Major Problems with 2011 Kia Forte Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2011 Kia Forte

2011 Kia Forte AIR BAGS Victims: 4

2011 Kia Forte UNKNOWN OR OTHER Victims: 4 Mileage: 88000 miles

2011 Kia Forte AIR BAGS Victims: 4 Mileage: 115000 miles

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia forte. the contact stated the vehicle was involved in a head on collision...	27 ~ 49129 miles
ENGINE 2011 kia forte. consumer writes in regards to intermittent acceleration problems. *smd the consumer stated when he attempted to merge...	18 ~ 87967 miles
POWER TRAIN car will not shifting correctly under manual....	12 ~ 49633 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia forte. the contact was depressing the brake pedal and moved the gear shifter...	10 ~ 33136 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER problem began 2/14/2011 (purchase) and continues. there has been a problem with these high frequency sensors as noted on a...	8 ~ 59628 miles
SERVICE BRAKES living only 3.7 miles from my work i drive to work 2 times daily mon- fri round trip. i come...	7 ~ 62971 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING i keep replacing light bulbs and the part where u introduce the light bulbs is melting. i was told to...	6 ~ 54600 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM car would not come out of park. i had no idea at the time what the issue could be because...	6 ~ 78454 miles
SEAT BELTS i was hit from behind in my 2011 kia forte at 70 mph while i was at a complete stop....	6 ~ 27503 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia forte. the contact stated that while driving 40 mph the electronic stability control...	5 ~ 53664 miles
STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia forte. while driving at various speeds and making a left turn the vehicle...	4 ~ 80250 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE when driving straight along an interstate with my cruise control set to the speed limit a loud bang came from...	3 ~ 63667 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM driving in a shopping center parking lot. made a right turn into an alley. vehicle then rapidly accelerated through the...	2 ~ 47500 miles
SEATS i was involved in a head-on collision in which i was only traveling 20 mph. both the front driver airbag...	2 ~ 22500 miles
TIRES 2nd set of tires useless after 29 000 miles passenger side tire unsafe at any speed contacted dealer reply tough	2 ~ 20950 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER when driving straight along an interstate with my cruise control set to the speed limit a loud bang came from...	1 ~ 68000 miles
RADIATOR ASSEMBLY > COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia forte. while driving approximately 20 mph the contact noticed transmission fluid leaking from...	1 ~ 80600 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia forte. while driving various speeds the anti-skid warning indicator illuminated. when the accelerator...	1 ~ 96000 miles
WHEELS the warning information is not correct on the spare tire on my 2011 kia forte. it's listed in kilometers per...	1 ~ 90000 miles
LABELS > OTHER > EQUIPMENT the warning information is not correct on the spare tire on my 2011 kia forte. it's listed in kilometers per...	1 ~ 90000 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY the air conditioning system (a/c) is creating mold in the vehicle. kia will not repair and has refused to address...	1 ~ 20000 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl* tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia forte. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph she veered into...	1 ~ 12000 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING kia forte 2.4l automatic 6 speed check engine code p200a for intake runner issue - apparently defective part was replaced...	1 ~ 600 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES 2nd set of tires useless after 29 000 miles passenger side tire unsafe at any speed contacted dealer reply tough	1
TRUNK LID > BODY > STRUCTURE my mother purchased a new kia forte a few days ago. came home from food shopping opened the trunk to...	1
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia motor forte. the contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph the check...	1 ~ 16532 miles

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