2013 Kia Forte Koup: engine failure

Filed Jul 5, 2019 · Engine · 101,000 miles · IN

Driving on a busy highway going approximately 65 MPH when the rpms dropped to zero. I was able to get it on the shoulder without accident. The car was towed to a mechanic who informed me the engine seized up but the oil looked fine. The mechanic thought this was odd. The car had 101,000 miles in it.

Filed Feb 28, 2019 · Engine · 90,000 miles · FL

My motor slung a rod without reason at 90k miles. I have the same 2.4 liter motor in my kia forte as the motors previously recalled in the optimas. The just found that this engine failure is happening in the 1.6 liter souls as well yet they refuse to fix my car because the car itself isn't listed under the recall. Please help! I was driving about 50 MPH down the hwy when all of a sudden I heard a loud "thunk" and a light tapping from the engine. No dash lights ever came on, the car never ran hot, and I had plenty of oil but just to be safe I pulled over anyways. I had a mechanic come meet me on the side of the road to take a look at it to be sre it was ok to drive and when he jacked the car up oil came pouring out and he could see a visible 4 inch hole in the block where a rod had seemingly slung without reason. I took it up to kia to get it replaced as the motor was under recall and not only did they not replace it because they said it was a "different model # of the 2.4 liter motor" but they also charged me $125 bucks just to look at it and tell me they weren't going to fix it.

Filed Feb 7, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 80,000 miles · FL

The car started driving sluggish out of nowhere and I took it in to a mechanic who took it out for a test drive where it all of a sudden started smoking and the engine seized up while in motion. The car had its oil change and was well taken care of before this happened.

Filed Jan 4, 2019 · Engine · 92,000 miles · TN

My kia forte koup 2013 sx has engine failure with no notice. My son was driving 73mph on the interstate and almost lost his life trying to get the car to the side of the road. The car would not turn over after said failure. My car has 92k miles and I am the second owner. I have had all maintenance done at kia on time and as recommended. Dealer tells me that connecting rod pierced a whole in my engine block and want $4800.00 + tax to install a used engine with 76k miles on it. I am guessing that is kia is now doing a 200k warrenty as their products are junk.

Filed Sep 24, 2018 · Engine · 43,000 miles · KY

Back in june 2018, I was driving along the interstate, running about 75 and heard what sounded like a flapping noise then all the dash board lights came on and the car stalled. Had to get it towed back home. Come to find out the motor had seized up. I've read numerous complaints on the 2.4 engine in the kia's but none have made it to the recall list when they are doing the same thing that the motors in the optimas, sorento and sportage. How is the forte any different when they have the same motor. Found a used motor out of a 2013 kia forte koup sx that had 39,000 miles on it. Bought and installed it. Put right at 4,100 miles on it and low and behold, it did the same thing. Except this time I was coming off the interstate on a curve off ramp with the car stalled on me. Luckily I was able to get it started this time to make it home. So now I have another bad engine and my car is just sitting until I can save up and find another engine. This time, I'll probably pay extra to have a completely remanufactured engine. Tired of playing russian roulette with these used kia engines.

Filed Jun 25, 2018 · Engine · 73,405 miles · TX

We bought this 2013 kia forte koup in october 2014. It had 29,000 miles on it. We had it serviced regularly and on schedule. My daughter was driving home from college on december 19, 2017 and her car started smoking, shaking and lost all power while driving 70 MPH. The car had 73,405 miles on it. After having the vehicle towed at my expense back to our dealership in lufkin, tx, I researched what she described and it was identical to the engine failures experienced by the kia optimas and sorentos that were recalled. After consultation with the service department it was decided the best course of action would be to replace the block. According to kia it would take a couple of weeks to get the block in. We chose to send her back to school in our personal family vehicle. 2 weeks turned into 5 months. The kia service manager upon beginning repair in may 2018, said the engine experienced a manufacture's defect full catastrophic failure similar to the optimas and sorentos even though the forte was not recalled. Because of the severity of the failure multiple engine components had to be replaced besides the block. Total invoice: labor $2464 parts $7435.34 tax $613.42. Total cost $9762.76 nada value of car $9600. Kia consumer service response: initial offer $1500, final offer $2461.70 (price of the reman engine). Not to mention loss of use for 5 months. Kia service manager said the engine did not show any sign of user neglect and that the failure of the engine was 100% manufacture defect.

Filed Dec 6, 2017 · Engine · 57,971 miles · FL

On 10/13/17, my son was driving home on the fl turnpike from college when his engine seized. Lucky he was not seriously injured or killed. Had car towed to the nearest kia orlando w dealer, found out the engine rod was blown through top and bottom of block. Engine was replaced with a short block and reused parts. During test drive car stalled due to a timing chain failing. Replaced timing chain, then the ignition coil went and had to be replaced. Next, the car began to misfire and they replace all 4 fuel injectors. Then told cylinder 2 failed the compression test which means the new motor failed. Kia sent new heads to a machine shop after several weeks we were told they were bad and had to order new ones. Now waiting on new heads to arrive be sent back to the machine shop the replaced on existing block. Still with out a car nearly 2 months later. I see kia had several recalls but not on the forte... The kia forte contains theta ii 2.4-liter engine. Currently, the same engine in the hyundai sonota which was manufactured by the same company was recalled in the 2013 - 2014 cars. Very frustrated with kia's process the fact that when we ask for documentation they will not provide. Sent us a preliminary invoice with a majority of the information missing. We do have documentation of proof. Our son has been without a car at college for 2 months.