Kia Forte
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The contact owns a 2013 Kia Forte. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the brake pedal failed to operate as needed and depressed to the f...
The engine has been making humming noise which is getting louder with time
Not an incident but I have noticed a whining noise and also a knocking noise coming from the engine and I've been told that it could be lifters or pis...
The electric side mirror/s controls not working correctly. The motor is buzzing and unable to set the mirrors accurately. This could drain the cars ba...
The contact owned a 2013 Kia Forte. The contact stated that her daughter was occupying the front passenger's side seat while the wife of the contact's...
Steering column coupler has repeatedly gone bad, causing clicking and play in the steering wheel. There is an open recall for this issue on Kia optima...
On 11/20/2024 I spoke to Denise Sanchez , she is the service manager for KIA and the reason of the call was about a complaint from Joel Sambrano one o...
As I’m reading it states that my knock sensor detection system and HECU FUSE NEEDS REPLACEMENT.
Issue with having to replace brake and taillights too often
The contact owned a 2013 Kia Forte. The contact stated that while at a complete stop at the traffic light, the check engine warning light was illumina...
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Summary
The 2013 Kia Forte has 192 complaints and 1 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Engine. 16 crash-related incidents have been reported.