2010 Kia Forte Driver assistance Problems

Knocking in engine, loss of power, rod bearings needs replacing

NHTSA ID

11695571

Incident

Oct 24, 2025

the air bag light is on, the cruise control stop working around the same time, the light came on.

NHTSA ID

11681624

Incident

Jun 15, 2025

Airbag light will not turn off after 6 seconds. Stays on even when driving. Cruise control turns on sporadically when trying to turn off, it will not respond stays on. Car will be inspected on 10/03/2023 by Earnhardt Peoria KIA Peoria Az.

NHTSA ID

11547120

Incident

Sep 24, 2023

Engine and air bag

NHTSA ID

11441838

Incident

Nov 17, 2021

THE 2010 KIA WAS TRAVELING ON A RURAL STATE HIGHWAY WITH AT A SPEED THAT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED YET. WHEN COMING OVER A HILL THE CAR LEAVES THE RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD WAY, THE DRIVER OVER CORRECTS SPINNING THE CAR, IT TRAVELS 180-200'FEET BACKWARDS, LEAVES THE ROAD WAY SND SIDE IMPACT A TREE. MY 14'YEAR OLD WAS WEARING A SAFETY DEVICE AT THE TIME SHE WAS ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE WHICH IS WHERE THE IMPACT OCCURRED SHE WAS FOUND . SHE WAS PRONOUNED AT THE SCENE . SHE WAS FOUND STILL IN THE SAFETY DEVICE HER BOTTOM HALF WAS SOMEWHAT IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT UNDER THE DASH AND HER TOP HALF STILL BUCKLED IN WAS FOUND OVER INTO THE DRIVER SEAT/FLOORBOARD. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL CONCERNING THE SEATBELTS ON THIS PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER THE CRASH IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION HOWEVER I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN ANY INFORMATION ON WHETHER HER SEATBELT ACTUALLY LOCKED AS IT SHOULD HAVE AS I STATED SHE WAS STILL BUCKLED IN WHEN I FOUND HER THEY CUT THE SEATBELT OFF OF HER BUT I THINK THAT'S JUST A STANDARD PRACTICE I WILL BE RECEIVING CRASH REPORTS HOWEVER THOSE ARE NOT FINISHED YET.

NHTSA ID

11388774

Incident

Dec 24, 2020

Mileage

1 mi

HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE IS FAILING, CAUSING TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS TO TURN OFF. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSIS IS THAT MOISTURE PROBABLY GOT IN IT CAUSING THE ISSUE AND THE UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. KIA HAS RECALLS IN PLACE FOR THIS SAME UNIT ON THEIR 2006-2010 SEDONA AND 2007-2009 SORENTO VEHICLES (RECALL NUMBER 20V088000, RECALL DATE 02/14/2020), BUT NOT FOR THE 2010 KIA FORTE. SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME ISSUE. LUCKILY WE ARE GETTING IT REPLACED BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT OTHERS MAY NOT BE AS FORTUNATE. NEW REPLACEMENT PART IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE, SO HAVING TO REPLACE IT WITH A USED ONE THAT COULD POSSIBLY DEVELOP THE SAME ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11364353

Incident

Oct 14, 2020

Mileage

45,142 mi

WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE MY VEHICLE STALLS AND HESITATES TO INCREASE SPEED. BEFORE PICKING UP SPEED, IT JERKS FORWARD BEFORE GRADUALLY GETTING FASTER.

