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Complaint 2149371

2017 KIA FORTE • ENGINE • incident Oct 10, 2025

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
2149371
Make
KIA
Model
FORTE
Model Year
2017
Component
ENGINE
Incident Date
Oct 10, 2025
Date Received
Nov 17, 2025
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE

Owner Narrative

Engine light came on around 81k miles and I've replaced several components and it fixed then light would come back on. I kept up on oil changes frequently. I had the spark plugs, o2 sensors replaced twice. It would idle low and or stall. The engine started knocking at 135k I still owe 9k on loan and it's the 2.0L NU MPI M/T ENGINE. PLEASE RECALL IT ALREADY SO MANY OWNERS ARE BEING SCREWED ON THIS VEHICLE.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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