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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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3KPF24AD5KE••••••2019 Kia FORTE
This build draws 2.3× more complaints than the average 2019 Kia FORTE build (13 vs 6).
13on this build
142on the model
25builds in total
2involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedPower Train 4Electrical System 3Forward Collision Avoidance 3Engine 3
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemcrashMar 2023
My car was stolen from a busy street in front of an elementary school while I was in a restaurant eating dinner 100 ft away. The thief was able to break the window and apparently use an iPhone cable and disassemble the ignition to start the car and drive away. It was recovered…
Exterior LightingcrashJan 2020
The air bag did not deploy, lighting was limited, the sensors did not work
Power TrainFeb 2026
Transmission was getting stuck in gear and slipping intermittently would cause the car to not accelerate over 20mph especially in the cold unless you switched it to the manual mode and manually shifted up two gears ans then back down two gears. If you looked at the tach while it…
EngineJun 2024
Have had the car since it had 30,000 on it. It was one year old when we bought it. We changed the oil every three months faithfully. The car has 77,000 miles on it now and needs a new engine. The Kias with this type of engine have been recalled, but this car was not. I have had…
Forward Collision AvoidanceAug 2020
Forward collision assist disables while driving. It happens randomly at different times of the day, at varying speeds and varying road types
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 3KPF24AD5KE074540 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.