2024 Kia Forte Lemon Law Case Study: Cash and Keep Settlement in Florida
2024 Kia Forte: 2 Repair Visits and 25 Days Out of Service
Our client purchased a new 2024 Kia Forte in Florida. The repair records show 2 visits and 25 days out of service.
Easy Lemon took the case to Kia and resolved it with a cash-and-keep settlement totaling $9,000. The total combines the payment to our client and the attorney fees paid by the manufacturer. Our client kept the vehicle.
Systems Involved
- Transmission
- Drivetrain/Axles
2024 Kia Forte Repair History: What the Repair Orders Show
Visit 1: November 5, 2024 (1 Day)
- The owner reported a noticeable jerking or jolting, as though the vehicle was losing power when accelerating beyond 45 mph.
- The technician road-tested the vehicle but found no repairs needed at the time.
Visit 2: December 17, 2024 – January 9, 2025 (24 Days)
- The owner reported the jerking issue again.
- Technician was able to verify the concern during inspection.
- Further examination revealed that the transaxle transmission assembly was shuddering.
- The technician replaced the transaxle transmission assembly.
Can a 2024 Kia Forte Be a Lemon in Florida?
Florida Lemon Law - Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act (Fla. Stat. §681.10 to §681.118) covers new or demonstrator motor vehicles purchased or leased in Florida, primarily for personal, family, or household use.
- Repair attempts: 3 repair attempts for the same defect, plus a final repair attempt after written notice
- Days out of service: 30 cumulative calendar days (60 days for recreational vehicles)
- Remedies: Replacement vehicle or a refund of the purchase price (minus a reasonable offset for use)
- Attorney fees: Yes - manufacturer pays consumer's attorney fees if consumer prevails
How Was This Kia Forte Lemon Law Claim Resolved?
Free Case Review
We read the repair orders and counted the visits and the days the Forte spent at the dealer.
Building the File
We sorted all repair orders by date and noted what was reported, what was diagnosed and what was done. That way the record showed the problems coming back.
Demand to Kia
We sent Kia a written demand that set out the repair history and asked for a cash settlement.
Cash and Keep
Kia agreed to a cash-and-keep settlement totaling $9,000. Our client paid nothing out of pocket† for legal representation.
$9,000 Cash and Keep Secured
Key Case Facts
- Vehicle: 2024 Kia Forte
- Purchased in: Florida
- Status at purchase: New
- Systems involved: Transmission, Drivetrain/Axles
- Repair attempts: 2 visits
- Days out of service: 25 days
- Manufacturer: Kia
- Settlement type: Cash and Keep
- Settlement amount: $9,000 (Cash and Keep)
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Attorney on Record
Ron Kaniuk, Esq.
Florida Managing Partner, Easy Lemon by RockPoint Law P.C.
Ron runs the firm's Florida lemon law practice from the Miami office. He earned his J.D. at St. John's University School of Law in 1996 and has handled buyback, replacement and cash-and-keep claims against every major manufacturer.
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