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2015 Kia FORTE Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1599212
Internal NHTSA #	11254210
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	FORTE
Model Year	2015
File date	14/07/19
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia forte. While moving the gear shifter from drive into park, the rpms increased and the vehicle lunged forward on its own, even with the brake pedal depressed. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact was involved in two crashes due to the failure. on the first occasion, while the contact was attempting to park in a shopping center parking lot, the vehicle was placed into park and then lunged forward and struck a pole. The air bags did not deploy, but there was minor damage to the front end of the vehicle. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. On the second occasion, the same scenario occurred; however, the vehicle crashed into a banking facility at an unknown high rate of speed. The air bags deployed. The authorities were called and police report number: [xxx] was filed. There were no injuries, but all three vehicle occupants were taken to a local hospital to be evaluated. The vehicle was initially towed to kia of lincoln (1145 n 48th st, lincoln, ne 68504, 402-434-7000) and then towed to an independent body shop for repairs. The vehicle was repaired. The dealer informed the contact that there were no recalls associated with the failure. The dealer also informed the contact that one of their service technicians had heard of this failure occurring previously. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 20,568. bf (
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	20568
Number of Occurences	2
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	LINCOLN, NE
VIN pattern	KNAFZ4A85F5XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	Y
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	09/07/19
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
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Dealer's name	KIA OF LINCOLN
Dealer's telephone number	402-434-7000
Dealer's city	LINCOLN
Dealer's state code	NE
Dealer's ZIP code	68504

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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2015 Kia FORTE Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 Kia FORTE Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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