my car, they told me to take into a Kia repair center for them to take a look at it and send pictures to Kia to get them to possibly refund it. So I towed from the first repair shop to the Kia repair center for them to look into it. The guy at the Kia repair center took a look at it and communicated with Kia on his end about the parts that were broken to try and get a refund issued. The Kia repair center told me the transmission mount bolts snapped which caused the engine to fall and break the front drive axle as well as the water pump. They told me I was lucky I wasn\u2019t going faster when it happened because the engine would\u2019ve just fallen out, which would\u2019ve cause myself and potentially others to get into a serious wreck. I drive on the interstate every day for work, so I can imagine how bad that would\u2019ve been. Of course Kia didn\u2019t want to refund the repairs because my car wasn\u2019t under warranty and they said something would\u2019ve had to have happened recently to cause the bolts to break. That is ridiculous because short of a collision I don\u2019t know anything that would\u2019ve caused the bolts to just snap. Again, I just pressed the gas and that happened. It\u2019s not normal wear and tear. $1600 repair cost","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11578670,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"03/21/2024","vin":"3KPF24AD3KE","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"The contact owns a 2019 Kia Forte. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle would pull to the right direction and drift to the left direction. Also, while driving at highway speeds the vehicle would shake and rattle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who recommended replacing the front tires. The front tires were replaced but the failures continued to occur. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11575988,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/05/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"03/07/2024","vin":"3KPF34AD3KE","components":"SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"While driving, I've observed that my vehicle's forward collision alert system triggers prematurely. It brakes suddenly, as if I'm approaching another vehicle too quickly or on the verge of a collision, despite there being a significant distance between us. Two days ago, the FCA warning lights came on stating to \"Check Forward Collision Avoidance Assist System\" .","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11575574,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/28/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"03/05/2024","vin":"3KPF24AD1KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"suffered an immediate loss of engine while driving due to the crankshaft wearing a hole in the block","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11574460,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/05/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"02/28/2024","vin":"3KPF24AD5KE","components":"ENGINE","summary":"ENGINE KNOCK AND THEN ENGINE SEIZED","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11574106,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/30/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"02/26/2024","vin":"3KPF24AD6KE","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"I bought this car in July of 2021 and ever since then the car has been burning oil like crazy. I\u2019m talking 1500-2000 miles I am going through 2-3 quarts of oil. As this is a new car this should not be an issue. When my timing went out at 79,000 I mentioned this to the dealership about the tremendous amount of oil it was consuming they blew it off and acted as if it was normal. Also the forward collision warning camera obstructed has been a constant issue especially in the fact that when it happens and I\u2019m going over 40 mph and it\u2019s almost made me crash 2 times because it did it during icy conditions. The light also comes on during the summer on a hot sunny day.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11550969,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/13/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"10/20/2023","vin":"3KPF24AD4KE","components":"STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE","summary":"The contact owns a 2019 Kia Forte. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the instrument panel, radio, and A/C were inoperable. The contact also stated that the steering wheel had become firm. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the failure was a faulty wiring harness, steering, instrument cluster, and additionally the oil drain plug was leaking. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and determined that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 1,100.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11546925,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/14/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"09/27/2023","vin":"3KPF34AD2KE","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"The Automatic Emergency Braking system activated when I was driving with no one in front of me four times in the span of one month. I am waiting to get my vehicle inspected so they can diagnose and fix the camera issue. There were no warnings or other alerts up until the system began to activate. Twice, I was on a pretty clear highway and braked suddenly and without reason.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11543124,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/08/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"09/07/2023","vin":"3KPF24AD3KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"The contact owns a 2019 Kia Forte. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with transmission failure. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had previously received an unknown recall notification regarding the transmission. The transmission was not replaced; however, the transmission control module software was updated in January 2021. The contact stated that the failure had recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 44,959.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11542050,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/10/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"09/01/2023","vin":"3KPF24AD5KE","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"I have been having issues with my daytime running lights and brake lights going out and then coming back on randomly for almost 2 years . I have lost count of how many bulbs have been replaced. In May 2023, Deland Kia replaced the harness for the rear passenger brake light as they said it was melted, and 3 months later it is happening again. My radio changes stations by itself, my driver window would roll down by itself (window was fixed and hasn't given me any problems since). My forward collision light comes on at random and my car has slammed its brakes when I was nowhere near another car or anything obstructing. My steering wheel will jerk to the right on its own. These cars are death traps.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11540114,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/22/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"08/22/2023","vin":"3KPF24AD8KE","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"The contact owns a 2019 Kia Forte. The contact stated that the front driver's side and passenger's side high beam lights, low beam lights, and indicators had failed to operate as designed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the light bulbs were replaced; however, the failure recurred several times within 3 months. The contact stated that the passenger's side low beam headlight, indicator, and the headlight were not working as needed. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that she would be charged a fee for a diagnostic test. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall related to the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 39,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11530214,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/02/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"07/03/2023","vin":"3KPF24AD7KE","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"Alternator overheated and caught on fire.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11525664,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/08/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"06/06/2023","vin":"3KPF24AD9KE","components":"POWER TRAIN,ENGINE","summary":"I have always gotten my oil changed on time and even had it changed a few days before my engine failed. I was driving down the road going home from work when my car started making a ticking sound that soon turned into a hard knocking sound coming from the engine. My car then shut off in the middle of traffic while at a red light. I tried to start it back up but nothing was happening. My check engine light never came on to give me any type of warning that the engine was in bad shape. Took it to the Kia dealership where it took over a month and a half to get someone to look at my car and give me an answer as to what was wrong with it. Kia knows that the engines in these cars are not built to last and that they could have failed before reaching 100,000 miles. I was also hung up on by someone from the Kia consumer hotline. I feel Kia should be responsive and held accountable as far as paying for the repairs and me not coming out of pocket. I will not be dealing with Kia ever again.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11514417,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/23/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"03/29/2023","vin":"3KPF24AD3KE","components":"POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE","summary":"I was driving down expressway and my car started to make rattling noise and Clanking noise from the engine and then my car wouldn\u2019t start it kept stuttering. My 2019 Kia forte was stalling it was not accelerating past 3k rpm\u2019s and then the engine would completely shut off. Now my car has been out of commission for a few weeks","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11512611,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/18/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"03/19/2023","vin":"3KPF24AD5KE","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"My car was stolen from a busy street in front of an elementary school while I was in a restaurant eating dinner 100 ft away. The thief was able to break the window and apparently use an iPhone cable and disassemble the ignition to start the car and drive away. It was recovered later that night several miles away. The suspect will likely not be found. I have serious concerns about the ease with which they gained access to the car and their confidence they could do get away with it. The driver was also reckless causing damage to the side. I have not been contacted by Kia that there is anything wrong the car. I think this poses a risk to car owners and other people who use roads because of how easy it is to gain access, and how w recklessly they can be driven. I have strong concerns about the safety mechanism for preventing the car from being started without the key, that has lagged behind other similar cars and made this Kia Forte an easy target for theft. My only confirmation that my specific year could be a target for theft came last night when it was stolen- the company has said nothing to me.