2010 Kia Forte Other or unknown Problems

“Ive been experiencing what other people on Kia forums has labeled as hard shifting since november of 2017. When I start driving the car jerks really hard in between 1-2 RPM or when it's shifting. It's not the transmission fluid and it may be the heat temp sensor but I don't know.”

“I was pulling out of a parking spot vertically when I needed to give the car some gas rather than just lift foot off brake to get out of spot. The car delayed--would not accelerate. I tried again and it shot out rapidly uncontrollably out of the spot, side swiping the car next to me and going into a reverse figure eight swerving over parking lot and would not brake. The car ended up swerving into the back of a parked range rover as I threw my car into park since it would not stop. …”

“After I got my car in 2015, I noticed that sometimes my cruise control would stop working and wouldn't come back on until the car was turned off and back on. The issue has consistently gotten worse and happens more often. Recently, we've had instances where the cruise control stops working and even when pushing the gas pedal, the car will not accelerate. Sometimes even when we aren't using cruise control, this also happens. It has almost caused us to be in accidents. We've almost been t-bone numerous times because we lose acceleration while crossing an intersection.”

“I had had problems with the hood latch in the past. On two occasions, I was unable to get the hood open. During the incident, I was driving and the hood flew open and smashed into windshield and roof. Force caused the roof to cave in and hit me in the head. Extensive damage to hood, roof, part beside hood where hood meets windshield, windshield smashed. Please note. The car was purchased in june 2010 in manchester nh and used in new hampshire. Now reside in canada. The incident happened in canada.”

“Automatic transmission frequently disengages while driving at any speed. It stops functioning suddenly and vehicle slows down even if still depressing gas pedal. It happened a few times while in heavy traffic almost causing to get rear ended by cars. No warning lights or messages appears when it malfunctions. It happened on day I purchased the vehicle and owner said it needed a flush according to her mechanic but never had it done. Ever since then it is happening more often. Is there a recall for this? If so, please notify. I'm sure other owners are having this problem.”