Kia Motor Forte Sedan

Model Forte Sedan made by Kia Motor got 10 consumer complains as well as 5 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to power train and vehicle speed control. Technical service bulletines regarding engine and engine cooling and fuel system, gasoline.

Forte sedan year 2010

Technical Service Bulletins
Consumer Complaints

Model 2010

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Item no.	Summary	Added
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - FAN
TSB-049	10/01/2009	10032607	Kia motors: engine compartment junction box relay replacement. some vehicles manufactured 7/16-8/20, 2009 may experience concerns of inoperative a/c blower, high/low cooling fans or engine starter motor. the concern may be caused by poor	04/19/2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
TSB-049	10/01/2009	10032607	Kia motors: engine compartment junction box relay replacement. some vehicles manufactured 7/16-8/20, 2009 may experience concerns of inoperative a/c blower, high/low cooling fans or engine starter motor. the concern may be caused by poor	04/19/2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY - FILLER PIPE AND CAP
TSB-017	10/01/2009	10032673	Kia: fuel cap replacement. an improved fuel cap with a larger handle design for improved feel during tightening and a full thread stop which produces one click during tightening instead of the several clicks heard on the previous fuel cap	04/26/2010
SEAT BELTS - FRONT
TB-SC-078	09/01/2009	10032572	Kia: in some vehicles, the driver's side seat belt buckle may not recognize that the seatbelt is buckled. this may result in the intermittent illumination of the seat belt warning light and sounding of the seatbelt warning chime, even wit	04/14/2010
SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
TB-SC-078	09/01/2009	10032572	Kia: in some vehicles, the driver's side seat belt buckle may not recognize that the seatbelt is buckled. this may result in the intermittent illumination of the seat belt warning light and sounding of the seatbelt warning chime, even wit	04/14/2010

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
02/16/2011	22500
	My 2010 kia forte ex sedan, 5 speed automatic has a transmission problem that could definitely lead to injuries or death. this is a recurring problem that can happen any time, but mostly occurs during or after going up a significant hill, but may happen on level ground. there's 23,000 miles on my kia and it's under full warranty. i took this to the dealer, they could not find a problem or duplicate the problem; they suggested flushing the transmission for $150, so i did that. it did not help. it stopped for about a week, then it started seizing up again, today (3/10/2011) it seized twice on my wife. what it does is not actually stop the car, but freeze you at one speed, typically either 20mph or 45-50mph it takes up to 30 seconds to shift, and if you are pulling out in front of traffic and it seizes and won't let you go beyond 10-20mph it's very dangerous. the dealer says they won't have a replacement loaner until next week, so we'll wait. i'm in northern ut. it's happening in dry warm (50-60 degree) weather. we have not driven the car severely, this should definitely not happen. the kia owner's manual says to inspect the transmission fluid at 40,000 and only change then if needed, so the very expensive fluid should be good. this is some unique fluid you have to buy from the dealer, normal auto parts stores don't have it. other drivers are reporting this with the kia forte ex also ( http://www.kia-forums.com/kia-forte-cerato-td-koup-discussion/56086-new-transmission-needed-6900-miles.html). i am concerned about our safety while driving a car i can't predict when it will sezie up and not shift. letting your foot off the gas does not help. it does have to be well warmed up to have this difficulty, at least 10 minutes of driving. thanks for your attention to this matter!
01/28/2011	800
	Tl- the contact owns a 2010 kia forte sedan. while driving approximately 45 mph the transmission shifted on its own. the contact stated the gear would switch from one gear to another and the tires skid. the contact stated after five minutes of driving the vehicle he could smell rubber burning. also the speed odometer worked erratically. the vehicle was not taken into a dealer for diagnostics. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 800. ds
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
05/15/2010	425
	I just bought a kia forte 5 speed manual transmission. so far when the car had 425 miles on it, the gas pedal has acted like it was depressed--the engine revved up very high, but my foot was not on the pedal. my daughter was also driving and it also happened to her, it felt as if the gas pedal was stuck. i checked to see if there was anything covering the pedal---maybe the rug or something but there was nothing there. i took it back to th dealer and they found nothing wrong with the computer diagnostics they ran and sent me home. the car has about 800 miles on it now and i haven't experienced any other such problems, yet. i am an experienced manual transmission driver and i do not accept that this was driver error. the times this happed to me my right foot was completely off the gas pedal and my left foot was depressing the clutch fully.