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11507775,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/17/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"02/17/2023","vin":"3KPF24AD3KE","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"Newer Kia models have such poorly designed security features and body that they have been targets for car thefts. In one year of having this car it has been broken into on two separate occasions and hot wired. Viral social media videos display how to steal Kia\u2019s with ease. From breaking windows, picking locks, and taking the ignition out. Several insurance companies have now dropped Kia owners or raised their fees because of their easy accessibility and high chance of theft. Kia seems to have acknowledged this but I have yet to see a recall, warning, or any action taking for their faulty designs.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11503107,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/23/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"01/23/2023","vin":"3KPF24AD2KE","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"It has been a reoccurring problem where the car will suddenly shut off in the middle of driving. I have already taken it to Kia 4 times and the problem has not been fixed. There is a creaking noise and when I specifically turn left, it will trigger the oil light and it will flash. Recently, it has not been starting. It has definitely put my life and other at risk but I have no  choice but to drive it because of work and school.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11502743,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/25/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"01/20/2023","vin":"3KPF34AD3KE","components":"ENGINE","summary":"My KIA Forte engine suddenly seized at 112,548 miles. This was verified by a personal mechanic as well at a KIA dealership service department. There were no notifications or warning lamps alerting of any potential problems with this engine or any other car part at all. This car was bought brand new and serviced oil changes were made on time only using full synthetic oil. Luckily for me this happen while I was on my driveway and not on the road.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11502550,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/04/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"01/19/2023","vin":"3KPF24ADXKE","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"Air bags did not deploy during car accident. I sustained severe injuries to the face. Puncture wound to jaw, forehead laceration to skull, spinal cord damage, and fractured ribs. Unknown if problem has been reproduced or confirmed by dealership.  Car was totaled not sure if it\u2019s available for inspection. Vehicle is being investigated by insurance and police did complete a report.  Check forward avoidance assist system.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11495254,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/28/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"11/29/2022","vin":"3kpf24ad3ke","components":"LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"Forward Collision Obstruction light keeps popping on while driving very randomly steering sometimes doesn\u2019t work and brakes sometimes don\u2019t work all very random sometimes car is completely fine sometimes it\u2019s not\u2026 it\u2019s very scary I haven\u2019t taken it in to be inspected yet. Headlight fail light keeps turning on and off as well","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11488518,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/09/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"10/09/2022","vin":"3KPF24AD2KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"Hesitates to start. Spudders when in drive \u201cD\u201d. Must drive in \u201cS\u201d sport to stop the spuddering.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11486658,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/18/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"09/27/2022","vin":"3KPF24AD6KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"The car I currently have was recalled in 2020 one year before I brought the car . For POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT . I could have been in a really bad car accident September 18 . My car completely shut off while I was making a right turn right in the middle of the street won\u2019t start just dead . I had to push my car to the nearest store so I can get it towed ! . The dealership sold me this car probably not knowing it was recalled   That\u2019s a safety issue","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11475167,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/18/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"07/21/2022","vin":"3KPF24AD1KE","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"The contact owns a 2019 Kia Forte. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle, the message \"Check Brake Lights\" displayed. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving. However, upon inspecting the brake lights, her father noticed that the brake lights were operating as designed. The contact stated after her mother had parked the vehicle, her father inspected the brake lights for a second time and noticed that the brake lights had failed and the brake light bulbs had melted. An unknown dealer was notified of the failure and an appointment was scheduled for a diagnostic test. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,100.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11466815,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/18/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"05/31/2022","vin":"3kpf24ad7ke","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"car was stolen 04/18/2022 took thief's less then 2 minutes to take vehicle","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11459467,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/03/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"04/03/2022","vin":"3KPF24ADXKE","components":"POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE","summary":"The transmission failed while on the interstate/freeway while trying to merge into traffic. The vehicle lost power and would not accelerate even though the engine was revving up in RPMs. The vehicle is available. The transmission was replaced with a \"Refurbished Transmission\" through Warranty by KIA. Two days later the car began jerking and the check engine light came on. The vehicle was returned to the Dealership. The car was then returned to me, the owner, only to have the Check Engine light come back on, so the car was returned a third time for \"Transmission\" related issues. The vehicle in question has been at the dealership for over two months as the Dealership tells me that they are going \"back and forth with KIA Techline\" to figure out the issue. The initial Transmission failure was confirmed by the KIA Technicians and reproduced prior to the \"Refurbished\" transmission being put in. The vehicle and component have been inspected by the KIA Technicians who say they cannot solve the issue and are currently working with KIA Techline to solve the issue. The only prior symptoms were briefs moments of hesitation in acceleration from the vehicle when on the interstate/freeway. This series of events began at the beginning of December 2021 and the vehicle is still in the shop as of April 3, 2022.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11457847,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/20/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"03/22/2022","vin":"3KPF24AD1KE","components":"ENGINE","summary":"The transmission has had multiple catastrophic transmissions failures while driving. The transmission does not engage and the car cannot accelerate, which has created severe safety issues, especially on the freeway. We were almost hit by two semi-trucks this last time because the transmission would not engage and would only rev high while traveling on the turnpike in an 80 MPH zone and the car decelerated quickly due to lack of engagement and the RPM gauge just would redline with no movement to the wheels. This has happened several time before but this was the one that scared us the most...each event was scary. The first transmission failure happened at around 20K miles and if the transmission is replaced this time it would be the third replacement transmission within only 10K miles since the care only has 30K miles on it. I have talked with the dealership and Kia Consumer assistance multiple time with no resolutions. They are obviously aware of the issues with this transmission and just keep making promises that never happen and just keep us in a consistent state of a \"runaround.\"","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11454447,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/25/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"02/28/2022","vin":"3KPF34ADXKE","components":"FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"The collision light comes on and a drop down on the dash says the collision is not working. Upon occasion the breaks with go off randomly. When the breaks all of a sudden slam it makes a horrible noise that scares me and I automatically want to slam on my breaks when that happens. I have a fear of someone rear ending me. I don't know if the break lights come on when that happens. Smith Kia in Bellingham WA. has looked at the car numerous times. They could never duplicate the problem so nothing ever got fixed for a long time. Then one day it was reproduced by them and they said they got a reading on it and fixed the problem. But it didn't fix the problem it still is doing it. They kept my car again a few times but this time cannot duplicate it so they gave me my car back. I even sent them lots of pictures every time it happened with the mileage in the picture. The manufacturer has never looked at my car. No insurance, police or other has looked at my car. The warning lights would just come on randomly at any given time. The same with my breaks randomly going off. There was a drop down stating a lot of words but I could never read it because it popped back up so fast but when the breaks went off there was no dash lights saying anything only the drop down. There was never any warning ahead of time. It just happened with both occasions, NO WARNINGS!!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11453371,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/20/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"02/22/2022","vin":"3KPF24AD5KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"Driving along the highway and transmission failure occurred, causing engine RPM to jump sky high and rapid deceleration without warning or brake lights. Luckily we were not hit by any other cars and were able to pull get off the highway onto the service road. Check engine light came on and the car wouldn't move. Turned the car off and back on after a few minutes and the transmission wouldn't move forward without massive RPM and no faster than 12mph or so.   