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really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 2 / 2
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 1 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 5,661 miles
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My car was parked in my parents driveway for 24 hours when my husband heard a pop and it had caught on fire flames were forcefully coming out from under the hood and it burned our house down the car was too burned for an inspection by the insurance companies or anybody the car was totaled it was the first new car that I had ever had this happened on 10/31 2018 the city of anaheim California has the fire report which states that it was my car that caused the whole fire according to state farm and Mercury casualty it is a large loss
- Brea, CA, USA
Trunk is constantly popping open, although no one is hitting the button on the keys nor pulling the lever. I can be in the house with my keys on the counter and it will pop open. Actually had stuff stolen because of this. This will happen whether it is stopped, when I'm driving, anywhere. I don't have to hit a bump or anything. Radio is crackly and cuts out and beeps but only when playing bluetooth. When I use an aux or just fm it works perfect.
- Bourbonnais, IL, USA
My car has no eco button or sport button. They both come on and go off for no reason
- Williamstown, Nj, NJ, USA
April 2018, I purchased the Kia Forte from bulldog Kia-athens ga. Two weeks later the tire sensor light came on. The Kia was driven to the bulldog constantly. Air pressure checked each time. Aptil 10, 2019 the tire sensor light came on, passenger front tire blewout and damaged rim while in motion.the car was towed from winder hwy: Winder ga to bulldog Kia. Thr car set over 30 days. I involved gainsco my auto insurance on April 24, 2018. There was damaged done to my car prior to filing an insurance claim. When the gainsco adjuster called on April 27, the service manager said that he couldn't locate my car. The adjuster arrived at bulldog Kia. The adjuster said that my car was in a wreck because the added damage while car was parked in bulldog Kia's lot. May. 1st, I personally had my car towed from bulldog Kia. Cost one was $533 paid at bulldog Kia May 1st, 2019. Upon removal, the rear passenger rim was bent and pulled away from the tire. 76 auto repair repaired passenger rear rim and tire: Test driven Kia, srnsor came on: Checked driver rim and tire-rear front rim was cracked-and was repaired. Cost two $434 paid May 26, 2019. I was without transportation over 30 days and have photos and receipts.
- Athens, GA, USA
I was entering an onramp at about 15mph; a car yielded in front of me. I hit my brakes and yet slid into the rear of the front car. I did not stop, even with brakes applied, and slid in to the front acre. No airbags deployed and my Kia was totaled and undrivable.
- Bedford, PA, USA
I have had my brand new Kia Forte for 8 months starting in April. I currently have 16,581 miles on the car. About a month ago my eco light came on by itself and there was no way to turn it off so I had to take it to Kia where they unscrewed my battery and it went off. Now I am having problems with my car not wanting to turn on and after taking a trip to auto zone we found out that it was the 'crank shaft'. I am having problems with a brand new car that I have only had for eight months. I was driving when my engine light came on so I became really concerned and that's what forced me to have to go to auto zone to see why my engine light was on.
- Fontana, CA, USA
- Milwaukee, WI, USA