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2010 Kia FORTE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1182375
Internal NHTSA #	10715625
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	FORTE
Model Year	2010
File date	06/05/15
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Notice in the last couple of weeks my 2010 kia forte ex , door locks open by itself either while in motion on not in motion. It seems to happen when the car is hot from driving a few miles also the ignition switch is hot to touch i mean really hot!!! And this lock and unlock problem went on for about 25 to 30miles
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	80000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	AUGUSTA, GA
VIN pattern	KNAFU4A22A5XXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	25/04/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	50
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2010 Kia FORTE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2010 Kia FORTE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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