This is the SECOND time this has happened. I didn't report the first time because figured it was a one-off occurrence. The first time we had 26,000 miles on the car, this time, the new transmission went out after only 8,000 miles. All services have been performed by the Kia dealer directly. Car is back at Kia dealer for the transmission replacement again.   No confidence in keeping the car given they replaced it with the same transmission that had problems twice!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11449114,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/27/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"01/27/2022","vin":"3KPF24AD8KE","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"#1 I ASSUME THE FUEL SYSTEM OR ELECTRIC SYSTEM ARE WHAT FAILED  #2THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING,WHEN TRYING TO RESTART{IF IT RESTARTS} NO POWER & SHUTS OFF AGAIN #3 I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER& KIA MAIN BRANCH IN CALIFORNIA 3 TIMES BY PHONE & EMAIL BUT HAVE HEARD NOTHING, I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS A RECALL BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID HAVE IT TOWED HERE & IT WILL COST 100$ TO SEE IF ITS BEEN RECALLED{ MY ANSWER WAS YOU COULD TELL ME BY THE V I N # I CANT AFFORED A TOW THE 100$ TO TELL ME IF THERE IS A RECALL{THERE ANSWER WAS THATS NOT MY PROBLEM}#4 THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD LIGHTS KEPT BLOWING OUT{I REPLACED THEM2X OUT OF POCKET#5 THE ONLY WARNING I HAD WAS LOSS OF POWER BEFORE DYING.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11448995,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/24/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"01/26/2022","vin":"3kpf24ad0ke","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"I Bought a white 2019 KIA forte almost brand new around July of 2019 my bumpers paint began peeling in a tiny spot I thought was a chip from a rock but rapidly began peeling all over. February of 2020 was when I thought it started getting pretty bad chips and chunks were missing all over the bumper and it wasn\u2019t even a year yet maybe 10,000 miles by then. I took it to Kia they said I had to take it to Buick GMC dealership l where I bought it yet they told me I had to take it to KIA it was a lot of back and forth and I was busy with school and work it just wasn\u2019t a priority at the time. It is now Jan 2022 a little over 45,000 miles it is still under bumper to bumper warranty. I took it into KIA on Jan 18 2022 for other recalls and sensor problems but when bringing up the paint problem nothing they said nothing can be done and it was not covered. The paint has looked as it has been delaminating and paint chipping has drastically spread. Please look at the photos attached for reference. After looking into it I have found out it is a common problem with white paint and would appreciate it if I hear back so KIA can fix this issue.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11444762,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/18/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"12/22/2021","vin":"3KPF24AD0KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"My car was vehicle was driving on the highway over 200 miles away from home when I was driving about 65 mph the speed limit. When trying to accelerate on the Highway my vehicle would jump from 2,000 RPMs - 4,000 RPM not going faster. As I hit the gas my speed decreased and I pulled over the side of the road. When I tried to turn on/off my car the check engine light randomly appeared and I was stuck on the side of the road unable to accelerate. My car could have been rear ended on the Highway with Speed Limit of 65 MPH and I could have died if I didn't think quickly and pull to the side of the road. The dealer that the car towed to confirmed my car's transmission needed to be replaced. The only prior warning was my car's acceleration was decreased after Recall SC199 was completed by the dealership.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11441000,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/10/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"11/19/2021","vin":"3kpf24ad6ke","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"The contact owned a 2019 Kia Forte. The contact stated that while driving at night in foggy weather conditions at 55 mph, the contact rear-ended a parked vehicle while trying to avoid hitting a deer. The gear shift was still in DRIVE but the vehicle was completely stopped from the impact. The driver air bag deployed upon impact and the seat belt did not restrain the contact in her seat during impact. The contact was transported to the hospital for injuries sustained to her head from hitting the windshield and her hips from hitting the steering wheel, which prevented her from flying out of the windshield when the seat belt failed. The contact also sustained additional injuries to her shoulder, neck, and back. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard and deemed totaled by the insurance company. Prior to the failure, the vehicle was involved in another collision in September 2019, when another vehicle crashed into the contact's rear driver's side door. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The manufacturer referred the contact to filing a complaint with NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11437382,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"10/19/2021","vin":"3kpf24adxke","components":"ENGINE","summary":"The contact leased a 2019 Kia Forte. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would stall. The contact was uncertain if any warning lights were illuminated during the failure. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer on multiple occasions and was initially informed that repairs were needed to the transmission. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under warranty. Despite the repair, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and the contact was informed that sludge was found in the engine and that the engine needed to be replaced. The contact was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000. Consumer stated transmission problem affected the engine.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11434979,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/15/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"09/30/2021","vin":"3KPF24AD9KE","components":"TIRES","summary":"I rented a Kia Forte from Avis.  I got a flat tire that was not repairable.  I called AAA.  There was no spare tire.  I learned that Kia and many other manufacturers now do not provide a spare tire.  This is exceptionally dangerous because you could get trapped in a remote location, in a desert, wilderness or very cold area and die.  I propose that NHTSA require all rental cars to have spare tires (The Kia had a space for one), and further that new cars disclose prominently that there is no spare tire.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"YOKOHAMA","productModel":"UNKNOWN","size":null,"manufacturer":"Yokohama Tire Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11433431,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/06/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"09/18/2021","vin":"3KPF24AD3KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I got this car from the dealer at auction , so I am the second owner , power train warranty voided for 2nd owner , at my 90k miles , my transmission shaft has been broken due problem with the same year 2019 recall , dealer refused to fix it because I am out of warranty . I bought another transmission and still have the same problem , the car is unuseable at all  .","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11426467,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/06/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"07/26/2021","vin":"3KPF24AD3KE","components":"STEERING","summary":"On June 18, 2021 our vehicle was taken to the West Hills Kia located in Bremerton, WA for routine maintenance. During this visit, we reported a sound coming from the steering wheel and indicated that the sound was loud and wanted it inspected. The technician reported this as follows:   MR 10DIAG: Diagnose Customer Concern Customer states when turning the steering wheel, it sounds like something is being wound up.  The Technician, Michael Moore (102) verified the noise confirming that it was coming from the Output Shaft Bearing area of the Steering Column Housing. The Technician also indicated that this issue required a tech line case with Kia for approval.   I have called West Hills Kia's Service Department on: June 25th, 2021, June 30th, 2021,  July 7th, 2021, July 22nd, 2021 and again today, July 26th, 2021 to check on the status of this approval to no avail. On June 30th, 2021 and July 22nd, 2021, I left 2 voice messages for their Service Department Manager, Jay also without a return call. I have called Kia Consumer directly on July 5th, 2021, July 6th, 2021 and July 7th, 2021. Each time, the wait times have been greater than 30 minutes and after holding, I have been hung up on.  Today, on my drive home, the steering wheel locked up and would not let me turn the steering wheel.   Considering that the vehicle is still under warranty and an issue like this could cause an accident or even irreparable damage, we do not feel safe driving this vehicle.  We would like this matter resolved ASAP.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11424935,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/14/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"07/15/2021","vin":"3KPF24AD1KE","components":"ENGINE","summary":"My Kia is experiencing the same problem that Kia has issued a recall on for every year but 2019 Kias. My 2019 Kia is experiencing the same problem from the recall of \"An inconsistent heat-treating process for the piston oil rings can damage the engine and lead to a loss of power, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.\" My 2019 Kia experienced all of this and no help from the dealership as they didn't want to figure out the problem and wanted me to spend thousands of dollars on a problem Kia has recalled many of there makes/models now. My safety was at high danger due to the car stalling during driving. The diagnose was a bad timing chain and after my mechanic I trust more then the dealership and have proof of the problems/diagnosis is now my Kia has two Pistons that are actually shot and caused problems with my oil life in the car. The mechanic believes it could be caused by the same problem/recall stated above on other makes/models. I have know suffered without a car for a few months and my family has suffered tremendously from just needing to get my car fixed but I still continue to pay my monthly payments on my 2019 Kia. Now the shop I have it at says there's 2 bad Pistons and I need an entire new engine.  There was no warnings or check engine light that came on and I just hope there will be an investigation at least on the 2019 models as well and or an answer to why they did 2015 models-2021 but skipped the 2019 Kia Fortes & this investigation of this complaint started after my car was already made and waiting to be sold by a dealer but my car is now experiencing the exact same problems listed above that other Kias have.   