Bought car from kia 2015 forte 4 door with their certification with 32500 miles took car in for 2nd oil change at 40400 miles was told rear brakes were into the rotors and front brakes were starting to do the same. what were the brake pads like when they were certified?
Takata inflators? receive voluntary emission recall notice from kia 1/16/18 took car in to be service for the recall 2/3/18 to kia of east hartford, ct- drove car off the lot onto the highway. loud sound and black smoke from rear end of the car, all lights came on and car stalled. call service department immediately and was told to turn car on and off, that the computer had to reset. car came back on but the airbag, low tire pressure and engine light remained on. brought car back to kia of east hartford several times was told nothing was wrong, instead that the sensor were off. then eventually took the car to columbia kia and was told the air bag clock spring was defective but not cover under warranty, the fuel canister was also cracked but not covered under warranty and the tps module was also damage (which was repaired by columbia kia that actually took my claim serious). made a complaint ticket with kia manufacturer ref#12976894 but has gotten no where. in addition complaint was made 07/07/18 that when trying to make a stop and the ground surface is uneven the car would jerk and propel forward. was told by the service department that that is how the anti-lock brake system work. complained to kia regarding the multiple times of near missed accidents due to mechanical braking system and car stalls. after purchasing the car with all of the warranty offered, was only able to get kia to agree to fix the tps module. all of the other issues with the car was noted by kia service department that they were defective, not wear and tear, but are not covered under warranty. having problem with finding anyone that would even attempt to fix the airbag issue due to possible liability concerns and ongoing recall.
Takata recall: my brake lights from both driver and passenger sides are always gong out. i constantly have to replace bulbs. i've even taken to a mechanic and had the entire lighting wires brand new and still have this issue.
The incident happened as i backed out of my garage in march of 2016. i put the car into reverse and began to push the gas to back out. the car engine revved loudly and the car shot out of the garage. i put my foot on the brake and the car continued to accelerate. thinking i possibly had my foot on the wrong pedal (even though i have never done that before), i looked down at my feet and verified that my foot was indeed on the brake and not the gas pedal. i then put both feet on the brake and the car still did not slow down; it continued to pick up speed. at this point, i had gone down my driveway across the street and was in my neighbors' driveway headed toward their house. then, i tried putting the car in park and that still did not stop or even slow down the car. it just made a terrible noise. my next step would have been to pull the emergency brake, but i had already hit the outside wall of my neighbors' garage and that is when the car finally stopped and began idling normally. i towed it to the kia dealership, and they said they ran tests on the brakes, throttle, etc. and found no abnormalities. when i asked what information was gathered from the control module, i was told that no history codes were shown. so, according to them there was no record of me braking or the car accelerating. i do not understand how that is possible. i asked twice for copies of the actual tests and data that was downloaded from the control module, but did not receive them. i was told the information was typed word for word in the summary section of the receipt. i am now looking for a new car, since i no longer feel safe driving this one and expressed this to the dealership and their corporate office. how can they allow a car back on the road when they don't have an answer for why it accelerated uncontrollably? i'm baffled by this. unfortunately, my story is not unique.