Engine Exhaust System Problems of Kia Motor Forte

My vehicle began ticking and emitting large clouds of smoke from the exhaust. I received a letter advising me that my vehicle is included in a safety recall. I took it to ed voyles kia in chamblee, GA and was told the issues are not related to the recall. I find this difficult to believe. The car has appox 150,000 miles. I do not feel safe driving it based on the fact that other affected vehicles have had engine compartment fires and that the cause of the fires has not been identified. If the cause has not been identified, how can they rule out my vehicle? I am super concerned and feel that my health and well being is not valued. Please help me.

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Vehicle experiences engine power loss as low and highway speeds. Engine power loss is accompanied by plume of oil smoke from exhaust, momentary check engine and low oil pressure light. Loss of engine power results in rapid engine deceleration of vehicle until stopped at which point the engine regains power. Vehicle has received maintenance in accordance with manufacturer recommended maintenance cycle.

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Good afternoon. I wanted to bring to the attention and the severity of this issue. In the month of June 2018 my expecting wife in her 2012 kia Forte was on her way home on the interstate when the car with no signs leading up to this decided to die unexpectedly on the side of the interstate. We had the car towed to a certified dealer to have diagnoses of what happened the conclusion was the engine's connecting rod bearings seized. Much like the kia and Hyundai recall for the exact same failure for more than 1. 5 million cars are impacted. I expressed how this could be due to car has 68,000 miles on it and all the maintenance was performed regularly. The wife purchased this car used from a well known dealer only a year ago and added 12,000 on the odometer. I contacted kia customer service and was tossed around with no answers. After more than a month kia corp came to the conclusion that no help would be given on replacement of a engine. I expressed how dangerous this situation was when your vehicle's engine just seizes and how close my wife and unborn child was almost in a very bad accident. There was zero cares given. I spoke with a kia representative after review from a manager and was told they would not give any assistance due to, and I quote " because you have not owned a prior kia product and you are not considered a loyal customer and due to that conclusion that is the reason and conclusion for making the decision". I was to upset and expressed my frustration and still no resolution. The car is still inoperable till I exhaust all paths and make sure my experience does not happen to any others. This is a very dangerous issue and kia does not want to own up to it. They are sweeping this issue under a rug till somebody really gets hurt or worst. I want kai to take ownership of this issue and make it right not just for me but others having this issue.

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I, like many other kia Forte owners, feel the recall should include the Forte. I have experienced the same issues as the other owners - engine knocking, oil issues, white smoke exiting the exhaust, loss of speed while driving, car dying after acceleration and finishing in a puff of smoke. When it first began in June 2016 I took the car in to the dealership where it was purchased and they said they would not repair it because it wasn't their fault. Yet, I see that the same problems are literally being repaired on other models with the same engine and issues. The theta ii 2. 4l engine clearly is defective in all of the vehicles. I fail to understand why the Forte was not included on this list. To make matters worse, the dealership really raked us over the coals on the purchase and five years later we still owe nearly $10k on the vehicle. Clearly other dealerships are aware of the defect because I cannot get anyone to take it as a trade in - turned down by over ten dealerships. Please advise me on how we can rectify this problem. My husband is a disabled veteran and we rely on this vehicle to get to and from appointments, as it is our only means of transportation.

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Kia Forte 2. 4l automatic 6 speed, check engine code p200a for intake runner issue - , apparently defective part was replaced by shop(warranty)but computer still reporting the code, dealer shop indicated Kia Motor has not available upgrade to correct the issue. Concenr now, this issue may affect intake-exhaust-catalytic system if vehicle experience another issue, unable to detect due to a prior check engine status not cleared.

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