I can provide and proper paper work from the mechanic if necessary/upon request.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11424358,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/11/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"07/12/2021","vin":"3KPF34AD4KE","components":"FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"The Collison forward warning and check engine light has been going on and off my car since last year. I have had to go to the shop several times with no answers why this is happening! Every time I bring it in it goes off again and they said nothing is wrong with the car to bring it in when the lights come back on. They come and go so its hard to keep bring it back and they said without the light on they can't run a diagnostic test. Yesterday I was going down my street at 30 MPH the forward collision warning came on and my car immediately stopped on its own like I hit something then the check engine light came on! It scared me half to death! I turned off my car and then turned it back on. The check engine light is still on now. I am done with this car!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11422281,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"06/25/2021","vin":"3kpf24ad0ke","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"The contact owns a 2019 Kia Forte. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning while depressing the accelerator. The contact then received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V459000 (Power Train) which was linked to the failure. Upon taking the vehicle to a dealer, the mechanic was initially unable to repair the recall due to the part not being available. The vehicle remained in the possession of the dealer for nearly a month and immediately upon return of the vehicle, the failure persisted. The contact had taken the vehicle back to the dealer where and was informed that no fault was found with the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure had worsened, and the vehicle failed to start up after multiple attempts. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a complaint was filed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage approximately 52,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11417679,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"05/18/2021","vin":"3KPF24AD8KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"In May 2020, transmission started bouncing up and down on the highway.  Then the transmission started skipping.  When I came to a stop and tried to start again, there was almost no power going to the transmission.  It created an extremely dangerous situation while trying to drive through an intersection with oncoming cars.  The dealership replaced the transmission.  in May 2021 356 days after the the second transmission was installed, it happened again and created another extremely dangerous situation when I tried to pull out into traffic and had no power.   Kia is again going to replace the transmission but is going to use the same one that was installed originally and the replacement one.  I think there should be an investigation into the transmission kia is using.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11417698,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/28/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"05/18/2021","vin":"3KPF24AD2KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"My car is a 2019. Pretty much brand new car. I got a voluntary emissions recall notice in the mail in December 2020. The notice said something about a computer software update but I wasn't have any problems with my car at that time and I've been working non stop on the front lines since the Covid pandemic started.  Well little did I know that while driving home from work one evening in April my whole car would break down! According to the dealership/service dept it needs a whole new transmission! Now I am stuck paying for a rental out of pocket or hitch hiking to work. The service dept has had my car for 3 weeks now. :(    I believe the recall notice should say MANDATORY or worded saying \"your car will break down on you\"!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11416193,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/11/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"05/11/2021","vin":"3KPF24AD0KE","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WE HAVE CONTACTED THE KIA DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR MULTIPLE TIMES ABOUT BRAKE ISSUES. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.  WELL TODAY IT HAPPENED. WHEN MY HUSBAND HIT THE BRAKES THE CAR PULLED TO ONE SIDE, ALMOST FLIPPED AND HIT A GUARD RAIL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11407211,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/06/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"04/09/2021","vin":"3KPF24AD3KE","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I HAVE LOST POWER PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, CAR HAS LOST ALL FUNCTION WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, 1 TIME WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT THE CAR LOCKED THE WHEELS AND SLAMMED IT ONTO A CURB. EVERY TIME THE SCREEN DISPLAY IN THE CAR GLITCHES. I HAVE BEEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKING APPLIED FOR NO REASON. HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR SHUT OFF (AT NIGHT) KIA HAS HAD THIS CAR MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAS NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. I FILED A REPORT WITH KIA CAUSE I WANT MY MONEY BACK AND THIS CAR SHOULD NOT BE SOLD TO AN INDIVIDUAL UNTIL THEY FIGURE IT OUT AND FIX IT. LAST WEEK THE MIRRORS QUIT WORKING AS WELL BUT THEY SAID IT NEEDED A MASTER SWITCH. ALREADY HAD SOME KIND OF COMPUTER RECALL AND TOOK IT IN TO BE REPLACED. CAR STILL SCARES ME TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM KIA AND WAS TOLD IT DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE LEMON LAW AS THEY SEEM TO HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO FIX IT MUCH LESS GET IT TO DUPLICATE FOR A DIAGNOSIS. BUT THE STALLING, GLITCHING AND LOOSING POWER IS ALMOST ALWAYS AT TAKE OFF. ONE TIME I JUST KNEW I WAS GOING TO END UP IN THE HOSPITAL OR MORGUE AS IT WAS A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AT RUSH HOUR. 3 TIMES WAS ON TAKE OFF AND WHEN I WAS MAKING A TURN. SOMETIMES THE SCREEN/RADIO WON'T EVEN WORK OR CONNECT TO ANY DEVICES EITHER. KIA TOLD ME TO RECORD IT HAPPENING, THEY MUST BE CRAZY IT HAPPENS SO FAST ALL I CAN CONCENTRATE ON NOT GETTING INJURED OR KILLED OR INJURING OR KILLING  ANYONE ALSO WHEN WE FIRST TOOK THE CAR HOME I NOTICED A BANGING UNDER THE CAR LIKE SOMETHING HITTING UNDER THE FLOOR BOARD TOOK IT TO KIA A FEW TIMES FOR THAT AS WELL AND SINCE THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE IT THEY SAID I PROBABLY HAVE A SOMETHING UNDER THE SEATS DOING IT. BUT I TOLD THEM THAT MADE NO SENSE CAUSE COULD FEEL IT UNDER MY FEET WHILE DRIVING IT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11395997,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/16/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"02/12/2021","vin":"3KPF24AD5KE","components":"FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"FORWARD COLLISION ASSIST DISABLES WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY, AT VARYING SPEEDS AND VARYING ROAD TYPES.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11394815,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/04/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"02/05/2021","vin":"3KPF24AD6KE","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT,WORKS FOR A THEN GOES OUT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11394589,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"02/04/2021","vin":"3KPF24AD0KE","components":"FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"IT USUALLY JUST RANDOMLY HAPPENS WHEN I'M DRIVING, THE LIGHT COMES ON AND TO TURN IT OFF I EITHER HAVE TO RESTART MY CAR OR JUST WAIT UNTIL IT GOES AWAY . SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11394266,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"02/02/2021","vin":"3KPF24AD5KE","components":"POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE FCW (FORWARD COLLISION WARNING) NOT WORKING PROPERLY OVER A YEAR. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WOULD CORRECT ITSELF, BUT THE PROBLEM BECAME MORE PREVALENT, AND WITH RESEARCH, OTHERS HAVE SAID THEY'VE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AS WELL. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN I'VE BEEN MERGING ONTO AN INTERSTATE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 60-65 MPH NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSHED THE GAS. YESTERDAY WAS WHEN THE REAL ISSUES BEGAN. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN MY ENTIRE SYSTEM BLACKED OUT. I COULD SEE ANYTHING ON THE SCREEN, AND THIS WAS SURPRISING TO ME BECAUSE I HAD JUST TAKEN MY CAR TO A LOCAL KIA AND THEY SAID THEY HAD UPDATED THE SYSTEM. ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES LATER I VISIT A LOCAL STORE TO PICK UP A FEW ITEMS. THE CAR HAD TO BE OFF ONLY 2 OR 3 MINUTES, WHEN I RETURN AND STARTED TO START THE CAR IT SPUTTERED AND WOULD 'TURN OVER.' I ATTEMPTED A FEW MORE TIMES AND IT FINALLY DID SO. MY CAR ONLY HAD ABOUT 26,000 MILES, THERE IS NO WAY I SHOULD BE EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS AS SUCH, AND I GET IT SERVICED REGULARLY. LASTLY, I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND I STOPPED AT A FAMILY MEMBERS HOUSE TO PICK UP SOME THINGS AND I PARKED ABOUT 10-15 FEET FROM THE  HOUSE AND I LEAVE THE CAR IDLING IN PARK. BEFORE I EVEN WALK AWAY FROM THE CAR, I STOOD AT MY CAR DOOR TALKING FOR ABOUT A MINUTE OR 2. I'M IN THE HOUSE FOR ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES THEM ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE IS A LOUD THUD OUTSIDE. MY CAR HAS MANAGED TO FALL OUT OF GEAR AND ROLL INTO MY FAMILY MEMBERS PORCH. IT SUSTAINED SOME DAMAGE TO THE DRIVERS SIDE BUMPER AND FENDER. WITH MORE RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL AS WELL. THIS CAR IS BASICALLY A LEMON.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11389524,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/24/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"01/23/2021","vin":"3KPF24AD6KE","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND MY CAR STARTED SHAKING AND GOING REALLY SLOW UNTIL IT GOT TO THE 3RD GEAR AND IT WOULD DRIVE A LITTLE FASTER.I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT THEY TOOK IT TO KIA DEC.26,2020 AND IT'S STILL THERE THEY SAID MY GAS CONTAMINATED AND CHARGED 620.00 THEN WHEN I GIVE THEM THE OK TO FIX THAT PROBLEM 1DAY LATER THEY TELL ME IT'S BEEN A RECALL ON MY TRANSMISSION I'VE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 5MONTHS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11389231,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/26/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"01/21/2021","vin":"3KPF24AD6KE","components":"STEERING","summary":"ON 8/26/20 IN THE DEALERSHIP WITH STEERING ISSUES.  ADVISED FAULTY CLOCKSPRING.  9/3/20 REPLACED CLOCKSPRING.  HOWEVER, ADVISED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE.  10/19/20 BACK TO DEALER.  ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.  STEERING COLUMN REPLACED, HOWEVER, STUDS OR BOLTS WERE STRIPPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.  ON 1/21/21 CAR BACK IN THE SHOP WITH SAME STEERING ISSUE.  LOCAL DEALER IS UNABLE TO REPAIR AND THEY HAVE CONTACTED KIA.  KIA STATES THIS IS A PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL AND THEY ARE WORKING ON A \"REMEDY\".  I AM CONCERNED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.  THIS IS A 2019 KIA FORTE AND I SHOULD NOT BE WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING A NEW VEHICLE.  NO RESOLUTION AS OF TODAY!!!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11388517,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/09/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"01/16/2021","vin":"3KPF24AD4KE","components":"POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"ON A RANDOM TRIP OF OURS, MY VEHICLE HAD STARTED JOLTING A BIT FURIOUSLY AT SOME MOMENTS, REVVING INTENSELY AT THE MOST INAPPROPRIATE TIMES, HAVING INCREDIBLE TROUBLE IDLING OR DRIVING IN GENERAL ONCE AT A STOP SIGN/LIGHT. AT TIMES, THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE AS I HAVE MY FOOT PRESSED ON THE GAS, AND MAYBE AFTER 10 SECONDS OF DOING SO, THE VEHICLE WILL JOLT IMMENSELY, ALMOST INJURING ME IN THE PROCESS. I FIRST THOUGHT I HAD WATER IN MY GAS TANK, BUT AFTER ASSESSING THAT SITUATION AND NO FIX, I THEN REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AS I FIGURED THEY MAY HAVE WENT OUT, MAINLY BECAUSE AT 30,000 MILES THEY ARE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR MY VEHICLE. BUT AFTER THAT ALSO DID NOT WORK, I THEN LOOKED TO SEE IF MY VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS, WHERE I FOUND OUT A LOT! OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE EXACT PROBLEM, AND IT MADE SO MUCH MORE SENSE! THE CVT(TRANSMISSION) USE RADICALLY SWITCHING GEARS AS I AM DRIVING, CAUSING MANY UNNECESSARY PROBLEMS FOR ME! MY VEHICLE IS ONLY AT 31,500 MILES, AND SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS. I HIGHLY BELIEVE WE NEED TO RECALL THE CVT TRANSMISSION OF THE 2019 KIA FORTE, FOR THEY HAVE NOT BEEN BROKEN IN CORRECTLY. I STILL PROCEED TO TAKE SMALL TRIPS WITH MY VEHICLE TO SEE IF THERE IS A FIX, BUT IT STAYS THE SAME. WHEN DRIVING AROUND 60 MPH, THE CAR WILL STOP SPEEDING UP, AND RATHER WOULD STAY REVVING OUT OF CONTROL. TWICE I HAVE COME TO A PROBLEM WITH BEING STOPPED AT A RANDOM LOCATION, AND IT WOULD REV ALMOST TO REDLINE, BUT NO MOVEMENT AT ALL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11387985,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/02/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"01/14/2021","vin":"3KPF34AD3KE","components":"FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"FCW DISABLES WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD.TOOK TO KIA DEALER AND WAS TOLD WAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM WITH NO FIX. KIA IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND WONT FIX IT. HERE IS A LINK TO WHAT IS HAPPENING:  HTTPS://WWW.KIFORTE.COM/FCA_FRONT_VIEW_CAMERA_SENSOR-228.HTML","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11384543,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/21/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"12/22/2020","vin":"3KPF24AD9KE","components":"WHEELS","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, DASHBOARD ALERTED TO FRONT END COLLISION WARNINGS BUT I WAS NOT IN A COLLISION THEN MOMENTS LATER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW CAUSING BODY DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER AND GUARDS, TOTALLY SHREDDING THE TIRE. THE CAR HAS ONLY 18,500 MILES AND TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED. NORMAL DRIVING USE. TIRES ARE MADE BY KUMHO AND THE CAR IS A KIA FORTE. I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THESE SPECIFIC BRAND TIRES BLOWING OUT AROUND 20,000 MILES EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE GUARANTEED FOR 70,000 MILES. UNFORTUNATELY BLOW OUTS, BUBBLES, ETC ARE ALL NOT COVERED UNDER TIRE WARRANTY OR UNDER CAR WARRANTY. VERY DISAPPOINTING AND VERY DANGEROUS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11373247,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/08/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"11/05/2020","vin":"3KPF24AD2KE","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"THERE IS/WAS A FLIMSY PLASTIC \"SHIELD\" COVERING THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THIS CAR BENEATH THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. CALLING IT A SHIELD IS A STRETCH CONSIDERING HOW FLIMSY IT IS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS CALLED AND APPARENTLY NO ONE AT KIA USA OR THEIR DEALERSHIPS DOES EITHER. I HAVE TRIED MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS PARTS DEPARTMENTS AND CORPORATE FOR MONTHS NOW AND NONE OF THEM SEEM TO BE ABLE TO FIND THE PART OR TELL ME WHAT IT IS CALLED. THREE TIMES NOW THE LEADING EDGE HAS COME LOOSE AND  DRAGGED THE ROAD. IT SCRAPES AND EVENTUALLY BREAKS OFF IF I DON'T CUT IT OFF FIRST. THERE IS VERY LITTLE LEFT OF IT NOW. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE SECOND TIME IT STARTED SCRAPING I THINK IT SCOOPED SOMETHING UP OFF THE ROAD AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FUEL LINE, BECAUSE WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED I SMELLED GASOLINE. THERE WAS A PINHOLE IN THE FUEL LINE AND IT WAS SPRAYING OUT UNDER PRESSURE. THIS FLIMSY PLASTIC PIECE IS THE ONLY THING BETWEEN THE FUEL LINE AND ANY ROAD HAZARDS THAT MIGHT DAMAGE THE FUEL LINE. IF I HADN'T GOTTEN OUT TO CHECK ON IT, MY CAR MIGHT WELL HAVE CAUGHT FIRE! IT'S NOT VERY FAR FROM THE EXHAUST, FORTUNATELY IT WASN'T SPRAYING ON THAT! THE LINES ARE RECESSED IN A CHANNEL, BUT THIS OBVIOUSLY WASN'T ENOUGH PROTECTION. A METAL PLATE OVER THE CHANNEL WOULD PROVIDE SOME ACTUAL PROTECTION. AS IT STANDS NOW, I AM DRIVING AROUND WITH A SIGNIFICANT LENGTH OF THE FUEL LINE EXPOSED TO ROAD HAZARDS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T TELL ME WHAT THE PART IS CALLED TO ORDER IT FOR ME. I DO NOT RECALL THE EXACT DATE, SO I PICKED ONE SINCE IT WOULDN'T LET ME CONTINUE WITHOUT. I BELIEVE THE MONTH IS CORRECT, BUT AM NOT EVEN 100% SURE ABOUT THAT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11365987,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/22/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"10/23/2020","vin":"3KPF34AD4KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON MA 495 NORTH NEAR HAVERHILL MA WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR WAS OVER-REVVING AND NO POWER WAS GETTING TO THE WHEELS. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I WAS LUCKY I MADE IT TO A REST STOP. I TALKED TO THE TECH AT KIA AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BEING A \"COMMON THING\" AND I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THANKFULLY IT IS UNDER WARRANTY STILL.  I FEEL KIA'S COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR CUSTOMER SAFETY IN THIS MATTER IS APPALLING. LOSS OF POWER LIKE THAT CAN CAUSE A MAJOR CRASH AND POTENTIAL LOSS OF LIFE. IF THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THEY SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THE VEHICLES AND REPLACE EVERY TRANSMISSION.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11365803,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/17/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"10/22/2020","vin":"3KPF34AD1KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"THE IVT TRANS WENT BAD WITH OUT WARRING  I WAS DOING 70 MPH ON I 77 IN NC   WITH CRUSE ON .  THEN  THE ENGINE TACKED UP TO 7000 RPM A FUE TIMES  THEN I SHIFTED TO SPORT MODE THE RPMS  STOPED JUMPING AROUND  TILL I GOT TO HICKORY NC . WHEN DRIVING TO DEALER SHIP THE CAR WOULD NOT HARDLY PULL ITS SELF/ NO WARRING LIGHTS OR ANY TYPE OF WARRING OF LOST OF POWER. OTHER THEN HIGH RPM ON THE ENGINE. THE CAR IS AT DEALERSHIP NOW TO GET A NEW TRANS . IT ONLY HAS 17500 MILE ON  IT  THIS IVT IS TRASH AND DANGEROUS. IT WILL KILL SOME ONE THAT DONT KNOW AUTOS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11355709,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/11/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"09/18/2020","vin":"3KPF24AD3KE","components":"STEERING","summary":"HAVE ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR 1 YEAR AND I HAVE TO HAVE A NEW STEERING SHAFT PUT IN. I WAS HEARING A GRINDING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. HAD IT CHECKED AND THAT IS WHAT THEY FOUND. THANK GOD IT WAS COVERED UNDER OUR WARRANTEE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11354836,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/17/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"09/14/2020","vin":"3KPF24AD4KE","components":"STEERING","summary":"ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO MY STEERING WHEEL STARTING MAKE A GRINDING NOISE I TOOK IT TO MY KIA DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACE THE CLOCK SPRING.  AFTER THAT WAS REPLACE MY STEERING WHEEL IS STILL MAKING THE NOISE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11352979,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/17/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"09/03/2020","vin":"3KPF24AD2KE","components":"POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE RPMS WOULD REV UP TO APPROXIMATELY 4,000 RPMS OR MORE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY WOULD INTENTIONALLY SLOW THE VEHICLE TO REDUCE THE RPMS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IDLE AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD UNINTENTIONALLY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT WHERE THE VEHICLE STALLED HOWEVER, THE TIRES CONTINUED TO SPIN WITHOUT MOVING THE VEHICLE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GENE MESSER KIA (6006 19TH ST, LUBBOCK, TX 79407, (806) 776-5600) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.  THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE SAME DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT RECEIVED A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11348606,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/05/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"08/11/2020","vin":"3KPF54AD8KE","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE","summary":"EVERYTIME I AM ON THE HIGHWAY, THEN EITHER COME TO A COMPLETE STOP OR TRY TO TURN TO GO UP A HILL. IT WON'T KICK IN TO GEAR. THD RPMS GO WAY UP AND IT ALMOST STOPS RUNNING.  ITS BEEN HAPPENING LIKE FOR A WEEK NOW. ITS GETTING WORSE. MY HEADLIGHTS ALSO SEEM LIKE THEY ARE POINTED TO LOW TO THE GROUND. PLEASE HELP   I USE MY CAR FOR WORK. THANK YOU","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11343480,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/03/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"08/05/2020","vin":"3KPF34AD5KE","components":"ENGINE","summary":"IT'S MAKING A RATTLING NOISE, I DON'T HAVE A CLUE WHERE IT'S COMING FROM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11343338,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/15/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"08/04/2020","vin":"3KPF24ADXKE","components":"STEERING","summary":"WHEN DRIVING, STEERING WHEEL \"GROWLS\" WHEN MAKING TURNS WHILE IN MOTION. DEALERSHIP PUT ME IN A LOANER DUE TO ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS REPLACING AND CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 13 MONTHS WHEN THIS HAPPENED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11342510,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/11/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"07/31/2020","vin":"3KPF24AD7KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"IVT TRANSMISSION FAILURE.  