general problems of the 2014 Kia Motor Forte

On or about 6-6-2023 store employee tim creel was airing up the tire on the passenger side front of the vehicle. Tim used a kia air compressor which comes standard with a lot of today's kias instead of spare tire. The tire pressure reached 32 psi when tim unplugged the 12v connector. As he went to walk away he noticed flames coming from under the plug in spot. The vehicle proceeded to keep a fire going for several minutes as the other employee eddie pulled up and put it out with a fire extinguisher. The owner mark then advised a report be made. The d'iberville police and fire dept showed up. They issued a case number of 23-01640 by officer ipock. Please find attached photos kind regards timothy creel.

Tl the contact owned a 2014 kia Forte. While the contact's vehicle was stopped, another vehicle rear ended the contact's vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact stated that the back of the front driver's seat collapsed. There were no warning indicators illuminated. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries that required medical attention. The contact's vehicle was totaled and was towed to a tow yard. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

This is our 2nd 2014 kia Forte ex with navigation everything top of the line. . . Well the first one had a knock in the motor so the dealership "exchanged" it and this one the seat takes about 5 min to lock into place after you adjust it and you have to be driving for it to lock in. There is a knock when you turn the wheels and the dealership says kia is working to fix it & try not to drive it as much as you can. . . The fuel tank keeps leaking and needing to be replaced but there working on that too I'm sure. . . . Haha after our car being in the shop for 36 days I finally was called by kia and offered a settlement until they can fix the issues. . . The settlement was not easy the girl who called me was extremely rude and everything I had looked up about the laws she didn't know she had to keep either "googling" it or she went to ask her boss & then would come back OH your I guess right. . . Kia was doing good for awhile but sadly I think they are very close to having the buy 2 get 1 free sale again. . .