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The car has been making a fluttering noise for a couple of weeks. I took it to my mechanic last week when the car dragged after stopping, and it seemed that it might stall out. My mechanic told me the engine needs to be replaced, and could go at any time.
The engine started knocking and pinging. Stalled in the middle of the street while I was driving and is now knocking really bad. 75K miles - running fin two days ago, have all of my oil changes up to date.
The car in question is a 2014 with about 160K miles, bought used on 12/2019 from dealer who sold it to previous owner. Low oil light was flickering. Checked level and nothing showed on dipstick, despite oil change at dealer before purchase. Added a quart and decided to go to oil change place. While accelerating in to traffic, engine was hesitating then lost nearly all power accompanied by loud rattling (like marbles) from engine. Managed to get off road with engine getting increasingly louder and vibrating badly, clearly out of balance somehow. Engine stalled and would not restart. After towing to mechanic, they also noted that it was running very rough. Checked oil and noted that it was full of metal shavings. I've attached a photo of the oil control valve packed with these shavings. Technicians advised that engine was a total loss. The 2.0L engine in this car is the exact same engine built in the exact same time period that Kia was forced to recall (SC147) in other models but for no apparent earthly reason it was not included! how can this happen" why wasn't the engine recalled across the board? all symptoms noted in the complaints here and in the recall match: Sudden low oil level, loss of power, metal shavings working their magic throughout the engine internals, catastrophic failure soon after. Replacement engines seem to have been discontinued and aren't available in the rebuild market. I've already sunk money on towing and diagnostics on the thing, and I'm going to have to pay to get what is basically a brick right now towed back to the house. I'm going to try once again to get through to somebody at Kia customer support, but I think we all know how that's going to turn out, don't we"
Engine failing. Cylinder #3 is making noise. No noise when switched off. Internal part has begun to fail; dealer recommends that replace engine. No Kia warranty coverage because we are second owners.
- Chesterfield, MO, USA
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As the vehicle accelerates, a loud ticking noise becomes evident. It only happens when the vehicle is accelerating and in drive, it does not make a noise when given gas in park. After multiple complaints of the same issue with 2014 Forte gdi engines and the fact that the 2014 Fortes were not included in the class action lawsuit, I decided to file this complaint for fear that my engine will soon seize like the many that I've read online. My car only has 61,000 miles on it and is just out of warranty.
I purchased my 2014 Kia Forte ex used with 96,000 miles. It had a clean carfax report and ran great for the first 4.000 miles. The engine started knocking with about 100,000 miles. The car continued to knock so I took car to my mechanic. He stated engine needed to be replaced. He suggested to take to my local Kia dealership for assistance. I contacted Kia and they said bring in for diagnostics. It was determined by Kia service department that the motor needed replacing. They indicated that there was nothing Kia would do since the vehicle had over 100,000 miles. One of the service reps tried to find a way to help me but indicated there was nothing she could do.
In October 2019 I began experiencing engine issues and on 11/16/19 I had a catastrophic failure of the engine of my 5 door 2014 Kia Forte at night in the middle of a busy road FM528 in friendswood, Texas. I had to tow the vehicle 3 times at the cost of approx. $80 per tow and spent an additional $186 to have it evaluated by a mechanic. We researched the issue online and discovered a number of vehicles of the same make and model have been experiencing "piston flap" which is a manufacturing defect of the cylinders. Even though my engine is warranted for 100K miles and the mileage was at 88K, Kia motors refused to cover the additional towing expense to get it back to the dealership (gay family Kia in dickinson, tx) for inspection. I have been without my primary transportation since that time. Today, 1/7/2020 the dealership said the engine would be "repaired" not completely replaced. During this entire time Kia denied me a loaner car. As a single mom, (which dealership was aware) we had to take my college student son's 1999 truck to visit my family 2 hours away and it had an alternator failure and had an additional tow because of no loaner car. On 12/27 I had knee surgery and the only vehicle I had to drive was a 1997 miata that was a standard. I could not drive the standard due to my surgery and missed an additional 2 days of work. This issue is dangerous and puts consumers at great risk of injury and crash on public roads. Kia has done everything in their power to circumvent an acceptable remedy to the situation so I am now turning to NHTSA for assistance. Please help! will provide written reports when Kia decides to give them to me. I strongly disagree with the simple replacement of parts that will obviously fail once the vehicle passes 100K in mileage.
On July 17,2019 my Kia Forte 2014 stop on I-75 northbound in perry, ga with a 18 wheeler on my tail @80mph. I had no power it just cut off. This was after a oil change @ walmart in cordele, ga 13 days earlier there was no oil and it had run out from the filter. Both ase certified mechanic @ hutchinson Kia and an independent certified mechanic. Dealer couldn't determine leakage, second sound the engine was cracked caused problem. It was a dangerous situation for my daughter her life was in danger in fast high volume interstate traffic. The engine has a deficiency in these gdi engines, should recalled. I was told by a reliable souce that both the Kia's and their sister company share the same engine and there have been problems with both engine type gdi 2014 model Kia Forte and other models with this kind of engine.
The contact owns a 2014 Kia Forte. While driving, a ticking noise was heard from the engine, and the vehicle hesitated and almost stalled twice. The vehicle was taken to alm Kia South (4310 jonesboro rd, union city, ga 30291, (678) 827-8900) for an oil change. The contact was informed that a new engine was needed because oil was burning in the engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was later taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the engine was burning oil. The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic who stated that there was no oil in the engine. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 94,000.
