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2019 Kia Forte lighting problems

Owners reported lighting problems in 17 complaints for the 2019 Kia Forte, 8% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
17 8% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2019 kia forte. While driving approximately 20 MPH at night, the headlights were very dim and the contact did not see an animal in the road. To avoid the animal, the contact veered off the road and crashed into a ditch. The frontal air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure.

Reported at 16,000 miles, October 2019 Crash

Problem 1, long crank hard start. Have to cycle the ignition key several times to get engine started. No PCM codes. Had to kia dealer multiple times. Cannot duplicate issue. Problem 2, instrument cluster goes blank, radio goes blank and engine stalls while driving. This is a safety concern.

Reported at 62 miles, February 2020

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