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2014 KIA FORTE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1642434
Internal NHTSA #	11307736
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	FORTE
Model Year	2014
File date	04/02/20
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The car in question is a 2014 with about 160k miles, bought used on 12/2019 from dealer who sold it to previous owner. Low oil light was flickering. Checked level and nothing showed on dipstick, despite oil change at dealer before purchase. Added a quart and decided to go to oil change place. While accelerating in to traffic, engine was hesitating then lost nearly all power accompanied by loud rattling (like marbles) from engine. Managed to get off road with engine getting increasingly louder and vibrating badly, clearly out of balance somehow. Engine stalled and would not restart. After towing to mechanic, they also noted that it was running very rough. Checked oil and noted that it was full of metal shavings. I've attached a photo of the oil control valve packed with these shavings. Technicians advised that engine was a total loss. The 2. 0l engine in this car is the exact same engine built in the exact same time period that kia was forced to recall (sc147) in other models but for no apparent earthly reason it was not included! How can this happen? Why wasn't the engine recalled across the board? All symptoms noted in the complaints here and in the recall match: sudden low oil level, loss of power, metal shavings working their magic throughout the engine internals, catastrophic failure soon after. Replacement engines seem to have been discontinued and aren't available in the rebuild market. I've already sunk money on towing and diagnostics on the thing, and i'm going to have to pay to get what is basically a brick right now towed back to the house. I'm going to try once again to get through to somebody at kia customer support, but i think we all know how that's going to turn out, don't we?
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	164000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BROOKFIELD, WI
VIN pattern	KNAFX4A8XE5XXXXXX
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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What is Failure?

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