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2013 KIA FORTE KOUP Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1570241
Internal NHTSA #	11217999
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	FORTE KOUP
Model Year	2013
File date	05/03/18
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Theta ii engine recall. A year and a half ago, i was driving down the interstate and all of a sudden all the dash lights came on and the car lost all power. I was luckily able to guide it off the interstate to a safe spot on the side. The car wouldnt stary back at all. Come to find out, the rods failed and locked the engine up. When it first happened, one of the things i did was check everything under the hood including the oil. The oil was full. After reading alot on this issue, there is alot of kia forte and forte koup that had the same issue but yet they wont include them in the recall. It has the same engine in it as the other kia's that got recalled so what makes them any different. I replaced the first engine with a used one and i put 4k mikes on it and it did the same thing so another $4,000 later, i purchased a remanufactured engine. It's been an expensive fix out of my own pocket when it shouldnt have been.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	112000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WACO, KY
VIN pattern	KNAFW6A39D5XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	70
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2013 KIA FORTE KOUP Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 KIA FORTE KOUP Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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