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Complaint 2168918

2021 KIA FORTE • ENGINE • incident Jan 10, 2026

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
2168918
Make
KIA
Model
FORTE
Model Year
2021
Component
ENGINE
Incident Date
Jan 10, 2026
Date Received
Jan 22, 2026
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE

Owner Narrative

Was currently stuck in slow walking traffic and once traffic began to progress the car overheated engine notice appeared. Pulled into a parking lot as soon as car was parked the vehicle turned off. This happened during the night and was an extremely traumatic experience! Car does have a diagnosis about the engine been blown. Still in the works of being fixed by the dealership. Very long process!

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

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