2010 Kia Forte Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“Our 2010 Kia Forte ex lost 90% of power repeatedly (rpms drop to idle, regardless of throttle position) at speeds from 0-35mph. This is not the first occurrence, but I think it is the same problem. This is very dangerous if you are making a left turn and you lose acceleration, you can be in the way of oncoming traffic by losing power. About 2 years ago (25,000 miles or so) the tps (throttle position sensor) went out. Kia could not diagnose it until it threw a code (lame). …”

“Three times I've noticed this. I park the Kia in my drive at night and in the morning it has slipped 4 or 5 feet down the driveway. The drive is on a slope, but nothing extreme. The Kia has an automatic transmission.”

“My 2010 Kia Forte ex sedan, 5 speed automatic has a transmission problem that could definitely lead to injuries or death. This is a recurring problem that can happen any time, but mostly occurs during or after going up a significant hill, but may happen on level ground. There's 23,000 miles on my Kia and it's under full warranty. I took this to the dealer, they could not find a problem or duplicate the problem; they suggested flushing the transmission for $150, so I did that. It did not help. …”

“Upon parking my vehicle, I could not shift out of drive or neutral, resulting in an inability to put my car in park and remove my keys. As I was unable to do this, I could not leave my vehicle and feared it could roll from its parking spot. At this time, the rear brake lights were not coming on when I would press the brakes. Also, my ESC control lights came on indicating this function was no longer working. When talking with the dealership, I learned there is an identical problem with other models that has resulted in a recall. However, my Forte was not included in this recall. …”

“I just bought a Kia Forte 5 speed manual transmission. So far when the car had 425 miles on it, the gas pedal has acted like it was depressed--the engine revved up very high, but my foot was not on the pedal. My daughter was also driving and it also happened to her, it felt as if the gas pedal was stuck. I checked to see if there was anything covering the pedal---maybe the rug or something but there was nothing there. I took it back to the dealer and they found nothing wrong with the computer diagnostics they ran and sent me home. …”