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2012 KIA FORTE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1418742
Internal NHTSA #	11040818
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	FORTE
Model Year	2012
File date	06/06/16
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	At 70,000 miles the engine started knocking at cold start up and continuing to get worse. Oil has been changed every 5,000 to 7,000 as kia recommends. I have contacted kia about this issue and they said my engine is not a recall. I read nhtsa is leading the kia recall but not sure if that's actual fact or not. What i hope for is that more investigation goes into the regular 2. 0 engine that's in my car. I read kia has a 2. 0 turbo recall and don't understand what the turbo part is about since it's an external part of the engine. I have all maintenance records of oil changes until i purchased the car in the 43,000 miles range from my original lease. I then recorded every oil change done but don't have the receipts. I do all my own work now because i don't trust kia and if one tries to call them it's impossible to talk to anyone. I'm actually not sure how much longer my car will run but i'm not willing to trade it in and send this issue onto someone else like kia is doing to it's customers. I'm not exactly sure what will happen if the engine fails when i'm driving it but i now have it documented. At some point i'll have to replace the engine and really don't feel i should be responsible since i have followed kia's maintenance requirements. I'm not sure if nhtsa can help my issue but i don't know who to turn to. I thank you for your time and hope you all have a wonderful day sincerely [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	70000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LISBON, NH
VIN pattern	KNAFU4A22C5XXXXXX
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
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	0
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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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2012 KIA FORTE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA FORTE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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