Engine failed without any warning lights and had a strong burning odor, after researching gdi engine in this model and other Kia models the problems were simular except for recall on the Forte model
While driving my car on the highway at 60 miles per hour, my car shut off and all the light on the dash board went out and the car would not start. I try to restart my car and it would not start again. As I got it off the road, I try to restart the car with no luck and white smoke coming from the engine compartment. There was no warning light that came on while driving the car. The smoke smelled like electrical in nature.
While driving on the freeway, engine died and then restarted. The car engine started to make a loud noise and it would no longer shift, so manually shifted and the engine temp gauge began to rise so, pulled over and shut the engine off and called aaa to tow the car to a dealer. Kia dealer advised that cylinder 3 rod bearing failure occurred which sucked all the oil into the engine (they said that is how they immediately knew what the issue was). We just bought this car 6 weeks earlier, but I could not afford the extended warranty. Wei had a tune up and oil change 2 weeks earlier and we faithfully check the oil to ensure it is as expected. The dealer advised there was no way we could have avoided the engine failure, and we needed a new engine. The costs was $5,111.96 to replace. We cannot afford to get rid of the vehicle and I was forced to replace the engine. Now we having over $12,000 between buying it and fixing it. Failure on a freeway is unacceptable, especially during rush hour. Kia needs to do something about these engines as this should never have happened. Maybe if enough people report these issues, they will be forced to fix the problem and reimburse people like us that cannot afford these kind of problems.
After repairing my car the first time 3 months ago for some major catalytic converter issues causing the car not to run, my car has now completely seized up. Since my car has hit 120K miles it has been consuming an alarming amount of oil. There were no leaks that could be identified and no major issues at the time explaining the oil consumption issue. I have had to continuously put quarts and quarts of oil in this vehicle and had repaired the cat converter issue along with replacing the spark plugs and the wiring and the normal tuneups. As I was driving down the road yesterday I noticed that my car was not accelerating as it normally does so I pulled over and to my surprise the oil I had just put in it was completely gone, no leaks, no lights, no warnings, no indication as to what was going on. I then put 2 quarts of oil in the car and drove home and realized the car was rattling a little bit, I let it sit in park while on and then headed out down the road where the car made a loud hiss noise and jerked across the road. My engine had seized up with no explanation and almost caused me to wreck. I now have a vehicle with a seized engine and still owe 7K on it. I really hope that these year/make/model is looked into because this could have been potentially dangerous and it is not fair to the people who have spent their hard earned money on a brand new car.
Car had began burning through oil rapidly but upon inspection at oil changes, no leak or cause could be detected. The oil light indicator never came on either. The car would begin ticking while driving, and noticeably drove differently but problem could not be determined. No check engine light ever came on. On a clear day while driving about 45 mph on highway, vehicle gave a loud and forceful jerk and popping sound, and promptly lost power and speed, and the brakes quit working. I was fortunate to pull off and use ebrake to stop car once coasted to a safer spot. I could have been rear ended. The car had once again burned through all oil with no indication from the panel, and I was told the engine had blown. Apparently this is a very common problem with these vehicles, this make and model, with no recall being done; however, there is a class action lawsuit because of same issue with this engine in other Kia models.
The contact owns a 2014 Kia Forte. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled and smoke appeared under the hood. In addition, the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The smoke entered the cabin of the vehicle. The vehicle was restarted and taken to wagner Kia of shrewsbury (730 boston turnpike, shrewsbury, MA 01545, (508) 581-5700) where the contact was informed that the cause of the failure could not be determined unless it occurred while it was being test driven. The dealer also stated that the vehicle was not covered under warranty. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the failure six times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where an unknown part was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was 105,000.
I have a Kia Forte ex gdi purchased used from car max of whitemarsh, Maryland. When I started the vehicle, on September 22, 2019, there was a very loud ticking noise. I allowed the car to warm up. As I drove and reached 30mph, on city street, the noise grew louder. When I checked the oil stick it was dry. I get regular oil changes and am not due for another one until my car reached 84,319 miles. My car has exactly 81,6000 miles on it today (September 30, 2019 or 2/13/2020 which ever comes first). My check oil light or engine light never came on to indicate my oil was extremely low. I purchased oil and filled up my car. The noise is softer now but is still there. I received a recall notice for an issue dealing with something that may keep the car from passing emission test. I have an appointment at bob bell Kia (who always services my vehicle) in essex Maryland on October 17th, 2019, to correct that issue. I notified them of the noice and lack of oil with no indication of such from the cars dashboard. They will check it out on the 17th when I bring the car in for the recall issue. After reading some complaints from other owners of the same vehicle I have, I will not be surprised if they tell me I need a new engine. I still owe $11,107.64 on the car and will not be driving my vehicle anymore until the mechanic can pinpoint the problem. With all the complaints of faulty engines and fire hazards why is the 2014 Kia Forte ex gdi not included in an engine recall or the class action suit that is already against Kia for the same exact issues in their sorento and other models" who can I turn to for help with this issue since I have a vehicle I can not safely drive but still must pay on"
My 2014 Kia Forte suddenly started making a knocking sound and shut off while driving down the interstate. After towing vehicle to the shop I was told that the engine needs to be replaced. The mechanic told me he does not understand why as there was not anything that could have caused this. Are fluids were good and clean. Upon reviewing Kia had problems with this engine in other vehicles which led to recalls.
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- Norwood, MA, USA