2011 Kia Forte: sudden loss of power

Filed Apr 16, 2021 · Brakes, Electrical · 200,000 miles · AZ

Brake light illuminates when car is off, I have to push up on brake pedal to turn it off. While driving it seems like the brake engages causing the car to lose power, I have to step off the gas, and reapply and sometimes it still feels like the brake is still engaged. This issue does happen at least 3 times daily. Pushing up on the brake pedal does get it to stop until I have to brake. While driving my traction control light will illuminate. I have replaced the brake light switch twice in 2021, thinking this would fix the issue and it does not. Has been an ongoing issue for the past couple months

Filed Aug 15, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 106,890 miles · OH

Engine issues! This engine needs to be recalled for safety reasons and possible lemon. My car has only 106,890 miles on it. The engine started making a tapping noise. Then I started to have a loss of power when accelerating or going up hill. Had the codes read and it said the crankshaft position sensor. Replaced that. Then it started to idle rough. Had code read again. It said map sensor and number 2 cylinder misfire. Replaced plugs, coils, and map sensor. Now it won't start. It has no spark. Now it is showing codes for map sensor again. Number 2 cylinder misfire, throttle actuator control sensor and the power train control module. At just over 100,000 miles this should not be happening. Other model cars with the same 2.0 engine have been recalled. The 2.0 engine needs to also be recalled in the 2011 kia forte koup ex. I'm not the only owner of this model car that has had multiple issues and or total engine failure.

Filed Jul 7, 2018 · Transmission · 120,000 miles · GA

Engine transmission improperly downshifts on its own for about a second before recovering. The car stalls at red lights; it stalls at times when driving at 5mph, causing immediate loss of power steering. No dtc codes shown when examined. No check engine light activated. The improper shifting of transmission gear is very scary because it feels like the car has slammed on the brakes for about a second before recovering the gear. My car is auto transmission. It's like accelerating from 40 to 70mph and expecting the gears to shift 4,5,6....but instead it's shifting by itself from 4,5, then to 3rd gear, and then recovering to the 6th gear. It is very very scary... I took it to kia and they recommended that I take it to aamco. They reset my transmission values to no effect. When these events occurr I have no cruise control. No dtc code has popped up. My car stalls at red lights, or when leaving my car on for about 30 seconds.

Filed Sep 12, 2016 · Driver assistance · 26,500 miles · AZ

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.

Filed Jul 16, 2012 · Transmission · 24,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia forte. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 to 45 MPH, the vehicle lost power and the odometer read 40 MPH. The vehicle would not accelerate or reverse. There were no warning lights illuminated during or after the failure. The vehicle was towed to the dealer to have a diagnostic test performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 24,000.