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2012 KIA FORTE Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	956199
Internal NHTSA #	10489463
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Brand	KIA
Model	FORTE
Model Year	2012
File date	21/01/11
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I bought my 2012 kia forte ex on 11/12/2011. Right after my first oil change from the kia dealer. I took it home and parked it in my garage. This would have been friday jan. 21 2011. We were going to dinner on saturday 01/22/2012. And the car would not start. Took 10 minutes. With gasoline smell in car. We let the air clear out. Well to make a long story short. I have had this car into two different dealers and they keep telling me that they cannot find the problem due to no light or service engine soon light going off. It is now 12/21/2012. And still having issues which is a very very bad safety issue. On 12/17/2012 i was getting ready to leave and had a very bad raw gasoline smell in the car. Again i called dealer and they said bring it up. So i did so. My general manager as well as fellow employees smelled the fuel odor also. General manager said to me that he felt that this was not safe to drive. Now prohibiting me from parking this car near our facility. Anyway i drove it to ft. Wayne to the dealer with all 4 windows down until entering ft. Wayne. It started raining. I had to roll them all up. At dealer. Service manager smelt the terrible smell as well as an customer and technician. They went through everything not finding any problem with the tests they did. On 12/20/2012. I was told to come and pick my car up (reps order.) since they could not get this to reoccur. So in the meantime i have an baby and 2 other children and us that are put into a dangerous situation just because they cannot pinpoint this issue. The issue is an no start or misfire then the fuel smell is there for days. My fear is that the fumes will make us sick or even an explosion. I have talked to several firemen who have explained to me what may or could happen. Why should i have to keep putting my family and myself into this danger? This is a major safety issue.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	3100
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DUNKIRK, IN
VIN pattern	KNAFU4A25C5XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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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
Number of cylinders	4
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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 Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA FORTE Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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