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2011 KIA FORTE Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	984929
Internal NHTSA #	10514918
Manufacurer	Kia Motors Corporation
Brand	KIA
Model	FORTE
Model Year	2011
File date	10/04/13
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Living only 3. 7 miles from my work i drive to work 2 times daily, mon- fri, round trip. I come home for my lunch hour. Never being able to drive faster than 20-30 mph due to the roads & busyness of them during that time i had never had a problem before. I had noticed prior to my accident that at times my 6 speed 2011 kia forte koup was very resistant to put it into 1st gear. Almost as if it was locking the shifter out. Having it looked at by a kia dealership, they claimed it was just "user error"... Perhaps my foot wasn't pressed all the way down on the clutch or b/c i'm a woman? This was not my first manual car! So as i left my house for work after lunch i noticed that every time i upshifted my car did this jerking thing, almost as if the brakes were working when they shouldn't have been. I told myself when i get to work (in 8 mins) i would call my brother who is a mechanic. I didn't get my car to work safely. I ended up rear ending a truck who rolled forward into a new camaro, everyone was ok thank god! As i approached the stop light w/3 cars stopped at the red light already. I proceeded to slow down . 3 miles from the light & it seemed as if it was slowing down in slow motion. When i realized my brakes weren't actually slowing the car down from 28mph, i did everything i could to stop by car before crashing. I tried down shifting as well as slamming down on the brakes. It was as if my brakes were non existent. If i had time left i would have yanked up on the e brake... I was only 1. 2 miles from my work! No airbags went off nor was my car totaled. I paid cash for this car in 2011 & since having wrecked i've felt it was not safe for my family to drive. After fixing the repairs & paying my deductible i traded the car in. I purchased a brand new car which i now have a car payment on. I hope that this issue can be discovered & resolved before it hurts anyone severely.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	22362
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ALPHARETTA, GA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	18
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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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2011 KIA FORTE Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 KIA FORTE Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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