Steering wheel leather was flaking off at the top of the wheel. Dealer initially told me that because the car is over 60k miles they wouldn't replace it. However the district manager authorized warranty replacement after creating a case.
The casing around one of the rear brake lights leaked into the trunk and back seat area. During the rainy season we had, it really messed up the back seat. This was happening to several Forte's at the time as we researched the problem first.
5160 mi
Paint chip on hood, both pillars A, both front side, roof, they had to repaint. After the repair, i have seen other spots that are damaged on 3 of the 4 doors.
Very annoying for a new car.
5860 mi
Paint chips continued to appear over the body and door. The repainted the entire vehicle except front bumper.
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