general problems of the 2014 Kia Motor Forte - part 2

My wife was driving to work on the expressway and suddenly heard a loud "pop" and the sunroof glass shattered for no apparent reason. Thankfully, she had the visor closed underneath it so that the glass did not fall on her. It did do damage to the trunk and other areas in the rear of the car as the glass blew off the car. When I (husband) went to kia and told the service person what happened he said it was "impossible" for glass just to shatter without being struck. After listening to news reports through youtube I do not believe the service person. From what I am hearing from the media. . . . The glass on top is being made thinner because of weight concerns. Also, my body shop advisor told me that the design of our kia is sloped and the glass is more exposed rather than being on a "flat" roof design vehicle of say an older Ford explorer type vehicle. If the glass on certain designed vehicles is more exposed by sloping forward then all the more reason to have a glass that won't shatter or that is thicker. If the sloped design makes the glass more exposed. . . . Then it may also be that it only takes a very small rock being thrown by a vehicle in front to shatter a thinner glass on a sloped design vehicle. . . And a rock size that a driver would not notice. There was a truck in front of my wife but she did not notice any rock hitting her car.

Water is leaking into my car when it rains. What I have inspected, it is the weather strip. Water it going into the frame under my trunk lining and under my back seats. Mold has grown in my trunk.

I was changing the oil on my car and noticed that a hose below the car broke and was leaking some type of fluid. I noticed this about 30 minutes ago, but the issue could have been going on for much longer.

2014 kia Forte 63000 miles shuts off at random speeds and when stoping or turning this is a extream safety issue something needs to be done about this dealer cant figure it out and wont work on it anymore its has been to the dealer about this issue 4 times a week with no help.

Windshield on 2010 2014 kia Forte seems to be extremely weak. I have had to replace windshield twice on the 2010 Forte due to small rock hitting windshield and have to replace 2014 kia Forte windshield due to same problem with the windshield. In comparison my 2003 corolla has endured the same driving conditions for much longer with no problems with the windshield.

Airbag light for passenger comes on and off with or without a passenger sitting in the seat. Airbag light for the driver is on now, as well and will not turn off. The steering wheel knocks when the car is making a left or right turn and the horn has now stopped working because something is in the way and won't allow the pressure in the steering wheel. We have replaced bulbs for the tail light, brake lights and headlights multiple times a year. This can't be normal! we now keep bulbs in the car to be prepared to replace at any time. Was involved in a wreck, where a truck ran the red light and hit the passenger side of the car and no airbags deployed. This is troubling and extremely unsafe. ## #vpic# 1 - check digit (9th position) does not calculate properly #vpic#.

I was leased this car without a spare tire and without a tire inflator.

2014 kia Forte koup sx, brand new. The side windows are frameless on the koup, and must drop 1/4 of an inch to open the door, and raise back up to close and form a tight seal against the door sill. When windows have frost or ice on them they will not drop the required 1/4 of an inch for the door to open or close. Only after the car warms will the windows lower and raise properly.

On September 14, 2014, my wife and I were driving our 2014 kia Forte when the car began to smoke. As soon as I pulled the car over to the shoulder, flames came out of the hood. The local fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle was a total loss. Kia corporate was notified of the incident however, they do not want to investigate. I need help!.

I was pulling away from a red light when I heard what sounded like a gunshot right next to me. I looked around, saw nothing. There was no traffic near me and no bridges or overpasses anywhere near. I then heard something that sounded like rocks on the roof of my car. I pulled into a parking lot and got out to look. My sunroof had exploded. It exploded outward, the opposite of what I would expect from it being hit from above (and there was absolutely nothing that could have hit me in that particular location). I drove to kia and told them what happened. They replaced the sunroof, but told me that they could not explain what happened and that even with a team of engineers it would have been hard to tell what caused the spontaneous explosion. I called the kia 800 number and reported the incident. This was a brand new car, I had bought it 3 months earlier and it only had 5,000 miles on it.

I was involved in a car accident in which a man ran a red light as I was going through an intersection. He hit my car right at the "hinge" of the driver's side door and hit me into the car next to me. My side curtain air bags never deployed and he hit me going 35 mph. This is not cool, is there anything I can do about this? my car was totaled and I can tell you that as much as I loved my kia, which I only had for 7 months, not sure I want to buy another.