2010 Kia Forte brakes problems
19 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2010 Kia Forte, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 19 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 69,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 69,000 miles, and 43% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
I was pulling out of a parking spot vertically when I needed to give the car some gas rather than just lift foot off brake to get out of spot. The car delayed--would not accelerate. I tried again and it shot out rapidly uncontrollably out of the spot, side swiping the car next to me and going into a reverse figure eight swerving over parking lot and would not brake. The car ended up swerving into the back of a parked range rover as I threw my car into park since it would not stop.
Upon parking my vehicle, I could not shift out of drive or neutral, resulting in an inability to put my car in park and remove my keys. As I was unable to do this, I could not leave my vehicle and feared it could roll from its parking spot. At this time, the rear brake lights were not coming on when I would press the brakes. Also, my ESC control lights came on indicating this function was no longer working.
Other problems reported for the 2010 Kia Forte
- Engine 82 complaints
- Air bags 42 complaints
- Tires 24 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 21 complaints
- Electrical system 21 complaints
- Wheels 17 complaints
- Lighting 15 complaints