Xxxxx Problems of Kia Motor Forte

Was going over a set of rr tracks and the drivers side tire blew. Had car towed to kia dealer that I purchased vehicle from in March of 2017. After inspection I learn from the kia dealer the wheel/rim had cracks in it, they tell me they believe the car was sold to me this way. I do have wheel and tire warranty package. Kia is flat refusing to fix other damages to the vehicle. Plastic liner in fender well, a tpms sensor and one other thing I forget what the service department said to me it was. They want me to claim on my insurance I said no your failed wheel with the crack damaged the car you fix it. Kia corporate is flat out refusing to fix the car even though the dealer can prove the car was sold new with a failed wheel/rim on it.

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On January 19th, 2014, while the car was being driven on the expressway, the driver's side rear tire suddenly went flat. Upon inspection, the hole where the valve stem should reside was empty. This is the second occurrence of this type. Previously, on February 28th, 2013, while driving on a secondary road at 55 mph, the passenger side front tire failed in the same manner. At that time, a complaint was submitted with kia (confirmation id k2441671). No response or contact was ever given by kia. Once the tires were disassembled, and the tpms parts examined, heavy corrosion and metal erosion was present. At some point, the securing nut lets go, and the stem ejects into the tire, rapidly releasing the air. If this is an issue of inferior metal being used with the kia valve stems, then I feel that a safety recall should be issued. Thus far the failures have only caused the loss of time, inconvenience, driving on the dreaded space-saver tire, cost of replacement sensors and tires, and risk of changing tires at roadside, but sudden loss of control of vehicles could easily lead to serious injury or loss of life to the driver and others sharing the roadway. I am not aware how common this type of failure may be, but it is a potentially serious danger that could be eliminated or at least significantly minimized. Over several hundreds of thousands of miles driven, I have never experienced a normal valve stem ejection, nor know of anyone who has. The tpms valve stems in question seem to be of some grade of aluminum or aluminum alloy. The kia sensor body part number is 52933-2m000. Thank you.

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The tire deflate rapidly when driving at 70mph on freeway. When in the tire shop technician reveled there was no puncture but the stem was missing. After removing the tire the stem was found inside the tire with visible corrosion signs. By inspecting the rest of the stem, was found that all three stem supporting nuts have traces of corrosion but one of them on the passenger front wheel the nut was cracked. We concluded as cause of the problem was the crack in the nut that secure the stem in position. The failure can be verified by the corrosion mars present of the failed wheel stem. The component is identify as fcci kr5s180052015b ic:267t-s118015b id:0c2bde37 s180052017e 09096 continental pa66 gf30 52933-2m000.

Kia case #[xxx] after inform kia on wheel stem failure due to corrosion(kia case number[xxx]) kia decided not to issue nor elevate the problem on wheel stem supporting nut failure. Kia did not accept my offer to ship the failed stem and nut for test or inspection. Kia denied to warrant the involved parts after offer the car for 100,000 miles or ten years "bumper to bumper" information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).