Before exiting but during departure of parking lot for apartment building keeping brake pedal fully depressed with transmission geared in reverse the vehicle quickly and unexpectedly took off and sped out of control backwards until stopped by sudden impact with a tree resulting in numerous bodily injuries to traumatic mentally anguished driver and 2 passengers, 1 of which was seated in the backseat collision side resulting in total loss of vehicle according to drivers insurance policy provider state farm. Claim number: 53-15k1-66d
2014 Kia Forte brakes complaints
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Good day, I own a 2014 kia forte ex . This vehicle was purchased from galeana chrysler jeep kia dealership located at (180 greystone blvd. Columbia, sc 29210). The reason for this letter is to receive assistance regarding the kia fire recall article that did not include the forte model within the years specified. Upon vehicle inspection from jt's kia dealership (the ABS system has a leakage on the fire wall side. Found the hecu/ brake module has started to fail and is leaking.) proof of information will be in attachments. This 2014 kia forte ex is having the same issue and should be included in the recall. During this time we hope you take consideration in looking into this issue. This is very dangerous and risky for my family and I. Please feel free to reach out if you have concerns or questions.
Recall number 17v773 has been performed on my vehicle but the problems still persist.
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.
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My brake lights stay on at all times while car is turned on
When car is in motion on a downward slope like on a bridge or where a road is broken, on applying brake it seems like the pedal is touching the ground making grinding noise and car skids and doesn't stop. I have installed new rotors and brake pads on all four sides. When turn on the ignition, car doesn't start at all, doesn't even make clicking sound. When touch the battery compartment positive charge system then car starts with key ignition on. This happens when car is driven throughout the day assuming battery is fully charged. No light ate on when try to start the engine.
The problems with the brakes happen when the car is in motion and on both sides of the vehicle. The rear caliper guide pins were frozen by corrosion, preventing the cylinder to extend and engage the brake pads on the rotor. This resulted in the lose of any rear braking action. When the anti-lock braking would engage due to lost road contact, (ie. Icy or bumpy/rough roads) there was no braking action at all. During normal driving, the rear brakes being frozen, the car relies solely on the front calipers to stop the car. No accidents happened during this time. I decided to replace the rear pads and noticed when I removed the wheel I found the rear rotor was rusted and pitted due to no contact with the pads. When I removed the caliper assembly the pins were frozen in place and could not be be freed. This required that the whole assembly needed to be replaced. The car was four years old with about 85,000 miles when I replaced the rotors, pads and caliper assemblies. The condition was probably happening for about 9 months before I decided to replace the pads.
My daughter had a car crash on july 22, 2017 due to brakes not working properly. Air bags did not deploy. She was driving on the interstate in tuscaloosa, al and there were no other drivers on the road thank god. Her car hydroplaned and hit a railing. She could have been killed. Unknown about the fault or problem that created the unsafe condition. Her car is at a body shop in alabama so I will obtain repair invoices and police accident report as soon as possible. My daughter does not have car insurance.
While traveling at approx. 30 MPH and approaching an intersection with a red traffic signal, I applied the brakes and they did not slow the vehicle at all. I stood on the brakes and they remained firm and did not go down. I repeated this 4 different times and nothing happened. I put the transmission into park and the car continued moving. I was going through the red light and fortunately the on coming traffic as able to avoid me. After crossing the intersection I ran it into a grassy gravel area where it finally stopped.
Took my kia forte 2014 in for an inspection, and instead received an ecu upgrade due to some kia campaign sc150. After the upgrade, my vehicle began to have issues. The very same day after leaving dealership, my car began to stall and blow a lot of white smoke from exhaust. I was pulled over by a stranger who informed me of that the white smoke exhausting blinded his view. Kia has been disregarding this safety concern.
Takata recall needs to recall the breaks on the 2014 kia forte. On novemeber 21st 2016 I totalled my kia due to failure of manafacurer breaks they didnt stop me and I rear ended a car which hot another that hit another. The speed control on the car is very hard to control I bearly push on fhe gas and it zoomed off t went from 0-30 really quick. Durring the wreck I was going approximately 25-30 MPH which when I hit the car due to the breaks failing my car bouced off of it and the airbags never deployed. The road was dry it was dark outside ot was 5:58 am and very clear outside. The roads were very dry not slick at alll my car jolted as the breaks tried to stop me but they never atopped me. It was on a back road heading to take my husband to work.
Tire pressure light constantly goes on and off, car continually gets stuck in park and while driving dash doesn't show gears. Brought to deal provided pictures as proof and was told they could not duplicate problem. Asked for paperwork and they said they would mail it never received paperwork.
When at highway speeds I pressed the brake pedal and the car violently shook. The dealership decided to resurface my brand new rotors, only 700 miles on the car, rather than replace. I am scared to drive the car now.
Kia forte ex 2014 ESC light came on and my brake lights wont light up when stepping on the brake. The brake pedal feels stiff when braking to a stop. Checked all plugs and bulbs and they all are good, called dealer and was told it might be the brake light switch and will take me in on monday.
Turned onto a fairly narrow street with cars parked on both sides; I was driving down the middle of street until I passed all parked cars; attempted to move back into my lane and steering wheel froze and started jerking; I was headed toward a stop sign pole; I jumped the curb and scrapped right from bumper and tire rim; ignition shut off. Took car to dealer; they kept it for testing and inspection for about 2 weeks and found nothing; we wanted to exchange it but they refused since they did not find anything mechanically wrong with it; we took car back and it has been driving well so far but incident is still in the back of our minds every time we drive it. *tr updated 10/1/2014
On two occasions I have smelled gas when starting the vehicle. The date above is the second time. The first was after the car had been parked for 3-4 days after a snow storm in late 2013. The brakes vibrate when stopping on a rough surface. Kia consumer affairs attributes this to the design of the anti-lock system and apparently does not consider it a problem. On one occasion - again during a period of cold weather in late 2013 - the gears ground when turning at maximum rotation to parallel park the car in a tight spot, a common occurrence in the urban area where I live. Unlike the braking and gas-leak problem, this only happened once. Due to an issue with possible odometer tampering I have not taken the car to a dealer to address the other problems for fear they will try to mask evidence other than the scratch on the driver door.
I was in a three vehicle accident as the third car. I hit the car in front of me and in turn caused that vehicle to hit the vehicle in front of him. I had the brakes pressed down all the way to the floor and still couldn't stop in time to prevent impact, there were not even any skid marks on the pavement. The impact was so strong that my back seats folded down and the things I had in my trunk flew forward and hit the back of the driver seat. I had glass bottles of drinks in the trunk and they were all busted in the floorboard from being thrown through the back seat that folded down. Fire and rescue had to open my door to let me out of the vehicle because I tried to get out and couldn't pry the door open. To me that is a hard impact, I was injured and still seeking medical attention. My concern is with a frontal impact of such force, none of my airbags deployed! My accident has already happened and I am hurt but I don't want that to happen to anyone else. Luckily I was wearing my safety belt because my airbags certainly didn't protect me. I made a complaint with kia and there representative told me..."ma'am with your vehicle, you have "smart airbags" they only deploy in a catastrophic event." how can the car tell what is a catastrophic event...my 8 year old could have been in that back seat that folded or even my newborn niece that I care for, that could have been not only catastrophic but fatal!!! What can be done about this? Please help, I don't want someone else to suffer.
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