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2013 KIA FORTE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1310408
Internal NHTSA #	10897135
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	FORTE
Model Year	2013
File date	13/08/16
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Was driving the vehicle at 50 mph when an unknown noise began coming from the engine. I was about 3 miles from home, by the time i got home the noise was much louder. I shut it off and immediately had the vehicle towed to my closest kia dealership. The vehicle is currently 2,200 miles under the 100,000 mile warranty (original owner). The dealership called me about 2 hours later and told me that the engine experienced a "catastrophic failure" (later i learned a rod had gone bad) and my warranty was voided due to "oil sludge" in the engine. The service department immediately began talking about selling me a new car, which i declined. I also declined any maintenance to be performed. I then had the vehicle towed to a private certified mechanic who sent a camera inside the engine and determined that there was no "sludge" to be found. The mechanic also determined that there was no way for kia to know this since he could tell that neither the valve cover, nor any other engine part, had been removed to facilitate such inspection. Now i am faced with $3,700 in engine replacement costs since kia refuses to acknowledge the problem. Kia seems to have somehow determined engine "sludge" without even looking inside the engine. I have a few external photos as proof that the engine had not been touched by kia but i am unable to upload them here.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	97900
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MAGNOLIA, DE
VIN pattern	KNAFU4A29D5XXXXXX
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	50
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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 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 KIA FORTE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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