# 2014 Kia Forte - Hesitates

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-kia-forte-hesitates/130102>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** kia\
**Created:** [December 3, 2018, 5:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-kia-forte-hesitates/130102 "2018-12-03T05:28:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ROBERTSPANGLERJR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@ROBERTSPANGLERJR](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ROBERTSPANGLERJR)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 5:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-kia-forte-hesitates/130102/1 "2018-12-03T05:28:53Z")

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kia forte ex-2014

engine hesitates when driving during the day  
engine hesitates when driving at night and lights flicker

had it in for service, couldn’t find problem

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-kia-forte-hesitates/130102/2 "2018-12-03T14:29:06Z")

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What do mean by “engine hesitates” ?

How many miles on the car? What transmission? How long has it been doing this?

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**Author:** ![Yosemite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/yosemite/32/643_2.png) [@Yosemite](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yosemite)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-kia-forte-hesitates/130102/3 "2018-12-03T18:00:36Z")

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> [@ROBERTSPANGLERJR](#):
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> engine hesitates when driving at night and lights flicker

Check to be sure that the battery terminals are CLEAN and tight.

Yosemite

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**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-kia-forte-hesitates/130102/4 "2018-12-03T18:07:53Z")

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Original battery? Probably time for a new one, with clean connections.