# 2012 Kia Forte - Hit Curb/Tranny Leaking

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-kia-forte-hit-curb-tranny-leaking/148971>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 17, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-kia-forte-hit-curb-tranny-leaking/148971 "2019-09-17T20:49:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Lyric52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/47e85d/32.png) [@Lyric52](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lyric52)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-kia-forte-hit-curb-tranny-leaking/148971/1 "2019-09-17T20:49:55Z")

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Hit a curb over the weekend that busted both driver side tires. The transmission is leaking. Could I have possible busted the torrent/transmission?

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2019, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-kia-forte-hit-curb-tranny-leaking/148971/2 "2019-09-17T20:52:21Z")

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> [@Lyric52](#):
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> Could I have possible busted the torrent/transmission?

Yes, and if you’re lucky, that’s all you broke.

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**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-kia-forte-hit-curb-tranny-leaking/148971/3 "2019-09-18T14:51:49Z")

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Front wheel drive cars don’t do well with curb hits. Between the tires, wheels, suspension, and transmission damage it’s going to be an expensive repair. If you have full coverage you may want to call your insurance company.

Ed B.

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**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2019, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-kia-forte-hit-curb-tranny-leaking/148971/4 "2019-09-18T18:04:13Z")

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As others have said, if you hit the curb that hard, you very likely damaged some suspension parts and wheels. This car isn’t safe to drive until you have that checked out.