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2014 Kia Forte Koup fuel/propulsion system problems
25 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2014 Kia Forte Koup cite fuel/propulsion system, 6% of all 445 complaints for this model year.
Complaints
25
6% of all complaints
Crashes
1
Reported by owners
Fires
3
Reported by owners
Injuries
3
Reported by owners
What owners say about the fuel/propulsion system
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“I have currently been avoiding driving my car because it goes in limp mode when I’m stopped at red lights I smell oil burning sometimes ive seen small amounts of smoke coming from the engine as well as just receiving an oil change less than a month ago and it already being bad , I checked the mail the other day and i received a recall letter from Kia stating my car needs to be serviced and that I can take it in for a free engine test and inspection free of cost as well as a system update free of cost , I schedule an appointment today for 11 I was told it will take half a day I receive a text to pick it back up 1 hour later I ask if an engine test was also done i received no response so I came in and was told that I would have to pay 270 for a diagnosis despite the engine inspection being different they refused to do one stating the previous owners warranty is up so the system update was done without any inspection or test to see if the damage was already which it is based off the state of my car , when trying to leave my car was not starting up and when it finally did it went into limp mode completely and wouldn’t drive at that point I reach out to Kia costumer…”
“Break line, have to continue to fill break fluid, the smell of something burning when stopping or stopped , passenger right light keeps going out , continues need to be replaced”
“The engine on my Kia Forte failed just 12k miles after a recall service that was intended to ensure an additional 80k miles of engine use. Either the recall work to ensure that additional range was defective, or the process that designed the work was defective. Recall # 20v750 was to check for engine damage, and install a knock sensor update that would PREVENT engine failure. At the time of service the dealership ignored reported oil problems and did not perform the inspection as described in the recall notice. The eventual sensor alert that was supposed to PREVENT damage is instead being treated by the dealer as a catastrophic result that requires replacement. On two fronts the work performed was not as described- there was no legitimate inspection (note the reported oil burn reported by the dealership), and the prevention-enabling sensor update failed to prevent anything.”
“I bought the car in November 2 weeks later driving on December 10 All lights came out car loss power and engine blew off I was driving at around 55mph I’m still paying for the car but I never received no notice for the recall I need an answer ASAP the cae as been in my garage since December 10/2020”
“AN ENGINE FIRE RECALL HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED RELATING TO FUEL AND OIL LEAKS FOR MY VEHICLE. ON TWO OCCASIONS I'VE TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR REPAIR SERVICE TO THEIR FIRST KIA DEALERSHIP IN SIMI VALLEY CA, AND BOTH TIMES THEY'VE REFUSED TO COMPLETE REPAIRS, SAYING THE MANUFACTURER'S REPAIR SERVERS WERE DOWN AND INACCESSIBLE FOR THE NECESSARY SERVICE. ON THE MOST RECENT APPOINTMENT (APRIL 9), THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME HE'D GIVE ME A CALL ONCE THE REPAIR SYSTEM WAS BACK ONLINE, BUT THAT CALL NEVER HAPPENED. KIA HAS NOT REPLIED TO MY REQUESTS REGARDING THIS IMPAIRMENT OF THEIRS. MEANWHILE MY CAR IS BURNING THROUGH 1-3 QUARTS OF OIL A WEEK, THOSE GALLONS OF OIL LOSS HAVE ALREADY COST ME ONE CONTAMINATED CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND I LACK THE WORK FLEXIBILITY TO CONTINUE SCHEDULING FRUITLESS REPAIR VISITS. MY CAR HAS A FLAW THAT THIS RECALL SHOULD FIX, BUT BETWEEN THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER THERE HAS BEEN AN INABILITY TO PROVIDE THAT REPAIR. THE ONGOING PURSUIT OF THOSE SOLUTIONS HAS LEFT ME AT RISK OF LOSING WORK SHOULD THIS NONSENSE CONTINUE- MUCH OF MY SCHEDULING FLEXIBILITY HAS BEEN EXHAUSTED.”
“KIA FORTE IS BURNING OIL, BOUGHT CAR TO MECHANIC TO TRY AND LOCATE A LEAK, AND FIX WHAT ISSUE THE CAR MAY BE HAVING. A FEW DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR TO THE MECHANICS WHICH THE GDI AND PCV VALVE WAS CHANGED AND/OR REPAIRED. HE NOTED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS WERE FOULED WITH OIL, AND THAT HE COULD NOT TELL WHERE A LEAK WAS OCCURING OR WHY THE ENGINE IS BURNING SO MUCH OIL. AFTER THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP WE RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL STATING THAT KIA WAS HAVING A RECALL ON OUR VEHICLE. RECALL NUMBER 20V750 - WHICH PERTAINED TO THE ISSUE I AM HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE, I THEN CONTACTED KIA AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT, WHICH KIA COULD NOT HOLD DUE TO THEIR SERVERS BEING DOWN, HAD TO RESCHEDULE, RESCHEDULED A SECOND APPOINTMENT, WHICH WAS NOT HELD DUE TO THE SERVERS BEING DOWN STILL. FINALLY RECEIVED A CALL A FEW DAYS LATER THAT THE SERVERS WERE UP AND IF I WOULD LIKE TO SCHEDULE, IN WHICH DID FOR MONDAY MARCH 1ST 2021. WHEN LEAVING THE CAR AT KIA ALL STAR IN DENHAM SPRINGS, LA THE ENGINE WAS TAPPING SOME BUT SHALLOW, WHEN I SPOKE TO KIA THEY STATED THAT THE RECALL MY CAR WAS GOING IN FOR WAS FOR THE UPDATE ON THE KNOCK SENSOR DETECTION SYSTEM, IN WHICH I WAS NEVER…”
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