Kia Forte
NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data
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Recent Complaints
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I went to Kia dealership in Groton CT 06340 for an oil change. They also fixed a recent recall, and after I picked up my car, both of my key fobs were...
Recently, while my boyfriend was driving my vehicle, the engine suddenly lost power without warning. He had the accelerator pedal fully depressed, yet...
While driving the car with the flow of busy traffic, the engine failed and the car stopped. It eventually turn back on (side of the road) but now driv...
Engine would run fast and then sound like was going to stop and then it would start shaking and rumbling while driving on highway and in town. Car wou...
No warning lights/ indicators at all. Well taken care of vehicle 84,400 miles on the vehicle second owner. Had an oil change and my husband noticed ba...
The car turn off while driving it. This creates a serious safety concern. We took the car to a mechanic and he was not able to identify the problem, h...
MY VEHICLE IS USING ALOT OF OIL AND WILL NOT START THE WARNING COMES UP IS CONCERNING THE OIL PUMP.
While driving on U.S. 69 highway in Overland Park, Kansas, the engine in my 2018 Kia Forte suddenly failed without warning. I was entering the northbo...
the engine was burning oil unknown to me. You had an oil change completed at 101k miles and 106k miles and there was no oil left in the engine per mec...
ABS light, parking break light, tire pressure light, ESC light, and outdoor temperature and climate control all flicker and the speedometer stops work...
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Summary
The 2018 Kia Forte has 132 complaints and 3 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Engine. 13 crash-related incidents have been reported.