CAR HAS ABOUT 27K MILES, PURCHASED AT 22K USED.  AFTER DRIVING OFF THE HIGHWAY FROM 70MPH TO A NEAR STOP AT THE FEEDER ROAD STOP SIGN, THE CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE, SEEMS LIKE THE GEAR RATIO DID NOT ADJUST BACK DOWN. THEN NOTICED SEVERE JERKS WHEN TRANSMISSION TRIES TO CHANGE THE GEAR RATIONS, AND RPM WOULD SHOOT UP ERRATICALLY.  TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST KIA DEALER, HAD TO WAIT ABOUT 10 DAYS FOR AN APPOINTMENT.  THEY CONFIRMED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION IN ABOUT 5 DAYS.. NOT SURE HOW LONG THIS WILL LAST.  DEFINITELY A SCARY AND SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS A CLOSER LOOK AT THE DESIGN","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11327532,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"06/06/2020","vin":"3KPF34AD2KE","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"1: THE CAR RANDOMLY SENDS A COLLISION WARNING MESSAGE WHEN THERES NOTHING IN FRONT OF IT, SEVERAL TIMES ON THE INTERSTATE AND SEVERAL TIMES ON SURFACE STREETS WHEN NOTHING WAS IN FRONT OF IT. ONE TIME IT  AUTOMATICALLY SLAMMED ON BRAKES SLOWING THE CAR TO A CRAWL WHEN NOTHING WAS IN FRONT OF IT. ON A SURFACE STREET. THE DEALERSHIP BLAMED THE ISSUE ON A MICROSCOPIC CHIP MISSING IN THE WINDSHIELD AT THE EXTREME 7 O'CLOCK POSITION OF THE CAMERA. WE WERE TOLD THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE UNTIL THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE, WHICH WOULD COST OVER $800.00 JUST FOR THE WINDSHIELD. 2: THE CAR ALSO RANDOMLY SWITCHES DRIVING MODES ON ITS OWN. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE REP THAT THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY CHANGED ON ITS OWN ACCORDING TO INPUT FROM THE GAS PEDAL FROM THE DRIVER. THE LEAD TECH INFORMED US THAT WE WERE SOMEHOW ACTIVATING THE SWITCH BY TOUCHING IT SOMEHOW WHILE ITS BEING DRIVEN CAUSE THERES NO WAY IT SWITCHED ON ITS OWN. THE CAR IS AN INHERENT SAFETY HAZARD AS THESE ISSUES RANDOMLY POP UP WITH NO NOTICE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11327338,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/03/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"06/04/2020","vin":"3KPF54AD2KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I PURCHASED A 2019 KIA FORTE IN DECEMBER OF 2018.  STARTING AROUND 7,200 MILES, I NOTICED THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD FLUCTUATE ESPECIALLY UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION.  FLUCTUATIONS WERE BETWEEN 200-500 RPMS.  THE VEHICLE WENT IN FOR SERVICE WITH ABOUT 7,450 MILES AND I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.  THE REPLACEMENT WAS COMPLETED QUICKLY BY THE DEALER.  T SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A HIGH FAILURE RATE EARLY ON WITH THESE KIA IVT TRANSMISSIONS.  THESE SHOULD BE RECALLED.  I IMAGINE IN ANOTHER YEAR AND A HALF I WILL BE BACK INTO THE DEALER FOR ANOTHER REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION.  VERY DISAPPOINTING AS THIS IS NOT A VEHICLE YOU CAN RELY ON FOR LONG TRIPS.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11324950,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/15/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"05/18/2020","vin":"3KPF24AD9KE","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"AIR CONDITIONER CABIN THERMISTOR DON'T WORK. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSORS DON'T WORKS. THIS CAR START TO FAIL IN JUST NINE MONTHS AFTER BUY IT BRAND NEW.  DON'T WORK IN ANY TIME.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11323682,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/31/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"05/07/2020","vin":"3KPF24AD7KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN DECEMBER FOR 2018. IN OCTOBER OF 2019, IT STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE RPMS BOUNCING. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD TO WAIT FOR 3 MONTHS TO GET MY CAR BACK AS WE WAITED ON A TRANSMISSION. I NOTICED THE RPM BOUNCING WAS HAPPENING AGAIN. ON 5/7/2020, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I VOICED MY CONCERNS ABOUT REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION WITH THE SAME MODEL THAT HAD ISSUES. I REQUESTED THAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FIND OUT WHAT MODEL THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IS SO WE DO NOT HAVE THIS HAPPEN AGAIN.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11320814,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/13/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"04/11/2020","vin":"3KPF54ADXKE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I FELT IT STRUGGLING TO ACCELERATE AND OVERALL BEING \"JERKY\" DRIVING 30-40MPH ON A CITY STREET WITH MINIMAL HILLS. DEALERSHIP FOUND NOTHING WRONG AS NO CODES WERE SHOWING ANY ERRORS. NO MORE THAN 2-3 WEEKS LATER, TRANSMISSION DIED WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON A HIGHWAY WITH ONLY 8,800 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE THE CAR WITHOUT THE RPM HITTING THE RED LINE EVEN THOUGH I WAS BARELY PRESSING ON THE GAS. I'M LUCKY I DIDN'T GET RAMMED BY THE TRUCK THAT WAS COMING BEHIND ME AS I QUICKLY ENGAGED MY EMERGENCY WARNING LIGHTS AND PULLED OVER WHEN A SAFE OPPORTUNITY AROSE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW (NO PRIOR OWNERS). I DID SOME RESEARCH, AND UNFORTUNATELY THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THE FIRST COMPLAINT OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THIS MODEL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11307414,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/21/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"02/06/2020","vin":"3KPF24AD5KE","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, LIGHTING WAS LIMITED, THE SENSORS DID NOT WORK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11306811,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/03/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"02/03/2020","vin":"3KPF24AD6KE","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE","summary":"PROBLEM 1, LONG CRANK HARD START. HAVE TO CYCLE THE IGNITION KEY SEVERAL TIMES TO GET ENGINE STARTED. NO PCM CODES. HAD TO KIA DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. CANNOT DUPLICATE ISSUE. PROBLEM 2,  INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOES BLANK, RADIO GOES BLANK AND ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11302528,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"01/28/2020","vin":"3KPF24AD0KE","components":"STEERING,SUSPENSION,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"WHILE DRIVING THE CRASH RESPONSE SYSTEMS TURNS ON & SHOWS ERROR CODES WHICH HAS CAUSED VEHICLE TO STOP BY IT SELF. ALSO THE DRIVER ASSIST HAS PULLED MY WHEEL OUT OF MY HAND & JERKED HAD TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES.... THE LEFT STRUT MOUNT BEARING IS ALSO DEFECTIVE ON THE VEHICLE","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11299025,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/12/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"01/13/2020","vin":"3KPF24AD2KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"HAD CAR FOR JUST ONE MONTH. I PURCHASED A FLEET CAR WITH 20K MILES. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 24K MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, AND THE CAR STARTED REVVING VERY HIGH 6-7K WHEN ACCELERATING, WHERE IT'S USUALLY 2-3K. THE CAR FINALLY GAVE OUT (SHAKING AND SPUTTERING) AND COULDN'T ACCELERATE ANY LONGER. HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER. I TRIED TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON, AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO MY PARENTS HOUSE CLOSE BY AT LOW SPEED TRYING TO KEEP THE ENGINE FROM RED-LINING. I KNEW IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE OF THE SYMPTOMS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS A NEW MODEL, AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE CAR WILL GET FIXED BECAUSE IT'S UNDER WARRANTY, BUT IT REALLY GIVES ME RESERVATION ABOUT DRIVING IT GOING FORWARD. SUCH A CRITICAL FAILURE IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND WILL STAY ON THE BACK OF MY MIND ALWAYS. I CALLED KIA AND THEY TOWED IT TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. I AM GETTING A RENTAL FROM THEM.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11297478,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/24/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"01/06/2020","vin":"3KPF34AD5KE","components":"FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE 'CAMERA OBSTRUCTED' WARNING SYMBOL STARTED TO FLASH. ALSO, THE BRAKES ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED FLASHING. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JT'S KIA OF COLUMBIA (230 KILLIAN COMMONS PARKWAY, COLUMBIA, SC 29203) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, IT WAS ON BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN THE DEALER'S CUSTODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11296658,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/14/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"01/02/2020","vin":"3KPF24AD5KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"ON A TRIP THE CAR BEGAN JERKING AND LOSING ACCELERATION WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AT HIGH REVS (5-6K) ON THE HIGHWAY.  EVENTUALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED OR ACCELERATE.  THE CAR WAS TOWED TO KIA DEALERSHIP IN READING, PA, 150 MILES FROM MY HOUSE.  AFTER 3 DAYS OF EVALUATION, I WAS INFORMED THE CAR WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION.  THE EXPECTED TIME TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR IS 6 WEEKS.   THE CAR HAS 10K MILES ON IT AND DID NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11286723,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/16/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"12/03/2019","vin":"3KPF34AD5KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 KIA FORTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INTERSECTION, THE CONTACT RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE RPMS INCREASED TO 4; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALL STAR KIA OF SAN BERNARDINO (735 SHOW CASE DR N, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408, (888) 480-0418) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTELLIGENT VARIABLE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11286422,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/28/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"12/02/2019","vin":"3KPF24AD0KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I WAS DRIVING MY 2019 KIA FORTE AT 75 MPH, THEN LOWERED MY SPEED, THEN ACCELERATED AGAIN.  