2010 Kia Forte Engine cooling Problems

“While driving my Kia Forte the engine stalled. It happened two times in the last past two months. After bringing my car twice to the dealership they said they can not find anything wrong with the car because they do not find any code on the computer. They keep sending me home and telling me that they can not do anything.”

“The AC condenser froze up therefore I could not start vehicle . It was snowing and freezing and I was stranded for 2 hours. The AC should not be going bad on a 2010 vehicle . I read many reports on this particular problem in the Kia fortes all years. Well someone could get hurt when there vehicle stops running in the middle of a busy highway!!! This is a problem!!! Mechanic told me I could of been driving fast and this could of happened!! Someone is going to get hurt!!”

“Second incident of stalling while operating a 2010 Kia Forte ex w/ auto tran and the fuel economy package. In both instances I had come to a stop -- the first time (about 2 mos. Ago) was upon executing a hard stop, but today I had slowed gradually and then stopped for a red light. Both times, the dashboard lights and radio remained on but the engine simply cut out. Car was in drive and in both instances was traveling at approximately 35 MPH prior to stopping. The steering did not lock. I was able to restart the car without difficulty after putting it in park. …”

“2010 Kia Forte purchased brand new on 10/17/09. 1st time taken in to dealership for check engine light being on (10/27/09) dealership stated that it was code po304--misfire #4 they stated that there was a glitch in the system and updated the computer. Diagnostic being cleared. 2nd time taken in on 11/11/09 for the check engine light being on once again and the same code coming up po304. Also 8 different recalls on the car including gas cap, cruise control, transmission, computer system and others of the same nature. Also the car is accelerating by it self. …”

“The contact owns a 2010 Kia Forte. The contact stated while driving and while at a complete stop, she noticed an abnormal burning odor. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the third brake light assembly had melted. The mechanic replaced the third brake light assembly; however, the burning odor persisted. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer, where the valve cover gasket was replaced; however, the failure persisted. …”