My vehicle is at 60,116 miles. While driving down the interstate, it started making a slight rattling noise. Then not even 5 minutes later it made this awful sound, smoke was going everywhere and it was pouring oil out. The traction control light, engine light, and oil light all came on. It had thrown a rod through the engine. Prior to this, there were no issues at all. No engine light. No rattling. Nothing. It just happened all at once within 5 minutes.

- Monticello , KY, USA

The car keeps giving a misfire code. Kia says the only recall is for the coil boots. They replaced the coil boots and the car is still giving the misfire code. I see lots of people having to replace the coils to fix the problem. I asked kia about this and they say there is no problem with my coils. At this point my car isnt usable and kia says theres nothing they can do. The car loses power and stalls while driving along. It also does the same thing while at an idle.

- Dalton, GA, USA

2017 Kia Forte check engine light turned on and was heading to mechanic. While driving the car completely died while driving and all warning lights came on. Oil pan flashed on so oil change was done on spot. The car drove fine then days later same issue occurred. Got car towed to a mechanic for the mechanic to tell me there were foreign particles stuck in both the oil pump and oil pan that led to engine damage now needing a new engine. Take my car to Kia dealership for the recall that I seen online for possible engine failure due to faulty oil pump and Kia is not honoring the recall since it has a date posted for later this year in June.

- Chino Hills, CA, USA

I already filed a complaint on this previously, however in 2020 my engine failed stop working. And I was unable to drive it or fix it. I lost my job, I had to get a rental car. The car lost speed while driving and would not go anymore..

- Hazel Green, AL, USA

I was driving down 84th St and came to the light on 84th and pacific ave and the engine wanted to die out and put my foot on the gas pedal to keep it running and then turned right onto pacific ave and went to 80th and pacific ave and the car died out towed it to the house and checked the oil and everything and there was no oil the oil indicator light did not turn on at any point of time so I added oil and started the engine back up and now it has a engine knock like the rod bearing went out I am going to contact the Kia dealer in the morning and see what's the problem and everything and everything happened on city streets

- Tacoma, WA, USA

Engine coils keep going bad. First engine coil went bad at 60,000 miles and now my second engine coil has gone up at 67,000 miles.

- Easton, MD, USA

The contact owns a 2017 Kia Forte. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start-up. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to Kia autosport of pensacola (6637 pensacola blvd, pensacola, fl 32505). The contact stated that the dealer claimed that the vehicle started with no problem. The contact also mentioned that the ignition coil and spark plug may have caused the vehicle not to start or misfire. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacture was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

- Defuniak Spring, FL, USA

In motion on highway going 70. 2017 Kia started making ticking noise no oil light on or any warnings after few miles rod went through side of block then into starter damaging it leaving car disabled. Removed engine from car to replace opened the engine up and found to be a result of a recall issue car has 104000 on it. Found sump filter clogged with bearing material restrictting oil flow. The dealer or Kia wont do anything refusing to fix it. I now have a new engine ordered and getting it wensday, the car is not even paid off and as a result I can not make it to work to make a living till I get the engine installed. This has been going on for 4 months.

- Pocahontas, AR, USA

I was stopped at a stop light with my foot on the brake. My vehicle lunged forward with my foot still on the brake so I pulled the emergency brake up and my vehicle stopped, thankfully I did nothing hit anyone or anything. When the light turned green I drove forward and my engine light turned on; after no more than 30 seconds, the light turned off. All has been fine since, however I looked up this problem and apparently Kia has a serious problem with cars lunging forward and causing major accidents. I honestly am terrified for this to happen to me.

- Titusville, FL, USA

2.0 has 73K miles on it. Engine noisy when cold start, like a rattle and knock for about 2 seconds. Oil is good and no codes. Even when warmed up, the engine almost sounds like the multi port engines made in the 80's and 90S when accelerating. Kind of a 'wa wa wa wa wa' sound. To me, it sounds like it is ready to 'check out'. someone told me it could be rod bearings.

- Princeton, WV, USA

My car engine starts to shake vigorously for no reason and it happens at random. The check engine light comes on sometimes when this happens. This happens when the car is idle and driving on streets and/or highways. When this happens I have to turn the car off for about 5 minutes to see if it stopped to head back home or it doesn't stop and I have to get home as soon as possible before something happens. I took it to the dealership to get it checked out and I was advised that my coil pack was bad.I asked what can I do to prevent this and the representative told me 'this is just something that happens with cars'. I've gotten my car fixed at a Kia dealership twice and the problem came back less than a week later each time. It's happening again and I have to go get it repaired again. This began about a year into having the car. Each time I get this repair it's about $600. I always get all maintenance on my car, it is in excellent condition, I am the first and only owner of the car and the explanation from the dealership of 'this is something that just happens' is unacceptable when I take care of my vehicle. Thank you. I tried to take a video but it doesn't show the shaking well, I can definitely feel it though.

