Two problems related to automatic emergency braking have been reported for the 2016 Kia Motor Forte. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Kia Motor Forte based on all problems reported for the 2016 Forte.
In December 2023 the dashboard abs, esc and brake dashboard warning lights came on the car while driving. I checked for any abs codes and noted a c2374 code. The car did not show any handling issues and I attributed it to a anomaly. However over 2024 the lights have come back on but they disapear when the car is turned off and then restarted. As this is happening frequently during the past 3 months I took it to two kia dealers to have it reviewed. Both dealers say the hecu ( hydraulic electronic control unit) is failing. As the car now has 110,000 miles on it I was told by kia that this is passed the warranty and not covered. I am surprised that a safety device is not covered and as this device requires no maintenance by the customer I attribute this to a premature part failure. I note there has been a related safety recall report 23e-073 issued for this part. I included the dealers diagnostic reports. If this vehicle is unsafe to drive then I need to be aware of that and kia should investigate for similar occurrences.
I have been on the freeway multiple times and tried to brake and I feel a fluttering from the brake pedal. The car won't brake, it feels like I'm sliding. I have to press the brake a few more times for it to actually brake. I had my brakes replaced and that didn't work. I took it to the kia dealer and they said the problem was that I had after market brakes. I had them change them out and that wouldn't work either. They say nothing is wrong with my caliper.