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2014 KIA FORTE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1633344
Internal NHTSA #	11297880
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	FORTE
Model Year	2014
File date	17/10/19
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	In october 2019 i began experiencing engine issues and on 11/16/19 i had a catastrophic failure of the engine of my 5 door 2014 kia forte at night in the middle of a busy road fm528 in friendswood, texas. I had to tow the vehicle 3 times at the cost of approx. $80 per tow and spent an additional $186 to have it evaluated by a mechanic. We researched the issue online and discovered a number of vehicles of the same make and model have been experiencing "piston flap" which is a manufacturing defect of the cylinders. Even though my engine is warranted for 100k miles and the mileage was at 88k, kia motors refused to cover the additional towing expense to get it back to the dealership (gay family kia in dickinson, tx) for inspection. I have been without my primary transportation since that time. Today, 1/7/2020 the dealership said the engine would be "repaired" not completely replaced. During this entire time kia denied me a loaner car. As a single mom, (which dealership was aware) we had to take my college student son's 1999 truck to visit my family 2 hours away and it had an alternator failure and had an additional tow because of no loaner car. On 12/27 i had knee surgery and the only vehicle i had to drive was a 1997 miata that was a standard. I could not drive the standard due to my surgery and missed an additional 2 days of work. This issue is dangerous and puts consumers at great risk of injury and crash on public roads. Kia has done everything in their power to circumvent an acceptable remedy to the situation so i am now turning to nhtsa for assistance. Please help! Will provide written reports when kia decides to give them to me. I strongly disagree with the simple replacement of parts that will obviously fail once the vehicle passes 100k in mileage.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	88000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FRIENDSWOOD, TX
VIN pattern	KNAFX5A8XE5XXXXXX
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	45
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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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2014 KIA FORTE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2014 KIA FORTE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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