Major Problems with 2017 Kia Forte Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2017 Kia Forte

2017 Kia Forte BODY Victims: 2 Mileage: 6900 miles

2017 Kia Forte AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 46000 miles

2017 Kia Forte AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 3500 miles

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Problems with ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER and WHEELS are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Kia Forte owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE the vehicle is the s model new for 2017 i have driven the car approximately 2 000 miles since leasing...	16 ~ 46300 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM volume buttons on steering wheel volume up turns volume down mute button turns volume up....	15 ~ 16829 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER my 2017 kia forte s has forward collision warning system (fcws) and autonomous emergency braking system. the fcws does not...	10 ~ 35545 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING my car the gas shoots out i have to go through all this with a new car my engine light...	9 ~ 19290 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i was parking my car yesterday at 7/11 and the car accelerated on it's own and crashed into a cement...	8 ~ 20021 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i have had my 2017 kia forte for 3 months and in the veey beginning it drove fine. recently the...	8 ~ 25450 miles
AIR BAGS i was parking my car yesterday at 7/11 and the car accelerated on it's own and crashed into a cement...	7 ~ 19331 miles
WHEELS was going over a set of rr tracks and the drivers side tire blew. had car towed to kia dealer...	6 ~ 22982 miles
STEERING the vehicle is the s model new for 2017 i have driven the car approximately 2 000 miles since leasing...	5 ~ 48219 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2017 kia forte. the contact stated that due to the glare on the windshield she...	4 ~ 11526 miles
SEAT BELTS vehicle was in a major crash on illinois route 15 in belleville il. vehicle was struck in the front driver...	3 ~ 30833 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE the car was involved in an accident and the insurance company informed the lienholder that the vehicle was possibly a...	2 ~ 33450 miles
POWER TRAIN the vehicle is the s model new for 2017 i have driven the car approximately 2 000 miles since leasing...	2 ~ 17488 miles
SUSPENSION 2017 kia forte [xxx] when i hit a bump the rear end goes to the right of left out of...	1 ~ 186920 miles
SERVICE BRAKES rear break lights don't work when lights are off but the third brake light does. when lights are on the...	1 ~ 24000 miles
BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2017 kia forte. while the contact's son was driving the vehicle he noticed that the...	1 ~ 35000 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL in august 2018 my son started the car and the instrument panel was not operational and all warning lights were...	1 ~ 10000 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2017 kia forte. while stationary the vehicle accelerated rapidly without warning when the accelerator pedal...	1 ~ 8200 miles
STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2017 kia forte. when the contact attempted to apply the brake or accelerator pedals their...	1 ~ 3600 miles

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