10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 1
Average Mileage:
12,997 miles

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2015 Kia Forte steering problems

steering problem

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2015 Kia Forte Owner Comments

problem #4

May 182020

Forte

  • 527 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The car stops - anywhere - and when I turn the steering wheel all the way to the right it resumes.

- Stratford, CT, USA

problem #3

Apr 222019

Forte

  • 49,700 miles
Steering has play from side to side.

- Marysville, WA, USA

problem #2

Apr 102017

Forte

  • miles
Car will not steer straight, pulls to the left and when you correct it oversteers to the right have had it to the service department twice, first time they made a slight toe-in adjustment and said everything was in spec.second time, had the service manager drive the car and tested it and told me everything is in spec.he said it has electronic assisted steering and that I would have to get used to it. Was at the dealer on Monday and told the salesman that sold me the car that it has not gotten any better but seems to be worse. He had no solution other than have me drive a 2017 Forte ex and if I liked it maybe he could make me a deal to trade up. Drove the 2017 Forte and it was not much better than mine, drifted to the left, so I refused his deal I have been driving for 57 years and owned or leased 20 cars and driven them over 3 million miles.in addition I have rented cars 300+ times, the last 4 of which had electronic assisted steering and have never experienced this type of steering problem. The car has only 7600 miles on it but I consider it a hazard to drive. Is there an independent testing facility which charges a nominal fee in my area (putnam county NY)that I can go to and try to resolve this problem

- Brewster, NY, USA

problem #1

Dec 142014

Forte 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 1,760 miles
Driver was in middle lane driving around 55 mph. For some unknown reason, driver lost control of vehicle. Car began flipping while still in the roadway, eventually hit a guard rail and continued flipping. Driver was ejected and killed. Airbags never deployed...updated 11/13/15.....updated 12/23/15 updated 1/11/2015 updated 9/17/2017

- Crosby, TX, USA

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