2017 Kia Forte electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 47 complaints for the 2017 Kia Forte, 11% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 47 11% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 33,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 21 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 33,000 miles, and 81% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 3 fires, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
The car was involved in an accident and the insurance company informed the lienholder that the vehicle was possibly a total loss and the lienholder ignored them and sold the vehicle to a public auction without contacting the original owner of the car to pay on the vehicle either. The owner of the car was injured in the vehicle in question as well as a passenger and the lienholder is aware and still sold without proper notice and they changed the locks of the vehicle to prevent the insurance company from doing a…
The autonomous emergency braking (aeb) and forward collision warning (fcw) systems on my vehicle never activate when traffic situations are obvious for the aeb and fcw to activate. Even home-spun system tests don't show the systems to be operational. The local kia dealership and repair center cannot validate the system's integrity because they cannot accomplish definitive tests to verify the system. They say "we don't know." this is a safety issue that must be resolved. This issue is ongoing.
Other problems reported for the 2017 Kia Forte
- Engine 159 complaints
- Lighting 44 complaints
- Fuel system 30 complaints
- Air bags 18 complaints
- Cruise control 18 complaints