10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 0 miles
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On 4 different occasions my vehicle applied the brakes forcefully on its own at high speeds. The dash flashed with the message "check forward collision avoidance assist system." as well as displayed the following icons: master warning light, hill climb assist, traction control, forward collision, and the Auto start/stop was flashing. These continued until I was able to stop and turn the car off. When I was trying to slow down and stop my brakes were not working correctly as I had to push the pedal all the way to the floor for a long period to stop all the way. When the car was put in park the engine was revving up until it was off. The car was towed to the dealership after first incident and the following codes were in the history: C164202 C161308. Dealership had my car for 6 days, opened a tech line case and without an answer of why this happened nor remedy, my car was released back to me resulting in 3 additional instances. It is now going to another dealership to hopefully get an answer and repair.
- Milford, IL, USA
Unknown. Was told there was a recall when i took it in for my first oil change over a year ago, was told that they would call me when the part came in, then never heard from anyone. Just took it back in couple months ago and mentioned it again and nothing was ever said. They did confirm that it had a recall but werent too concern about
- Jacksonville, FL, USA
The check engine light came on.. for a day then went off. Took it they said they couldn-??t find anything.. 2 days later a symbol triangle with exclamation point. Not sure what it means but the orange warning lights wouldn-??t come on if nothing is wrong 24 thousand miles on it. All factory warranty service has been done
- Fort Worth, TX, USA
Issues with idle stop and go. On 11/8/23 was at a light and stop and go was on. Light turned green took my foot off of the break and nothing happened then engine staled. Check engine light came on and then all other panel lights. Took two tries to get engine started again. I was in a busy intersection at rush hour. This is a huge safety issue. It has clitched at other times where took foot off break and engine took a moment to restart, but this is first stall. I now have a note in car to turn off every time I drive. I live in a high density area with lots of stop and go traffic and lights and cannot afford to get stuck or worse in an accident because of this. Kia needs to address this issue.
- Lyndhurst, NJ, USA
The contact owns a 2023 Kia Seltos. The contact stated that while parallel parking her vehicle, the vehicle independently accelerated backward while in the reverse(R) position and crashed into a barrier. The contact did not sustain any injuries as a result of the failure. A police report was filed at the scene. Due to the failure, the vehicle was towed to a dealer where it remained in the dealer's possession. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.
- Walton, KY, USA
The analog speedometer stopped working on 5/10/2023.
- Kalamazoo, MI, USA
My car sensors go off when they aren-??t supposed to. My front collision sensor goes off when cars are 2 cars in front of me. My side sensors will go off when I-??m im the only one on a street. My console has electrical issues-?? internal issues. This car qualifies for Lemon Law. That-??s how many times I sent it in and they were unable to repair it. Please investigate Kia 2023 seltos. Thanks
- Winston-Salem, NC, USA
I have been having issues with my touch screen in my car. I bought my car new and the console has not worked correctly. I-??ve had this issue with the console since 7/22-?? have been begging KIA America to fix it. Today I was driving backwards and my backup camera was on. Then when I drove forward the backup camera was still on after i put my car in drive. -??Ford issued a recall for 47,046 Bronco SUVs from the 2021 and 2022 model years with 8-inch center display screens because their backup cameras might still display a camera image even after the vehicle is no longer backing up. As a result, these vehicles are not in compliance with federal motor vehicle safety standards. -??(Google accessed 11/17/22) This car is a safety hazard and it should be recalled
- Winston Salem, NC, USA
- Lakewood, OH, USA