- Danbury, CT, USA

My check engine light came on. Took it to the shop and was told there was something in the engine that needed a reset or update. They fixed it with no charge and told me to come back if it came on again. The check engine light came back on the next day. I took it back and was told one of my cylinders was misfiring so they fixed it and I was charged. 3-4 months later my check engine light came back on. I took it in and was told that it was an old code stored in the car. They cleared the code and told me if the light comes on again to bring it back. The check engine light came on less than 48 hours later. This is Friday August 21, 2020, I have an appointment on August 29th to check my car. When my check engine light comes on my car hesitates when I step on the gas. The check comes on and goes off. When the light is off I don't experience the hesitation in the acceleration. It may come on and stay on for a few days and then the check engine light will go off and remain off for 1 to 2 days. This will be my 4th time taking my car in for the same issue.

- Chicago, IL, USA

I tooken my 2017 Kia Forte in to the dealership countless occasions for the same issue and still with no avail. As I'm driving the car all of a sudden the car starts shaking the engine light goes on then the car either shuts off on its own then got to wait it out for it to start. If I go to turn on the ac the car also shuts off. I've almost gotten hit due to the car un reliability.

- La Puente, CA, USA

Rough idling. Rough gear shift from 1st to 2nd and srutter on 3rd. Loss of power during take offs. Car is only 20,800 miles. Checked twice on dealer. Only wiped code and reset computer. Claim not to be able to replicate. Issue comes back with check engine light 30 mins after driving away.

- Chester, PA, USA

About a week or two ago while going up a hill I noticed the car trying to stall out. It has begun to do more frequently now while driving and while in idle and/or park also. You cannot hear the car 'knock' but it's as if you can feel it trying too. One instance I was in a turning lane and the car literarily tried to cut off in the middle of traffic. The RPM's dropped and car just felt real shaky and jumpy. Total episodes approximately in about 2 weeeks I would say are close to maybe 10? the engine light came in at first instance when I was going up a hill and has never gone off. But the proble has not been corrected but seems to have gotten worse.

- Jackson, SC, USA

The contact owns a 2017 Kia Forte. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled with dark grey smoke coming from the exhaust tips. There was no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to carmax located at 1975 beaver ruin rd, norcross, ga 30071, who determined that the vehicle operated as designed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 27,000.

- Snellville, GA, USA

When coming to a stop, or slowing down, the oil pressure light will come on and the car will die suddenly. At first it would crank right back up, but now it is getting more and more difficult to get started again. Vehicle also takes awhile to get going, even pushing all the way down on the gas, after getting it restarted.

- Church Point, LA, USA

The 2017 Kia Forte my client was driving was involved in an accident which resulted in moderate to heavy front end damage, approximate speed of impact was 20-25mph, the airbags did not deploy.

- Zanesville, OH, USA

I purchased this vehicle Dec. 2017 with 318 miles. Vehicle began to sputter when trying to start. First time, towed in was told nothing was wrong. Went home, next morning the vehicle sputtered to start. After 3rd try & loud sounding, I popped the hood & the entire engine was shaking in its cradle. Towed in again, dealership diagnosed coils misfire & replaced. Vehicle duplicated the same problem a week later. I replaced the battery. Vehicle would not start again the next day. Third time, dealership diagnosed fuel pump but ended up replacing the entire fuel injection system because replacing the fuel pump did not fix the matter. They had my vehicle for 2 full weeks. Had the vehicle back 2 days, vehicle would not start but continued to sputter. Dealership has now had my vehicle 5 weeks, first said they couldn't get it to duplicate the problem but kept my vehicle anyway. Then said coils were bad even though they just replaced them 3 months ago something is causing the coils to misfire. I have no answers. Even with Kia Consumer Affairs involved, no one has an answer. At one point Kia Consumer Affairs called to ask me how the vehicle was running because the dealership told them they did not even have my vehicle anymore. I thought I was going to have to make a report to my insurance carrier. My vehicle has 30,000. I've maintained regular oil changes & other required maintenance as suggested, faithfully.

- Warren, OH, USA

I was pulling out onto a main road. My car completely lost power and almost stalled. The car barely moved forward and tbe rpms were erratic. I almost got hit by a tractor trailer. When I finally sputtered into work, the rpms in park were jumping between 1000 and 2000 rpms. I do not feel safe in this car.. it only has 8,700 miles...

- Pittston, PA, USA