NHTSA ID

11341508

Incident

Jan 1, 2020

Mileage

95,000 mi

UPDATE TO CLAIM 11277949 KIA DEALER CLAIMS SHIFTER BUSHING AND THE TRANSMISSION SWITCH. STRANGE THAT SUCH A DANGEROUS WAS TREATED WITH MORE CONCERN. 5 MORE SECONDS OF THAT MALFUNCTION AND I WOULD HAVE WOUNDED OR KILLED A INNOCENT PEDESTRIAN

NHTSA ID

11278140

Incident

Nov 3, 2019

Mileage

94,000 mi

ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY TRACTION CONTROL IS SHOWING TO BE OFF AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATING EVEN WHEN MY CAR IS OFF. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE DRIVING ANY DIFFERENTLY OR BRAKING ANY DIFFERENTLY. HOWEVER, MY 2 YEAR OLD WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND SHIFT IT INTO REVERSE WITHOUT HAVING TO USE THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN HE GOT IN THE CAR WHILE I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF BECAUSE IT IS KILLING MY BATTERY. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED. I SEE THAT THERE IS RECALL 17V773000 ON 2012 MODELS WHICH SEEMS TO EXPLAIN MY ISSUE EXACTLY. WHY IS MY 2010 NOT INCLUDED?

NHTSA ID

11257136

Incident

Sep 18, 2019

Mileage

150,000 mi

WHILE COASTING INTO A PARKING SPOT MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED INTO A RETAINING WALL. KIA IS DENYING ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I AM CURRENTLY AWAITING WORD FROM MY BODY SHOP AS TO IF THE CAR WILL BE TOTALED OR NOT. IF IT IS FIXABLE I AM VERY FRIGHTENED TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT. I AM SEEING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT.

NHTSA ID

11152475

Incident

Nov 14, 2018

Mileage

92,000 mi

IVE BEEN EXPERIENCING WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ON KIA FORUMS HAS LABELED AS HARD SHIFTING SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2017. WHEN I START DRIVING THE CAR JERKS REALLY HARD IN BETWEEN 1-2 RPM OR WHEN IT'S SHIFTING. IT'S NOT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND IT MAY BE THE HEAT TEMP SENSOR BUT I DON'T KNOW.

NHTSA ID

11065484

Incident

Nov 1, 2017

Mileage

120,000 mi

HELLO, I AM CURRENTLY HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 2010 KIA FORTE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STRUGGLING TO ACCELERATE AND SOON EVENTUALLY BEGAN TO FEEL AS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL OUT ALL TOGETHER EVERY TIME I STEPPED ON THE GAS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND AFTER DIAGNOSING THE CODE, IT READ P0336 (CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR A CIRCUIT RANGE/PERFORMANCE). AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT APPARENTLY THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE ENGINES FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE I AM CURRENTLY HAVING. I LOOKED UP MY VEHICLES VIN ON THIS WEBSITE AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THERE IS NOT CURRENTLY AN OPEN RECALL EVEN THOUGH I HAD JUST READ THAT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND ENGINE TYPE (THETA 2) WERE BEING RECALLED FOR CRANKSHAFT ISSUES. WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY CAR CHECKED OUT VIA RECALL MEASURES. THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IS IN QUESTION DUE TO THESE KNOWN ISSUES.

NHTSA ID

11058381

Incident

Dec 29, 2017

Mileage

105,000 mi

I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO PROVIDE YOU NOTICE OF UNRESOLVED DEFECTS IN MY 2010 KIA FORTE EX, KIA CASE NO. K3395476. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED FILE TITLED, "HARVEY NHSTA SUMMARY OF EVENTS" FOR COMPLETE NATURE OF THE COMPLAINT AS I RAN OUT OF CHARACTERS.

NHTSA ID

10972366

Incident

Feb 22, 2017

Mileage

31,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A REDUCED SPEED ZONE OF 35 MPH AND WENT TO SET MY CRUISE CONTROL, ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS LATER I FELT THE CAR GO DEAD. I LOST POWER STEERING AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. MY INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON AND FLICKERING AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN WANING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. ONCE MY CAR CAME TO A STOP I PROCEEDED TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION. I TRIED STARTING IT AND THE ENGINE TURNED A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT WENT DEAD SO I TURNED IT OFF. I TRIED ONE MORE TIME TO START THE IGNITION AND WAS ONLY BARELY ABLE TO GET THE ENGINE TO START AND MAINTAIN. I WENT OFF ON MY WAY AND LATER ON MY WAY HOME I STOPPED TO GET FOOD AND WHEN I GOT BACK IN MY CAR I TRIED STARTING IT AND IT STRUGGLED TO START. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR 1.5 YEARS AND ONLY IN THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL NOT ACTIVATING AND SETTING TO MY CURRENT SPEED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10604406

