NHTSA Complaint #11130517 — 2014 KIA FORTE

AT APPROXIMATELY 63,000 MILES I BEGAN HEARING A KNOCK IN THE ENGINE AND NOTICED HESITANCY AS THE ENGINE SHIFTED GEARS. ABOUT 4 DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. THE SERVICE REP AT THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE WOULD CONTACT KIA TO DETERMINE IF THE ENGINE REPAIR WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. YESTERDAY I WAS TOLD IT MAY BE AN ENGINE ROD. IT HAS BEEN OVER A WEEK WITHOUT ANY RESOLUTION. I MENTIONED THAT KIA HAD RECALLED KIA OPTIMA FOR SIMILAR ENGINE AND WAS RUDELY ADVISED THAT THE FORTE AND OPTIMA HAD DIFFERENT ENGINES.