A LOUD SCREECH/GRINDING SOUND HAPPENED, THEN THE CAR STALLED.  I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE ROADSIDE, AND RE-START THE CAR.  I WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR OVER 15 MPH.  CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY.  THEY DROVE THE CAR, BUT FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.  I INSISTED THAT THERE IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.  I SUGGESTED THEY INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID.  I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WILL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11286431,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/30/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"12/02/2019","vin":"3KPF34AD7KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"ON 11/27, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2019 KIA FORTE S WITH ABOUT 5,000 MILES ON IT AND SAID IT WAS DOING SOMETHING REALLY STRANGE. SHE WOULD PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL LIKE NORMAL, BUT THE RPMS WOULD SOAR AND THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP BUT THE CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE. WE DROVE AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN SHE GOT BACK AND I NOTICED THE SAME THING. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA THAT NIGHT TO BRING IT IN ON FRIDAY, 11/29.    THERE WERE NO ISSUES ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT MORNING WHICH IS ABOUT 20 MINUTES AWAY. WE LET THEM KNOW WE HAVE A LONG TRIP BACK THE NEXT DAY AND WANTED TO BE SURE THERE WASN'T A BIG ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT SINCE THERE WASN'T AN ENGINE LIGHT ON, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY CODES TO TROUBLESHOOT THE ISSUE AND WE WERE SENT ON OUR WAY.     AN HOUR INTO OUR TRIP ON 11/30, WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 70 MPH AND THE CAR STARTED HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. IT WOULD REV UP DRAMATICALLY WHEN TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL AND WE SOON LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. NO ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GOT IT TOWED TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. THEY COULDN'T LOOK AT IT THEN SO WE GOT A RENTAL CAR TO GET BACK HOME. I GOT IN TOUCH WITH THEM THE FOLLOWING MONDAY AND THEY SAID THEY WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THEY WILL COVER THE RENTAL CAR EXPENSE AS WELL. I'M HOPEFUL THE NEW TRANSMISSION WILL FIX THIS ISSUE AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WILL REOCCUR AFTER ANOTHER 5,000 MILES.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11286449,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/30/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"12/02/2019","vin":"3KPF24AD0KE","components":"POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW IN APRIL 2019. I HAD IT'S 15,000 MILE CHECK UP ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. RIGHT AROUND THAT TIME I NOTICED THAT WHEN I ACCELERATED, MY CAR WOULD JUMP. THE RPM WOULD BOUNCE BETWEEN 1-2 RPMS AND WHEN I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND EVEN TEST DROVE IT. I WAS SURE SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND WE WENT OUT ON ANOTHER TEST DRIVE AND SURE ENOUGH IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THE NEXT DAY THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND THAT IT DIDN'T TRIGGER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING A NEW TRANSMISSION.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11271614,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/20/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"10/28/2019","vin":"3KPF24AD3KE","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 KIA FORTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM AND THE CONTACT DID NOT SEE AN ANIMAL IN THE ROAD. TO AVOID THE ANIMAL, THE CONTACT VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. *DT*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11270461,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/02/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"10/23/2019","vin":"3KPF24AD4KE","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SOY BASED WIRING ATTRACTED RODENTS, WHICH CHEWED THE  WIRES AND CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO SHORT OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOU FUSZ KIA (1025 N LINDBERGH BLVD, ST LOUISE, MO 63132, (3124) 595-4900) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE FACTORY OR EXTENDED WARRANTIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE DOWNSTREAM OXYGEN AND TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SENSORS, WHICH WAS A ONE TIME REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,200.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11266451,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/04/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"10/05/2019","vin":"3KPF24AD5KE","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM KEEPS SAYING IT'S DISABLED DUE TO SOMETHING BEING IN THE WAY OF IT, I'VE CHECKED OVER THE CAR MULTIPLE TIMES AND CAN'T FIND ANYTHING IN THE WAY OF ANY OF THE SENSORS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11265645,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/29/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"10/02/2019","vin":"3KPF54AD8KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I HAVE A 2019 KIA FORTE THAT JUST A FEW WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED IT LEFT ME STRANDED BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T CRANK. NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS OUT AND I HAD A HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE TRYING TO DRIVE HOME AFTER MY GRANDMA PASSED AWAY. MY FAMILY LIVES 2 1/2 HOURS AWAY. THEN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT VERBALLY ASSAULTED ME WHILE I WAS TRYING TO RECEIVE HELP. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED GOING OUT. I WAS NEARLY HIT SEVERAL TIMES AS THE CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN AND NOT SHIFT GEARS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11265766,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/29/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"10/02/2019","vin":"3KPF24AD7KE","components":"ENGINE","summary":"WITH LESS THAN 8K MILES ON OUR FORTE WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN THE OIL LIGHT WENT ON. WE MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE AND WITHIN SECONDS ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. WE COASTED OFF THE HIGHWAY TO FIND OIL SPILLING FROM THE CAR. WHEN WE PULLED THE OIL STICK IT WAS BONE DRY AND SMOKING. WE WERE TOWED TO OUR DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THIS IS THE 3RD OR 4TH ENGINE THEY HAVE SEEN WITH THIS ISSUE AND THEY ARE REPLACING OUR ENTIRE ENGINE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME OUR BRAND NEW FORTE HAS DIED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH AND IT HAS LESS THAN 8,000 MILES ON IT!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11265239,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/22/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"09/30/2019","vin":"3KPF24AD7KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"BRAND NEW 2019 FORTE WITH LESS THAN 2,000 MILES ON IT. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH AND THE ENGINE STARTS TO REV AND JOLT. GET TO THE RIGHT LANE AND IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS. HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP TO FIND I NEEDED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11256777,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/20/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"09/20/2019","vin":"3KPF24AD5KE","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM DISABLED CAMERA OBSCURED.  THIS WARNING COMES AND GOES AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS. NOTHING IS OBSCURING THE CAMERA AND LANE KEEP ASSIST CONTINUES TO FUNCTION NORMALLY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11256739,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/10/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"09/19/2019","vin":"3KPF34AD5KE","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"HIT A PARKING SPACE BUMPER WITH FRONT BUMPER, PASSENGER SIDE, LOWER EDGE.  SEVERAL DAYS LATER, DASH MSGS SAID I HAD STEERING PROBLEMS, ABS, COLLISION AVOIDANCE FAILURE AND TO SEE DEALER IMMEDIATELY.  CALLED KIA  ROADSIDE SERVICE AND REPORTED DASH MSGS AND THEY SAID NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE AND TOWED IT IN TO SALT LAKE CITY DEALER.  DEALER REFUSED WARRANTY SVC BECAUSE OF BUMPER DAMAGE AND ADVISED WIRING HARNESS OUT, $4200 REPAIR OR $468. PATCH REPAIR.  IS THIS VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE WITH WIRING HARNESS ABLE TO BE KNOCKED OUT FROM HITTING A PARKING SPACE BUMPER WITH SLIGHT LOWER EDGE DAMAGE, THAT COULD ALSO BE CAUSED BY ROCK BOUNCING UP FROM HIGHWAY OR ANY OTHER ROAD MATERIAL THAT IS ENCOUNTERED EVERY DAY.  MILEAGE WAS 11496 AT TIME OF TOWING IN TO JERRY SEINER, KIA DEALER CASE 13347285","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11253798,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/06/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"09/07/2019","vin":"3KPF54ADXKE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"ON 9/6/19, ON MY WAY BACK FROM A TRIP TO DALLAS, MY 2019 KIA FORTE (LAUNCH EDITION) STARTED TO RANDOMLY REV UP ON THE HIGHWAY. AT FIRST, I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT, BUT THEN IT STARTED TO LOSE ACCELERATION. I TRIED TO USE THE MANUAL SHIFTING, BUT NO HELP. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF IN HOPES OF \"RESETTING\" IT AND IT SEEMED TO WORK, BUT WHEN I PULLED OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY AGAIN IT SUDDENLY STARTED TO REV TO 6-7 K AND WENT NOWHERE. ULTIMATELY, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AND I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A KIA DEALERSHIP 5 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME. KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS WAS NOT VERY MUCH HELP! MY FORTE IS ONLY 3 MONTHS OLD WITH 3,100 MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED NEW IN JUNE. BE CAREFUL WITH THIS CAR!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11217006,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/06/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"05/30/2019","vin":"3KPF24AD3KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"WHILE HAVING MY CAR FOR TWO MONTHS MY, 2019 KIA FORTE TRANSMISSION WENT. