Major Problems with 2010 Kia Forte Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2010 Kia Forte

2010 Kia Forte AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 32000 miles

2010 Kia Forte FRONTAL Victims: 1 Mileage: 21000 miles

2010 Kia Forte AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 78000 miles

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Problems with ENGINE, AIR BAGS and TIRES are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Kia Forte owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2010 kia forte. the contact stated that while driving 10 mph the vehicle stalled without...	30 ~ 85341 miles
AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2010 kia forte. the contact stated he purchased his vehicle with the air bag lights...	29 ~ 53220 miles
TIRES owned car for 1 day on day 2 driving down road and tire blows out. garage refused to warranty tire	18 ~ 48838 miles
WHEELS tl* the contact owns a 2010 kia forte. the contact stated that the low pressure tire warning light illuminated. the...	16 ~ 65784 miles
POWER TRAIN 2010 kia forte purchased brand new on 10/17/09. 1st time taken in to dealership for check engine light being on...	13 ~ 59227 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i was driving home from work and a man flagged me down at a red light to let me know...	12 ~ 58616 miles
SERVICE BRAKES while driving from my kids pediatrician office. i noticed the traction control stayed off and would not turn on. that...	12 ~ 50132 miles
STEERING front tires on 2010 kia forte koup was worn so severely on the inside edge the cords was showing. took...	9 ~ 48506 miles
SEAT BELTS my wife was involved in a single vehicle accident in our 2010 kia forte koup she was traveling 50 mph...	8 ~ 55500 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i just bought a kia forte 5 speed manual transmission. so far when the car had 425 miles on it...	8 ~ 63569 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2010 kia forte. the contact was driving 40 mph when the interior and exterior lights...	7 ~ 56357 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES tire pressure monitoring system problems ln tr...	4 ~ 30825 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2010 kia forte purchased brand new on 10/17/09. 1st time taken in to dealership for check engine light being on...	4 ~ 33367 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER i had had problems with the hood latch in the past. on two occasions i was unable to get the...	3 ~ 66454 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2010 kia forte. the contact stated that while refueling fuel would spew back out of...	3 ~ 73000 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL upon parking my vehicle i could not shift out of drive or neutral resulting in an inability to put my...	3 ~ 54000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE odor of gasoline in passenger and engine compartment. *tr...	3 ~ 43077 miles
VALVE > TIRES tire pressure monitoring system problems ln tr...	3 ~ 20133 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES owned car for 1 day on day 2 driving down road and tire blows out. garage refused to warranty tire	3 ~ 12137 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2010 kia forte. the contact stated while driving 74 mph the front driver's tire spontaneously...	2 ~ 34900 miles
SEATS the headrest pushes my head so far forward it makes my neck hurt. i am between 5' 3" and 5'...	2 ~ 64433 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2010 kia forte sedan. while driving approximately 45 mph the transmission suddenly shifted. the contact stated...	2 ~ 11650 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING second incident of stalling while operating a 2010 kia forte ex w/ auto tran and the "fuel economy" package. in...	2 ~ 7850 miles
STRUCTURE new car less than 3 hours old has major factory paint defects. factory rep says someone will "document" defects. dealer	2 ~ 313 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE while coasting into a parking spot my car lurched forward at a high rate of speed into a retaining wall....	1 ~ 92000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC left rear caliper stuck at 73 000 miles around 7/3/15 overheating and ruining the pad and rotor. right rear caliper...	1 ~ 73000 miles
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY myself and the state patrol of long beach wa were standing next to my car and his police car was...	1 ~ 620000 miles
SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2010 kia forte. the contact stated that while attempting to release the vehicle from being...	1 ~ 65000 miles
HORN > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM horn did not work when i tried honking to the other driver. we got backed into because the horn would...	1
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY the ac condenser froze up therefore i could not start vehicle . it was snowing and freezing and i was...	1 ~ 130000 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER the windshield failed without being hit by any objects or altered in any way. a small crack came from the...	1 ~ 38000 miles
EQUIPMENT purchased a 2010 kia forte koupe in february 2011. after numerous complaints to the dealership and to kia motors it...	1 ~ 100 miles
HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > HOOD > BODY tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia forte. the contact was driving 60 mph as the front hood flew open....	1 ~ 2800 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS my wife was involved in a single vehicle accident in our 2010 kia forte koup she was traveling 50 mph...	1 ~ 21000 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION front tires on 2010 kia forte koup was worn so severely on the inside edge the cords was showing. took...	1 ~ 28000 miles

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