2010 Kia Forte Seat belts Problems

Driver’s seatbelt buckle will no longer accept the seatbelt. The sensor for the seatbelt thinks the seatbelt is buckled as well.

NHTSA ID

11445726

Incident

Dec 31, 2021

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

THE MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED TO REMEDY A SAFETY RECALL (NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 18V-363 AND MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: SC165) IN A TIMELY MANNER. NO INTERIM LETTER WAS SENT AFTER THE SAFETY RECALL WAS MAILED ON JULY 27, 2018. THE RECALL IS RELATED TO A DEFECT IN THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT IN CERTAIN FRONTAL CRASHES.

NHTSA ID

11130760

Incident

Jul 27, 2018

TAKATA RECALL MY CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER 90 DAYS NOW AND THEY WILL NOT TELL ME WHEN THERE IS GOING TO BE A FIX FOR MY CAR. I CALL KIA CUSTOMER SUPPORT 3 TIMES NOW AND THEY SAY THAT A MEMBER OF THERE UPPER MANAGEMENT WILL BE CALLING ME TO DISCUSS MY OPTIONS BUT NO ONE EVER CALLS I HAVE TOLD THEM L WANT MY CAR REPLACED .CAN YOU PLEASE GET THEM TO DO THERE JOB BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT HELPING ME AT ALL.THANKS OFFICER [XXX] DOC. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

11124151

Incident

Jun 3, 2018

THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FASTENER BUTTON DOES NOT ALWAYS CLICK WHEN THEN METAL PART OF THE SEATBELT IS INSERTED WHILE PARKED OR DRIVING AND SOMETIMES THE SEATBELT COMES OUT WHILE DRIVING AND HAS TO BE REINSTALLED SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL IT IS PROPERLY FASTENED ON ALL TYPES OF ROADS

NHTSA ID

11104623

Incident

Apr 1, 2018

Mileage

155,000 mi

2010 KIA FORTE REAR ENDED A 2012 TOYOTA VENZA WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON WET ASPHALT PAVEMENT. UPON COLLISION, THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AND SEAL BELT RESTRAINT FAILED TO HOLD BACK DRIVER OF THE KIA. DRIVERS FOREHEAD HIT AND BENT STEERING WHEEL AND CAUSED MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE KIA AND CONSIDERABLY LESS DAMAGE TO THE TOYOTA VENZA. KIA WAS NOT DRIVABLE, SO IT WAS TAKEN TO A SALVAGE YARD OF A FLAT BED TRUCK. DRIVER OF KIA WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR X-RAYS AND EVALUATION. DRIVER OF KIA SUFFER NECK\BACK PAIN, BRUISED FOREHEAD AND HEAD ACHE AND WAS PRESCRIBED PAIN PILLS & ANTI INFLAMMATORY MEDICATION. MY GREATEST CONCERN IS THAT I OWN TWO KIA'S, ONE FOR EACH OF MY COLLAGE AGE KIDS AND FEAR THAT THE SAME OUTCOME MAY OCCUR AGAIN WITH DIRE CONSEQUENCES. FAILURE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND SEAT BELT RESTRAINT MUST BE ADDRESSED AND CORRECTED BY KIA BEFORE MORE INJURIES OCCUR. .. UPDATED 02/19/15 *BF UPDATED 3/30/2016 *JS UPDATED 9/20/2017*CN

NHTSA ID

10681719

Incident

Feb 3, 2015

Mileage

55,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA FORTE EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO AVOID CRASHING INTO AN ANIMAL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD TRAUMA AND INJURIES TO THE KNEE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED TO SECURE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10555788

Incident

Dec 11, 2013

Mileage

78,000 mi

WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER CAR TRAVELING 60 MPH, PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER HIT HEAD ON DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND PASSENGER SUFFERED WHIPLASH, CONCUSSION AND BACK PAIN FROM IMPACT AND SEATBELT NOT LOCKING TO HOLD THEM IN PLACE. CAR WAS TOTALED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10503771

Incident

Mar 16, 2013

Mileage

43,000 mi

MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN OUR 2010 KIA FORTE KOUP, SHE WAS TRAVELING 50 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO AVOID A DOG IN THE ROADWAY WHEN SHE OVER CORRECTED AND WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A DITCH, THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED "TOTALED", DURING THIS ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEATBELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN HER, MY WIFE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH HER FOREHEAD, NOSE, AND UPPER CHEST. *TR

NHTSA ID

10398385

Incident

Apr 21, 2011

Mileage

21,000 mi