2023 Kia Forte Electrical Problems

Your 2023 Kia Forte is displaying a check engine light with multiple misfire codes (cylinders 1 and 4, plus random misfires) and a catalyst efficiency code, causing jerking during acceleration and strong chemical fumes entering the cabin while driving. Despite visiting authorized Kia dealerships multiple times, the service department has refused to diagnose or repair the vehicle, citing that your account is flagged in their system. The combination of engine misfires, emissions problems, and fumes suggests a serious safety and health concern. The repair will likely involve diagnosing the root cause of the misfires (which could be spark plugs, ignition coils, or fuel injectors), inspecting the catalytic converter, and addressing whatever is causing the chemical fumes to enter the cabin.

Your car's electronic parking brake and Auto Hold system unexpectedly engaged the brakes fully while driving at highway speeds, creating an immediate collision risk and damaging the brake rotors. This happened multiple times, and the next day your brake pedal wouldn't work at all. The dealership found a sticky substance inside the electronic parking brake button caused by factory lubrication mixed with dust and debris accumulation. Fixing this issue involved cleaning or replacing the electronic parking brake button and related brake system components.

Your car has had multiple electrical problems starting at 44,000 miles that are getting worse. The dashboard lights come on unexpectedly, the backup camera doesn't work reliably, the brake lights flicker on and off (which caused you to get a ticket), the gear shifter sometimes doesn't respond, and your fuel gauge and mileage display show incorrect readings. The dealership has struggled to diagnose and fix these interconnected electrical issues despite multiple visits.

Your low beam headlights are burning out multiple times per year, which is much more frequent than typical vehicles. This suggests there may be an underlying electrical issue causing the bulbs to fail prematurely. A mechanic should test your vehicle's electrical system and charging voltage to identify why the headlights are wearing out so quickly.

My safety system keeps malfunctioning. I am unable to use safety features, blinkers, hazards and gauges of speed, gas and rpm go to zero. I have taken my car several time to the Kia dealership in Arlington Texas and they keep giving me the run around with my concern. They say that don't have codes that validate a problem. I have shown them video and pictures of what happens and they refuse to help me. My complete dash will light up and all my warning signs are in and blinking and bell is going off. Systems of failure had been taking place for a year now and I don't know what else to do. I had a recall done on my new car at the location and since then I e been dealing with this safety issue.

Driving down the road and the car will quit running and will take 20-30 for it to start again and now won’t start at all and it quit running while driving at Hyway speeds 10 times and could have been hit by other vehicles

Good morning, I want to report extreme safety concerns about my KIA Forte GT - Line 2023.When I first came home with the car days later the car shut off in the middle of the street while driving just one house up from my house. I attempted to turn it back on and the car would not turn back on and it automatically proceeded to call roadside assistance.I immediately informed the dealership. The car often hesitates, fails to shift and turns completely off. Last Sunday on December 11, 2022 I was about to get on the Roosevelt Boulevard expressway while I was on a street which is a hill that leads me to the expressway going about a reasonable distance. My car proceeded to roll backwards on the hill. I immediately thought to myself this is a huge safety concern. The incident that occurred on December 13,2022 in front of my house was a dealbreaker for me. I was moving my car from my home driveway , I put my car in reverse and moved my steering wheel the opposite to go right with my foot slightly on the gas my car would not move. The transmission light , battery lights and other lights came on. My car then said reverse,neutral then reverse again. I did not change gears to neutral. Still my car would not move. Shortly after I put my foot on the brake because I saw a white car speed behind me very fast. I kept my foot on the brake until the coast was clear and the white car disappeared.After that my car immediately goes backwards at full speed ( Jumps out of gear accelerated then stalled) and hits a parked car which damages the back of my car.I called KIA roadside assistance because I was turned off by the car and I did not feel like it was safe to drive and it needed to be towed. The incident happened in front of my house but it could have happened anywhere and cause even more damage to me and someone else. I talked to [XXX] on the phone a day after my car arrived at the dealership and she immediately stated that KIA can not fix any damages. My car needs to go to a INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).