2011 Kia Forte: engine stalls while driving

Filed Oct 14, 2022 · Engine · FL

About 9 months ago, I started my 2011 Kia Forte up and it cut off. Happened on and off for the next 6 months or so, gradually getting worse and more often. Decided to take it to Kia, needed an oil change done at same time. Kia dealership said there is metal in my oil and means engine is failing. The stalling they said was a computer issue and reset it. Did another oil change about 3 months later at another facility, they did not look for the metal or notice any on their own. Today, vibrations started when sitting idle at a traffic light. No check engine light on.

Filed Jan 3, 2022 · Engine · TN

The engine has had a ticking noise which has only become louder with more miles on the engine. The car has been serviced by Kia dealership regularly. The car started stalling during random times while drive. You release the gas pedal, it will almost stop. You push the gas pedal and sometimes you will regain power to the engine. This has almost caused me to have several accidnts. The car was taken to the Kia dealer and told the engine oil level was low. It was change 3 months earlier and had not been driven more than 1000 miles. The Kia dealer said it was an engine failure and would need to be replaced. I researched the car and discovered that it had 2 recalls. I have never received any information about any recall on this car ever. I was not notified of any recall when it was serviced at Kia for routine maintenance (oil and brake changes). I have owned the vehicle for 10 years now and it has 100,000 miles. I am disappointed in the engine failure which I was told $4600 to have a used replacement installed by Kia. I am seriously upset that I bought this car at the Kia dealership. Had it serviced at a Kia dealership multiple times and no one told me about any recalls, and I never received anything in the mail, email or by phone. Isn't Kia responsible to notify consumers when recalls happen etc?

Filed Jan 16, 2020 · Engine · 114,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia forte. The contact stated that the oil indicator light illuminated while driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The mechanic was unable to conclusively state what caused the failure. After leaving, within less than a mile the vehicle stalled. The contact restarted the vehicle and was able to drive home. Vision kia of canandaigua 2445 rochester rd rte 332, canandaigua, ny 14424 (585) 394-4542 was contacted and the contact was informed there was no recall related to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted or informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 114,000.

Filed Oct 21, 2019 · Engine · 49,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia forte. The contact stated that the engine stalled numerous times while driving various speeds. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The vehicle was taken to taylor kia of boardman (7870 market street, boardman, ohio 44512, (330)-295-2376) to be diagnosed, but no failure code was found. The dealer also test drove the vehicle, but was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was also taken to taylor kia of hermitage (1460 north hermitage road, hermitage, pa 16148, (724) 418-4999) to be diagnosed and test driven, but no failure could be found or duplicated. An independent mechanic replaced the throttle body sensor and the fuel economy sensor; however, the engine and sensor indicators illuminated after the repair. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: [xxx]. After numerous incidences of stalling while driving & failure of any warning lights or engine codes, the contact research the internet for similar problems with this the contact ask mechanic to replace the required entire sensor parts of throttle body. Following this repair the vehicle has not had a single stall incident. The approximate failure mileage was 49,000. *tp 'parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).'

Filed Nov 29, 2018 · Engine · 90,000 miles · AL

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia forte. On several occasions, while driving various speeds, there was an abnormal knocking sound coming from the engine, the oil pressure warning indicator illuminated, and the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to shoals university kia (4109 n jackson hwy, sheffield, al 35660, (256) 978-1000) where it was diagnosed that the extension wiring harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The contact was then informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

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 Jun 2, 2018 · Engine · 82,000 miles · MD

The engine has been making a ticking clicking sound when at idle and while driving slowly for a couple of months now. Not sure if it goes away at high speeds or becuase of the poor noise proofing of the car that drowns out the sound. Anyway I started looking online to see if people had the same issue. They did and costing anywhere from 5000 to 7000 for the engine to be replaced because of "piston, rod knocking issues". Furthermore, I've learned that kia has recalled the engines in several of their other models. This recall was put into place because the engines are "stalling" and posing a safety hazard. This car can not be driven until the engine is replace. My research seems to tell me that this model line should be added to the recall list before people get injured. Seems like the same issues as the engines with the recall are having.

Filed Feb 2, 2018 · Engine · 77,706 miles · NH

The engine is making a loud ticking sound so I brought it to the dealer that I purchased it from 11 months earlier. They told me the engine needs to be replaced and it will cost about $7,000. I paid $9,000 for the car 11 months ago and it only has 77,000 miles on it. I've learned through some extensive research that kia has recalled the engines in several of their other models. This recall was put into place because the engines are "stalling" and posing a safety hazzard. This car can not be driven until the engine is replace. All scheduled maintenance has been performed and the engine still gave out at only 77,000 miles. The dealer is berlin city in gorham, nh. The r.o. Print out of codes and issues with the engine is half a page long and includes blue smoke from exhaust, missfiring on two cylinders, knocking, flashing "check engine light", leaking head gasket, etc. My research seems to tell me that this model line should be added to the recall list. Seems like the same issues as the engines with the recall are having.

Filed Jul 10, 2016 · Engine, Fuel system · 94,000 miles · CA

My 2011 kia forte stalls randomly while I drive it. This has happened multiple times in multiple driving situations. Two incidents happened while I was in rush hour traffic on highway 805 south in san diego california. Another incident happened while I was crossing railroad tracks leaving the marriott hotel in downtown san diego (in this instance, I had to coast the car off of the tracks -fortunately no train was coming at that time). In describing my experiences in one of these incidents, I offer the following description: on june 6, 2016, while in rush hour traffic on highway 805 in san diego california, the car just stalled. When pressing the accelerator, the motor would rev but there was no response. I had to shut the car off and restart it. Fortunately, I was able to get it started and drive to safety. Please note that I have repeatedly brought the car to the local kia dealership in an attempt to solve the problem. They have been unable to solve the problem (yet they have charged me for services rendered). I filed my complaint with kia corporate consumer assistance. They have asked me to bring the car into the dealership for "escalated services" three different times. Each time I think the car is repaired, then I experience another incident. The latest incident happened two weeks after my latest visit to the dealership. My wife was driving the car in downtown san diego on the night of july 8 2016. The car stalled again! My family and I feel like we are in constant danger driving this car. Yet, we need this car in conducting our family affairs. Kia corporate cannot solve this problem and we do not know how best to proceed. We feel that our safety is at stake and we are hoping that this situation can be resolved before any harm come to our family or to others experiencing similar problems. I can obtain repair documents, but I do not have them at this moment.

Filed Jul 4, 2012 · Acceleration, Transmission · 40,000 miles · MO

When going 60 on the highway the car suddenly dropped down to 40 and I had to pull off the highway. Car was then taken to the dealership where the whole transmission was replaced. Upon recieving the car again it would jerk and stall when accelerating. Car was then taken back to the dealer and a "relearn" of the transmission was performed. This has not stopped the problem and has made it worse. It now jerks when stopping and when accelerating and peeds of 5 mi/hr or more. As well as when first shifting the car out of park.