My 2014 kia forte shutoff while driving trough high water and will not start it tries but wont any ideas

Asked by Brian Oct 26, 2015 at 03:28 PM about the 2014 Kia Forte EX

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Battery is good it tries to crank just wont
fully turn on

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T_S_T answered 8 years ago

You will have to let it dry out for a little while,water may have hit plugs and wires and other electronic parts,give it a little while should dry out and be ok.

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jamnblues answered 8 years ago

If you're lucky, just some water in the distributor cap- do these cars still HAVE distributor caps?? I'm confused.........

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T_S_T answered 8 years ago

Nope Jamnblues,only coil packs,but for us old schoolers like me and you,that would be the first thing to check.

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