This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
I got into an auto accident a year ago and the airbags did not deploy but the vehicle was considered a total loss. I discovered that my vehicle was still drivable because I can't afford another one. Well just the other day my inside dash lights and brake lights, well basically all lights started flashing in and out. Made the car break down in the middle of the road. I bought a new battery. New fuel pump, checked starter and alternator. All of those are functioning properly. But my car is still broke down on the side of the road.
I keep replacing light bulbs and the part where U introduce the light bulbs is melting. I was told to check for recall on these. Thanks. I bought this car used from a dealer 1 yr ago and had replaced like 4 bulbs within a year.
ESC light flashing numerous times with loss of power while on dry, straight road. Vehicle in for repairs found a connection and electrical problem. Did not fix problem. Had Kia tech in and certified the vehicle as safe. This was in September and October 2015. The same indications and power loss occurred again in August and September 2016. In every case it happened in traffic causing an unsafe and dangerous situation for me my family and the other vehicles in the traffic. To date the dealer or Kia has found the problem. The car was in motion (50 mph or less) city streets or road and not turning, in moderate to heavy traffic.
Car would not come out of park. I had no idea at the time what the issue could be because in the Kia owners manual it does not state that once the brake lights go out, you can not take it out of park. Car would not go into gear until I used the shift lock release to take it out of gear. Drove it home and found a blown fuze (brake light fuse).. replaced it and drove fine (while it was doing this the electrical suspension light came on also). Fast forward 7 days, was driving out of town and the suspension light came on while driving down the expressway and I knew then the issue was back. Sure enough. Had to take it to a Kia dealership out of town.. they replaced my fuze, brake light bulb and brake light assembly switch. Fast forward a week and a half and the problem is back... Kia is telling me over $1000 and I'm not going to be guaranteed that this will fix the problem. I'm a single mother and purchased this car because I felt it would be a safe car for me and my son and now I'm stuck with a car that is not safe... no brake lights are seriously not safe at all!!!
The contact owns a 2011 Kia Forte. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the electronic stability control light illuminated on the instrument panel as she heard a loud noise. The vehicle began to decelerate because the brakes engaged when the electronic stability control activated. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileages were 4,100. Updated 08/31/11 update 09/09/11.
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- Amarillo, TX, USA