2015 Kia Forte Transmission Problems

The engine in my 2015 Kia Forte (VIN: [XXX] ) experienced failure tied to recall code P1326, which is associated with bearing wear and potential engine seizure. The vehicle entered limp mode around [XXX] at 152,170 miles, despite early signs of failure starting at 131,000 miles.

While driving on interstate 81 my transmission went out while going up a hill. I was almost rear ended by the driver behind me and while trying to get into the right lane I almost side swiped someone. This is the third time something has gone out on this car while I was driving.

The engine has lower engine knocking. It has a rod knocking very loud. It could throw a rod through engine at any time, cause the vehicle to wreck and catch on fire.

My car engine burns oil like crazy. I received a recall notice and brought my vehicle to Gary Rome Kia in Enfield. I brought it in with the check engine light on as it was on listed conditions for the recall and when I was told everything passed I still had a check engine light and excessive burning of oil.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA FORTE. WHILE MOVING THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM DRIVE INTO PARK, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ON ITS OWN, EVEN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN TWO CRASHES DUE TO THE FAILURE. *ON THE FIRST OCCASION, WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO PARK AND THEN LUNGED FORWARD AND STRUCK A POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. ON THE SECOND OCCASION, THE SAME SCENARIO OCCURRED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BANKING FACILITY AT AN UNKNOWN HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE AUTHORITIES WERE CALLED AND POLICE REPORT NUMBER: [XXX] WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT ALL THREE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS WERE TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL TO BE EVALUATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY TOWED TO KIA OF LINCOLN (1145 N 48TH ST, LINCOLN, NE 68504, 402-434-7000) AND THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT ONE OF THEIR SERVICE TECHNICIANS HAD HEARD OF THIS FAILURE OCCURRING PREVIOUSLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,568. *BF ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).')*JB

My name is [xxx] . I drive a 2015 kia forte5. It's the sx model with right around 91000 miles right now; and as of recently it has fallen ill.

My name is [xxx] . I drive a 2015 kia forte5. It's the sx model with right around 91000 miles right now; and as of recently it has fallen ill.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia forte. After the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic due to a crash, the technician stated that the transmission case was damaged and started to corrode. The technician stated that the transmission needed to be replaced.

I own a 2015 Kia Forte (VIN: [XXX] ) that experienced complete engine failure. The vehicle had been running normally until it began stalling and sputtering while driving. Shortly after, the engine would only run for 1–2 seconds before shutting off entirely.

I recently inherited this car from my mother and it appears that the engine may have issues. There is a loud noise that comes from the engine intermittently. It is louder at times then other times.

When driving my 2015 kia forte, it sometimes when giving it gas to go it will not shift correctly, it taking a second or two. And RPM jump to 3500 to 4000 before it shifts. And it get bad fuel mileage sometimes too.

On april 2020 we noticed that our 2015 kia forte was making loud, clanking noise. We took it to a local mechanic. Here is the problem in his words: * c/s there is a noise in the engine area, worse when cold.

THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. CAR HAS BEEN CHECKED BY A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO OIL PRESSURE GETTING TO THE ENGINE. MECHANIC REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE VALVE AND IT IS STILL SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN IN LOWER SPEEDS/STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. *TR

I HAVE HAD A 2015 KIA FORTE WITH THE GDI ENGINE IN IT. I HAVE BEEN PAYING ON IT FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW. I WENT TO THE STORE LAST NIGHT AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AFTER I GOT OUT OF THE STORE I HEARD A LOUD CLANKING NOISE. COME TO FIND OUT THERE WAS NO OIL EVEN THOUGH I HAVE IT SERVICED REGULARLY. WAS RUNNING FINE, NO INDICATOR LIGHTS. WENT UP THE ROAD YESTURDAY IT WAS MAKING LOUD CLACKING NOISE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. CALLED MY DAUGHTER AND SHE CAME TO THE LOCATION AND SAID I HAD NO OIL! EVEN THOUGH I JUST HAD IT CHANGED. WE PUT 4 QTS IN AND HAD IT TOWED HOME. PLZ HELP!!! WE HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS STILL UNDER FINANCING!! I'M A DISABLED WIDOW WITH NO VEHICLE NOW!