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT KEPT STALLING. IT WAS REVING ALL THE WAY UP TO 7/8 RPMS WITH ME GENTLY TAPPING ON THE GAS. I HAD MY GRANDMOTHER WITH ME AND RIGHT WHEN WE GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY MY CAR JUST STOPPING RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY MAIN ROAD. I WAITED A MOMENT AND TOOK MY KEYS OUT OF THE EGNISION. AFTER 3 MINUTES MY CAR TURNED BACK ON AND I WAS SLOWLY ABLE TO GET IT TO THE GAS STATION WITH IT STILL REVING. I HAD MY CAR TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I GOT THE CAR AND THEY ENDED UP FIXING IT. THEY SAID IT WAS A DEFECT. I'M STILL VERY CONCERNED WITH THIS TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THEY PUT THE SAME ONE BACK IN. IT'S A CVT TRANSMISSION. I DON'T FEEL SAFE AFTER EXPERIENCING THAT ISSUE. IT COULD OF CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND I THINK THE TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD HAVE A REGULAR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PUT BACK INTO THEM. JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THIS ISSUE I HAD AND LET YOU KNOW HOW CONCERNED I AM ABOUT IT. THANKS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11206997,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/11/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"05/11/2019","vin":"3KPF54AD7KE","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"THE DIVER OF HE VEHICLE HAD FRONT IMPACT DAMAGE AT 40 MPH AND HIT THE SIDE OF ANOTHER CAR. THE ENTIRE FRONT END INCLUDING THE STEEL FRAME WAS BENT IN BUT NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11202985,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/11/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"04/22/2019","vin":"3KPF64AD5KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"CAR IS A COUPLE OF MONTHS OLD WITH 2001 MILES SHOWING ON THE ODOMETER. THE RPMS WOULD SURGE WHILE DRIVING, EVEN AT CONSTANT SPEED THEY WOULD JUMP 500 RPM OR SO THEN DROP BACK DOWN. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THE SAID THAT IS NORMAL FOR A CVT. A WEEK LATER IT WAS STILL DOING THAT THEN IT WOULD FELL LIKE IT WAS STUMBLING WHILE STARTING UP FROM A STOP. THE NEXT DAY IT HAD NO POWER, ACCELERATOR ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND IT WOULD BARELY MOVE, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY HEADED FOR THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I GOT THERE I HAD TO WAIT A BIT AND THE SERVICE TECH CAME OUT AND TOLD ME THAT WHEN THEY CALLED THE CODES INTO KIA THAT WERE IN THE COMPUTER THEY SAID TO PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN IT. HE TOLD ME HE WOULD HAVE THE TRANSMISSION OVERNIGHTED WHICH I LATER FOUND OUT WAS A LIE, AND THAT TECH IS NO LONGER AT THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE A RENTAL VEHICLE IN ITS PLACE. I HAVE STARTED A CLAIM WITH KIA.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11196970,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/17/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"04/17/2019","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"CAR WAS MAKING WEIRD NOISES AND JUMPY ACCELERATION, TOOK IT IN AND THEY ARE REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS AND THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL NOT IN AT THE DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT. I WAS TOLD IT'S ON BACKORDER AND NOBODY KNOWS WHEN I WILL BE ABLE TO REPLACE IT. MY CAR IS NOW BARLEY ACCELERATING UNLESS I FLOOR IT. CALLED KIA AND THE DEALER AND NOBODY SEEMS TO CARE","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11195988,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/09/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"04/13/2019","vin":"3KPF54AD2KE","components":"STEERING,POWER TRAIN","summary":"CAR WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND HAD TO TAKE IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT CHECKED. THIS WAS AROUND 3000 MILES. TOOK IT IN CONFIRMED THE GRINDING NOISE BUT DID NOT NOTE DOWN WHAT IT WAS ON RECEIPT. A MONTH LATER DEALERSHIP TOOK CAR BACK AND GAVE ME A RENTAL AND HAD SPECIALIST LOOK AT THE TRANSMISSION SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH IT BUT STILL HAS SOME LOST OF POWER FROM TIME TO TIME AND GRINDING NOISES..","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11193628,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/17/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"04/03/2019","vin":"3KPF34AD1KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"2019 FORTE WITH 4000 MILES AND LESS THAN 4 MONTHS OLD. HAD TO BE TOWNES FROM MY JOB AS THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE. I BROUGHT IT TO MY DEALERSHIP ONE MONTH EARLIER AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG, AND CAR DIED LESS THAN A MONTH LATER. WAS ALSO TOLD 'THINGS HAPPEN', HOWEVER MY COWORKER WITH A 2019 SORRENTO JUST FOUND OUT HER TRANSMISSION IS GONE. HMMM...","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11193725,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/13/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"04/03/2019","vin":"3KPF34ADXKE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND IT STOPPED ACCELERATING WHEN I EXITED THE HIGHWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THE NEXT DAY THAT IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 2.5 MONTHS AND 2811 MILES.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11193449,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/26/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"04/02/2019","vin":"3KPF24AD6KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"THE CAR SEEMED TO BE LOSING POWER, CALLED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, AND THE KIA DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS TOWED TO SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED.  THE CAR HAS 3000 MILES ON IT & WE HAVE ONLY HAD IT 2.5 MONTHS.  THE DEALER SERVICE PERSON SAID THIS IS THE 3RD 2019 KIA FORTE THEY'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN!  WE WERE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11185549,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/08/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"03/09/2019","vin":"3KPF24AD0KE","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE EVEN THO THE RPMS WOULD,  AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11180454,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/09/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"02/16/2019","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"DROVE IT A TOTAL OF 2150 MILES AND TRANSMISSION BLEW. BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH RENTAL UNDER WARRANTY AGREEMENT. DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO WOULD NOT GIVE ME A SERVICE LOANER OR PUT ME INTO A RENTAL CAR UNDER KIA. HAD TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR A RENTAL CAR. SPOKE TO MANY PEOPLE AT KIA. FINALLY GOT A HOLD OF SOMEONE WHO ISN'T GIVING ME A RUN AROUND. BUT KIA ISN'T REIMBURSEING DEALERSHIPS RENTAL CAR FEES. SO IT'S HARD TO GET A SERVICE LOANER.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11173755,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/31/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"02/03/2019","vin":"3KPF54ADXKE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"THE CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. I OWNED THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 3 MONTHS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11172732,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/25/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"01/29/2019","vin":"3KPF24ADXKE","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I AM WRITING TO INFORM YOU OF AN INCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED ON FRIDAY JANUARY 25, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:40 PM WHILE MY SON WAS OPERATING HIS 2019 KIA FORTE. THE WEATHER THAT DAY WAS SUNNY AND CLEAR AND THE ROAD WAS DRY AND LEVEL.  1.MY SON WAS TRAVELING NORTH IN THE RIGHT LANE OF THE SEAFORD OYSTER BAY EXPRESSWAY (NY-135)  AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED.  2.AS HE APPROACHED EXIT 13E HE BEGAN TO DECELERATE ENGAGED HIS RIGHT TURN SIGNAL AND  ENTERED THE EXIT LANE FOR EXIT 13E.  3.AS HE ATTEMPTED TO BEAR TO THE RIGHT AND EXIT THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLES LANE KEEPING  ASSIST SYSTEM WAS PULLING HIM TO THE LEFT BACK TOWARDS THE HIGHWAY.  4.AS HE FOUGHT TO TURN THE WHEEL TO RIGHT TO STAY ON THE EXIT HE ENTERED THE HASHED SECTION OF  ROADWAY BETWEEN THE EXIT AND THE HIGHWAY. AS HE APPLIED THE BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO  STOP, THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATOR PINNED ITSELF TO THE FLOOR ALL BY ITSELF CAUSING THE REAR OF THE  VEHICLE TO FISHTAIL TO THE LEFT AND HE HEADED DIRECTLY TOWARDS THE GUARDRAIL ON THE RIGHT SIDE  OF THE EXIT. HE THEN CUT THE WHEEL TO CORRECT THE VEHICLE AND THE REAR THEN FISHTAILED TO THE  RIGHT. AS THIS OCCURRED HE ATTEMPTED TO FREE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITH HIS FOOT WITHOUT  SUCCESS. HE THEN FIRMLY APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH ACTIVATED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM  AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RELEASED FROM THE FLOOR. HE WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE  VEHICLE AND PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER TO COLLECT HIMSELF AND INSPECT THE VEHICLE.  THANKFULLY HE WAS NOT INJURED OR INVOLVED IN ANY COLLISIONS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11170149,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"01/15/2019","vin":"3KPF24AD3KE","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULD WOULD MOVE FORWARD OR GO BACKWARD. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AND ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 2 MONTHS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11166665,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/17/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"01/12/2019","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"THE CRUISE CONTROL WON'T HOLD ME ON THE SPEED I SET THE CRUISE ON. IF I SET IT ON 55 I LOOK DOWN I'M UP TO 70 MILES.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11154023,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/12/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"11/26/2018","vin":"3KPF24AD1KE","components":"AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,SEATS","summary":"ON NOVEMBER 12,2018 I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 65 MPH WHEN I WAS REAR ENDED BY A HIT AND RUN DRIVER THAT SEEMED TO BE DOING FULL SPEED, AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE I NEVER HEARD ANY SCREECHING BRAKES BEHIND ME. THE IMPACT TOTALED MY CAR, WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE DAMAGE TO THE TRUNK. THE IMPACT MADE MY CAR SPIN AROUND AND AT SOME POINT MY FRONT BUMPER HIT SOMETHING, BUT NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED WHATSOEVER. MY SEAT BELT WAS STILL LOCKED IN PLACE, BUT SOMEHOW MY SEAT RECLINED BACK JUST ENOUGH FOR ME TO BE DISLODGED FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT AND END UP IN THE BACK SEAT, RESULTING IN A BROKEN VERTEBRAE IN MY NECK. WHY DID NOT ONE AIRBAG GO OFF AND WHY DID MY SEAT BELT NOT HOLD ME IN PLACE?","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11149930,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/19/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"11/07/2018","vin":"3KPF24ADXKE","components":"WHEELS","summary":"I BOUGHT THIS CAR 2 MONTHS AGO AND THEY NEVER TOLD ME IT DOESNT COME WITH A DONUT OR SPARE TIRE ......THIS IS UNSAFE","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"KIA","productModel":"FORTE","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc."}]}]}