Incident

Jun 18, 2014

Mileage

70,000 mi

TURNED VEHICLE ON, PUT IN REVERSE, AS I PRESSED GAS TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND FIRST STARTED MOVING, THE VEHICLE DIED. I WAS HALF IN ROAD AND TRIED TO RESTART CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START, ENGINE WONT RUN. HAD TO PUSH CAR TO SIDE OF ROADWAY FOR SAFETY. CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THROUGH MY INSURANCE TO TOW CAR TO MY FATHERS GARAGE. THE CAR IS NOT PUMPING FUEL TO THE ENGINE. IT IS NOT THE FUEL PUMP, BUT A FAULTY FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY SYSTEM AND THE WHOLE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE WIRE HARNESS IN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY IS A BAD CONNECTION CAUSING IT TO OVERHEAT AND DAMAGE THE TERMINAL. CALLED KIA OF MIDDLETOWN NY WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND THEY WILL NOT RELEASE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING ANY RECALLS OR WARRANTY INFORMATION ON MY VEHICLE EVEN WITH ME PROVIDING ALL INFORMATION ON MY VEHICLE UNLESS I NOW TOW THE VEHICLE TO MIDDLETOWN NY AND ITS PHYSICALLY THERE. THEY DO NOT SEEM TO TAKE THE COMPLAINT SERIOUSLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10587379

Incident

May 7, 2014

Mileage

70,130 mi

ESC LIGHT STAYS ON, BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK, AND CRUISE CONTROL WORKS SPORADICALLY, ALL FUSES ARE WORKING, A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH REFLECTS THAT THE A FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MIGHT BE THE CAUSE, WHICH IN FACT IT WAS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10547867

Incident

Oct 14, 2013

Mileage

31,000 mi

UPON PARKING MY VEHICLE, I COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE OR NEUTRAL, RESULTING IN AN INABILITY TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND REMOVE MY KEYS. AS I WAS UNABLE TO DO THIS, I COULD NOT LEAVE MY VEHICLE AND FEARED IT COULD ROLL FROM ITS PARKING SPOT. AT THIS TIME, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT COMING ON WHEN I WOULD PRESS THE BRAKES. ALSO, MY ESC CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON INDICATING THIS FUNCTION WAS NO LONGER WORKING. WHEN TALKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP, I LEARNED THERE IS AN IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITH OTHER MODELS THAT HAS RESULTED IN A RECALL. HOWEVER, MY FORTE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO RESTART MY VEHICLE OVER FIFTEEN MINUTES, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. HOWEVER, MY ESC LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER THIS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10512878

Incident

May 20, 2013

Mileage

26,000 mi

I JUST BOUGHT A KIA FORTE 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SO FAR WHEN THE CAR HAD 425 MILES ON IT, THE GAS PEDAL HAS ACTED LIKE IT WAS DEPRESSED--THE ENGINE REVVED UP VERY HIGH, BUT MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE PEDAL. MY DAUGHTER WAS ALSO DRIVING AND IT ALSO HAPPENED TO HER, IT FELT AS IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING COVERING THE PEDAL---MAYBE THE RUG OR SOMETHING BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THERE. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS THEY RAN AND SENT ME HOME. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 800 MILES ON IT NOW AND I HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED ANY OTHER SUCH PROBLEMS, YET. I AM AN EXPERIENCED MANUAL TRANSMISSION DRIVER AND I DO NOT ACCEPT THAT THIS WAS DRIVER ERROR. THE TIMES THIS HAPPENED TO ME MY RIGHT FOOT WAS COMPLETELY OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND MY LEFT FOOT WAS DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH FULLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10332606

Incident

May 15, 2010

Mileage

425 mi