Three problems related to tire blowout have been reported for the 2010 Kia Motor Forte. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2010 Kia Motor Forte based on all problems reported for the 2010 Forte.
The contact owns a 2010 kia Forte. The contact stated while driving 74 mph, the front driver's tire spontaneously blew. The contact alerted both the manufacture and dealer about the failure. The manufacturer stated that the tread separated and caused the tire to fail. The tire was replaced however shortly after the first tire failure the front passenger¿s side tire spontaneously blew. The contact again alerted the manufacturer and dealer about the failure however, declined to help the contact with the repair costs. The tires were replaced. The approximate failure mileage of the tire and vehicle was 34,900.
I was on the interstate passing an 18 wheeler. My rear passenger side tire blew. The tire caused me to make a sharp right hand turn which threw me under the 18 wheeler. The truck went over the passenger side. I was then thrown into oncoming traffic then into the median. The vehicle is totaled - the air bags did not deploy.
Owned car for 1 day on day 2 driving down road and tire blows out. Garage refused to warranty tire w/o completely inspecting tire.