2017 Kia Forte fuel system problems
30 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2017 Kia Forte, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 23,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 22,000 miles, and 67% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 fires, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
My vehicle caught fire while driving also before fire vehicle started popping and stuttering rattling sound. I was on highway.
When driving the engine light comes on causes car to lose power and starts to shake I was coming up a hill and almost got rear ended have taken to kia place twice now and I was told can't be fixed until a recall comes out this is very dangerous for me to be driving with my kids I pay a good penny for my vehicle now can't drive it because of this issue it's constant
Other problems reported for the 2017 Kia Forte
- Engine 159 complaints
- Electrical system 47 complaints
- Lighting 44 complaints
- Air bags 18 complaints
- Cruise control 18 complaints
Fuel system problems in other years
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