There are 6 stored owner reports matching the speed control & cruise leading-label group for the 2018 Kia Forte in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)Started my car it was making a tapping noise. I tried driving home the noise got worse and my car didn’t want to accelerate very much. I noticed a recall for other 2018 Kia fortes as mine is doing exactly what others are but my car isn’t included in the recall. I think the recall outlook is bigger than imagined.
VEHICLE WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY HAD TO MOVE CAR FORWARD TO GET INTO MY TRUNK AS I WAS ONLY GOING A FEW FEET I GOT INTO CAR LEAVING DOOR PARTIAL OPEN WITH MY LEFT LEG HANGING OUT AS I STARTED THE CAR IT INSTANIOUSLY SURGED FORWARD 10 TO 12 FEET INTO MY GARAGE PINNING MY LEG BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE ROCKER PANEL AFTER COMING TO A STOP RUNNING INTO A CABINET IN THE GARAGE I SLAMMED THE CAR IN REVERSE BACKING OUT OF GARAGE AFTER GETTING OUT OF CAR I COULD SEE THAT MY FOOT HAD BEEN SEVERLY CUT WIDE OPEN SHORTLY AFTER MY DAUGHTER DROVE ME TO THE HOSPITAL TO EMERGENCY CARE WHERE I RECEIVED 14 STITCHES ON TOP OF FOOT. HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RETURN TO WORK FOR TWO WEEKS SINCE 9/16/19 AND MAY BE ANOTHER TWO TO THREE WEEKS BEFORE ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MOTOR MILE KIA 2260 ROANOKE ST #1, CHRISTIANSBURG, VA 24073 (540) 381-8417, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,624. THE VIN WAS NOT VALID.
WHEN ACCELERATING THERE IS NO POWER AND IT IS GOING TO CAUSE THE ACCIDENT I WAS ON THE FREEWAY I WENT TO SWITCH LANES I HIT THE GAS AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE JUST STOOD THERE AND RP M'S GOING UP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 KIA FORTE. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE PEDAL FAILED TO RELEASE AND BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,462.
I PICKED UP THIS 2018 KIA FORTE VEHICLE ON 4/4/2018 WHICH HAD APPROXIMATELY 18 MILES ON THE ODOMETER SO I'M NOT SURE IF THIS ISSUE IS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS STILL NEW OR BECAUSE I JUST TRADED IN A 2016 FORD FIESTA & JUST NOT USED TO THIS VEHICLE.. WHAT I'VE NOTICED IS THAT THE GAS PEDAL STICKS A LITTLE & DOESN'T RESPOND RIGHT AWAY TO FOOT PRESSURE, BUT I'M A SMALL PERSON SO FOOT PRESSURE IS NOT AS HEAVY AS BIG PERSON.. I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THIS ISSUE JUST IN CASE IT DOES BECOME AN ONGOING PROBLEM..
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.