I WAS SENT INFORMATION ON AN EMISSIONS RECALL ON MY CAR BUT DIDN'T TAKE MY CAR IN UNTIL I SAW THAT THE EMISSIONS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD AROUND 07/01/19. I CALLED KIA MANUFACTURER, I BELIEVE ON 07/05/19, CASE # 13251901 AND INFORMED THAT REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE EMISSIONS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THAT THERE WAS RECALL ON MY CAR AND ASKED HOW TO GET CAR REPAIRED. THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED TO TAKE IT TO A KIA DEALER AND THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE RECALL AND REPAIR. I CALLED KIA AND MADE AN APPT. FOR 07/18/19 SPOKE WITH DJ. KIA STATED THAT AN EMISSIONS UPDATE IN THE CAR COMPUTER WAS DONE, NO PAPERWORK WAS GIVEN TO ME. THE NEXT MORNING, WHILE GOING TO WORK, I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS SMOKING- A BIG CLOUD OF SMOKE AND THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL SO I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR BACK TO KIA AND 1ST SPOKE WITH DJ. THE SMOKE WAS LIGHTER BY THIS TIME BUT COULD BE SEEN. THEN, I SPOKE WITH KEVIN WHO STATED THAT THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AND THAT THE CAR WAS NOT SMOKING ANY LONGER. HE GOT ONE OF THE CAR TECHNICIANS TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH ME TO SEE IF IT WILL START BACK SMOKING, IT DID NOT, THE EMISSIONS IGHT WAS NOT SHOWING SO KEVIN STATED TO BRING IT BACK IF THE EMISSIONS LIGHT COMES BACK ON. ON 07/27/19, A STRONG SMELL OF ENGINE FUMES CAME THROUGH THE VENTS INSIDE THE CAR AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO KIA AND SPOKE WITH ROB AND LEFT MY CAR THERE, HE STATED THAT IT WAS A SMALL LEAK AND HE BELIEVED IT WAS THE GAS CAP SEAL AND HE RAN DIAGNOSTIC 3 TIMES BUT DID NOT HAVE CAP BUT WILL ORDER IT. TWO WEEKS LATER, I CALLED ABOUT CAP, IT WAS NEVER ORDERED AND SPOKE WITH KEVIN AGAIN AND MADE ANOTHER APPT. TO BRING CAR IN AND GAS CAP WAS REPLACED BUT LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THEY STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO ORDER A PART TO DO ANOTHER DIAGNOSTICS AND PART IS NOT IN 2 WEEKS LATER. MY CAR IS STILL NOT FIXED WITH NO RESOLUTION IN SIGHT.

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 8 IN SAN DIEGO,CA AND I HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT UP AND THE ENGINE DIED AND I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO COAST THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY KIA DEALERSHIP IN EL CAJON, CA. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND TOLD ME MY ENGINE SEIZED AND THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. I BOUGHT THIS CAR 11 MONTHS AGO AS A CPO AND IT IS WITHIN THE WARRANTY OF 10 YRS/100,000 MILES. I'VE ONLY PUT 21,000 MILES ON IT. THEY ARE ASKING FOR MY MAINTENANCE RECORDS AND ARE HAVING A SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR TO COME OUT ON 7/31/2018 TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. I HAVE HAD ONE OIL CHANGE DONE AT THE DEALER IN JANUARY OF 2018, THE REST OF THE OIL CHANGES I DID ON MY OWN. THE LAST OIL CHANGE WAS JUST 2 WEEKS AGO. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOW TELLING ME THAT IT'S UP TO THE INVESTIGATOR TO DECIDE IF THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND IF THEY'LL COVER MY ENGINE UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER IN JANUARY 2018, I INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS A KNOCKING/PINGING NOISE IN THE ENGINE, HE TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. THEY NEVER DOCUMENTED MY COMPLAINT. AFTER READING ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE ENGINES AND HOW KIA IS HANDLING THESE PROBLEMS, I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THEY'LL HONOR THE WARRANTY. I AM MAKING CAR LOAN PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE WHILE THE BATTLE OVER THESE ENGINES PLAY OUT IN THE COURTS, YOUR INVESTIGATIONS AND THE RECENT FBI INVOLVEMENT. THE DEALER NEVER INFORMED ME OF POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH THESE ENGINES. I NEVER WOULD'VE PURCHASED THIS CAR. PLEASE HELP, I AM CONCERNED THAT THE INVESTIGATOR WILL FALSIFY WHAT IS FOUND IN THE ENGINE UPON INVESTIGATION.

Its hard going up a hill and as I'm driving feels like car is pulling back while going forward.