Major Problems with 2013 Kia Forte Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2013 Kia Forte

2013 Kia Forte AIR BAGS Victims: 4 Mileage: 100000 miles

2013 Kia Forte AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 108000 miles

2013 Kia Forte AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 76000 miles

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE kia forte 2013 purchased new and had problems with car when driving 55-70 miles at highway speed. the car shakes...	42 ~ 73201 miles
SERVICE BRAKES car brake pedal will stick and not come back up. this has also caused traction control light to come on.	14 ~ 44633 miles
AIR BAGS i was in an accident. i was sitting still when i was struck from the rear by a dully truck...	11 ~ 73365 miles
POWER TRAIN i bought the car a year after it was released and it seems to jerk at high speeds when going...	7 ~ 57525 miles
STEERING highway driving @ 65 mph with a crosswind gusting to 25 mph. across front right fender. the rear of the...	7 ~ 36217 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM at vehicle start - gauges on dash did not work and shift lock was engaged. unable to shift via shift	7 ~ 41193 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING right brake light was out took car to midas to have bulb replaced where the melted light socket was discovered....	6 ~ 44827 miles
SEAT BELTS the rear driver side seat belt frequently doesn't latch properly. it clicks as if latched then comes out when the	5 ~ 72000 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER car makes loud noise while driving down fwy sounds like engine is going to drop out from underneath it -...	3 ~ 16007 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM gas gauge does not keep an accurate reading. when i fill the tank up with gas one day and i	3 ~ 60333 miles
WHEELS kia forte 2013 purchased new and had problems with car when driving 55-70 miles at highway speed. the car shakes...	3 ~ 18500 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL was driving on the car on the turnpike set the cruise control for 65 mph. cruise stayed on for a...	2 ~ 27500 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE my car had 6 recalls scheduled i missed the appointment. now i only have 2 recalls. i've put 2 motored...	1
SEATS i was in an accident. i was sitting still when i was struck from the rear by a dully truck...	1 ~ 76000 miles
VISIBILITY the front window cracked with the defrosters on. it was 35 degrees outside temp. the crack started outside the area...	1 ~ 12000 miles
SUSPENSION i bought the car a year after it was released and it seems to jerk at high speeds when going...	1 ~ 20000 miles
TIRES i had to replace three of my tires on my 2013 kia forte sx. they had side wall damage and	1 ~ 20000 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES i had to replace three of my tires on my 2013 kia forte sx. they had side wall damage and	1 ~ 20000 miles
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY at approximately 11:30 a.m. traveling on a two lane paved road at approximately 45 mph heard a load "pop." noticed...	1 ~ 10940 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2013 kia forte. consumer writes in regards to major engine defects. *smd the consumer stated three weeks after her daughter...	1
VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia forte. the contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph the contact looked...	1 ~ 100 miles
STRUCTURE kia forte 2013 purchased new and had problems with car when driving 55-70 miles at highway speed. the car shakes...	1 ~ 800 miles

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