Major Problems with 2018 Kia Forte Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2018 Kia Forte

2018 Kia Forte AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 7996 miles

2018 Kia Forte ENGINE Mileage: 22000 miles

2018 Kia Forte BODY Mileage: 6800 miles

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Problems with UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE and BODY are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Kia Forte owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
UNKNOWN OR OTHER i have had my brand new kia forte for 8 months starting in april. i currently have 16 581 miles...	7 ~ 14569 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i picked up this 2018 kia forte vehicle on 4/4/2018 which had approximately 18 miles on the odometer so i'm...	5 ~ 16472 miles
ENGINE i have had my brand new kia forte for 8 months starting in april. i currently have 16 581 miles...	4 ~ 19626 miles
POWER TRAIN well at present my car only has about 400 miles on it i only picked it up on 4/4/2018 &...	4 ~ 1962 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM trunk is constantly popping open although no one is hitting the button on the keys nor pulling the lever. i...	3 ~ 15531 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM when accelerating there is no power and it is going to cause the accident i was on the freeway i...	2 ~ 13965 miles
AIR BAGS takata recall i was in an accident. the initial impact was the front of the car and the drivers side...	2 ~ 5448 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE takata recall. i was involved in an accident and crash head on into another car. the vehicle was totaled but	2 ~ 7398 miles
STEERING i was entering an onramp at about 15mph a car yielded in front of me. i hit my brakes and...	2 ~ 5272 miles
WHEELS april 2018 i purchased the kia forte from bulldog kia-athens ga. two weeks later the tire sensor light came on....	1 ~ 19000 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING driving at night on a rural road without street lights (or other ambient lighting) the low beams do not illuminate...	1 ~ 33937 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2018 kia forte. while depressing the accelerator pedal the pedal failed to release and became...	1 ~ 1462 miles
SERVICE BRAKES vehicle was purchased with 28 miles on 4/10/2018. the vehicle makes a grinding noise upon applying the brakes. it doesnt...	1 ~ 28 miles

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