Kia Forte Reviews

My daughter bought a 2019 Kia Forte. The engine went out. Because she was the second owner the warranty did cover the repair. So, we bought another engine. Two years later the ENGINE WENT BAD AGAIN!!! The dealership said there was nothing they can do. So, now my daughter owes 12K on a car that needs 8k in repairs!! The worst car experience ever! Please do not trust Kia vehicles.

I bought a 2023 Kia Forte GT-Line. Know remember this was brand new and my passenger window is messed up bad. Had it in shop and supposedly fixed but now it pops when you roll down window. When you go up with window it slows down at the center and takes forever to go back up. So hopefully it's fixed right this time.

Trying to get a paint defect repaired for over a month. Paint was not done correctly at factory and Kia will not honor paint warranty. I’ve been fighting for over a month to get paint fixed on a new 2023 Kia Forte with less than 7000K.

I bought the car new in July 2021. The first day I owned it the car left me stranded in a driving lane of a local parking lot plaza for 10 minutes while it wouldn’t start. Barrie Kia could not duplicate it. So it’s a non-issue, soon afterwards I started getting random sensor failure prompts for various sensors, that issue is ongoing, again they cannot duplicate. It’s a non-issue. I also have key fob issues for the longest time. I had to be within 10 feet of the car for it to recognize and lock/unlock doors. Took it back to Barrie Kia. They saw this issue but nothing was done. It never got better. Now it unlocks itself 3 out of 5 nights.

Recently a salesman here tells me that Kia’s are only good for the first 50,000 miles. At the time I was speaking with him about why they don’t check to see if there are missed recalls before selling vehicles as certified pre-owned. Anywhere from product enhancements to major safety recalls, they do not find it necessary to make sure the vehicles they are selling are mechanically sound and safe for their customers to even drive! I feel like they took extra advantage of a naïve unknowing young lady purchasing her first car on her own. They popped her right in a 2017 Kia Forte right under 50,000 miles. I’m sure it’s the ‘only one she got approved for’ she was not going to know anything about Kia recalls and engine issues, which was perfect for the guys at the dealership!

New 2023 Kia Forte GT line 6,000 Miles. Issues the car was taken in for: Random windows do not roll down at random times for weeks on end.. Car randomly dings for no reason.. Right mirror lights up and car STOPS itself when I’m pulling out to the right. Car no longer brakes when I’m close to coming to a collision. Their resolution: Replacing 1 motor in 1 window when all 4 have problems. Just let the car beep that just happens.

My first experience is when they have my car for factory recall on my brakes. They have my car 8 months. 2nd said car parts would be in on Tuesday and would have my car back on Wednesday and still don't have my car.

I'm a victim of the social media Kia Challenge and because they only damage the whole steering column but didn't get to steal it I've been without a car for almost a month. They have said that they were going to be putting up a website in September or October. Well I'm w/o a car now!! Still paid the car note then a $500 dollar deductible on top of trying to get to appts. I am on disability!! I can't be waiting till they decide when they want to pay you for your inconvenience. When I do get the car back it's going back to the dealership!!!!

I own a Kia Forte that I can never trust again. These cars were one of the thousands of KIA Fortes that were not manufactured correctly to ensure the safety of the car against theft. My car was in the category of at-risk vehicles for theft of my vehicle. I was told my car qualified for an upgrade to my ignition and instead, I was sent a steering wheel anti-theft device instead of the upgrade being done. I will never trust KIA again and I recommend that anyone considering purchasing a KIA reconsider because of trust issues with KIA motors.

I have a 2019 Kia Forte, My vehicle was towed to Kia Macon on August 16th. My vehicle has then been sitting at the dealership for 2 whole months. At first there was a lot of back and forth on getting maintenance records etc then I kept getting they are waiting for an approval from the warranty dept. After waiting a month in a half on that approval I was then told the warranty related issue of a Crankshaft, Camshaft, and VVT would amount in replacing the engine which my car has 60K miles on it, and I was told it wasn't approved, no one never gave me a real reason why the warranty wasn't approved - the dealership nor the Customer care line.