Major Problems with 2016 Kia Forte Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2016 Kia Forte

2016 Kia Forte AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 1500 miles

2016 Kia Forte AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 55000 miles

2016 Kia Forte AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 40000 miles

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE while driving 50 mph the dash board went black and the car powered completely down....	13 ~ 46243 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2016 kia forte. while making a left turn the vehicle stalled without warning and all...	12 ~ 26209 miles
POWER TRAIN i bought a brand new kia forte 2016 on 5/27/2016. since day one i've been facing a problem that i...	10 ~ 23716 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i bought a brand new kia forte 2016 on 5/27/2016. since day one i've been facing a problem that i...	9 ~ 8984 miles
AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2016 kia forte. while driving 30 mph and attempting to make a right turn another...	7 ~ 38464 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER from day one that i got my car i noticed that there is a hesitation when trying to accelerate you...	5 ~ 16604 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE i was involved in a fairly serious front end collision and the airbags did not deploy. the impact was at...	4 ~ 22206 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL while setting in parking lot with car in park and engine running multiple instrumentation failure anti slip tire pressure a.b.s....	4 ~ 20975 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING notice my lights would go on & off on dash board during g day times thinking car had dimming effects...	4
WHEELS purchase kia forte 2016 ex on 11/2016....all four of the tires form bulges on each tire...which the tires to blow...	3 ~ 12667 miles
SUSPENSION after my 5k mile oil change this was the first oil change. i had to take it back because of...	2 ~ 39500 miles
STEERING most recently i was driving on a rural highway when the engine stopped for no reason...i lost the ability to...	2 ~ 32612 miles
SERVICE BRAKES brake lights stop working took it to the dealership they said they would fix the brake switch but i'm responsible...	2 ~ 8451 miles
STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2016 kia forte. while the vehicle was parked the mats on the floor began to...	1 ~ 2865 miles
TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2016 kia forte. the contact stated that there was no spare tire from the initial...	1 ~ 38000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE most recently i was driving on a rural highway when the engine stopped for no reason...i lost the ability to...	1 ~ 5000 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER 2016 kia forte. consumer writes in regards to windshield wipers suddenly stops working during rainstorm dealership service department unable to	1
SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2016 kia forte. while making a left turn the vehicle stalled without warning and all...	1 ~ 1674 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2016 kia forte. while driving 40 mph the vehicle shook without warning and would not...	1 ~ 11300 miles

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