KIA Forte problems reported in Kansas
35 of the 3,596 complaints filed about the KIA Forte came from Kansas, most often about the engine & cooling.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
35
Complaints from Kansas
7
Crashes
4
Fires
2014
Worst model year
What failed
Engine & Cooling
18
51.4%
Other & Unspecified
5
14.3%
Electrical System
4
11.4%
Lights
2
5.7%
Fuel & Propulsion
1
2.9%
Suspension
1
2.9%
Steering
1
2.9%
Transmission & Drivetrain
1
2.9%
By model year
2010 Forte
5
14.3%
2011 Forte
3
8.6%
2012 Forte
2
5.7%
2014 Forte
10
28.6%
2015 Forte
7
20.0%
2017 Forte
4
11.4%
2018 Forte
2
5.7%
2021 Forte
1
2.9%
2023 Forte
1
2.9%
Cities reporting most
Olathe
7
21.9%
Overland Park
3
9.4%
Shawnee
3
9.4%
Mission
3
9.4%
Wichita
3
9.4%
Lawrence
3
9.4%
Osage City
2
6.3%
Gardner
2
6.3%
Merriam
2
6.3%
Topeka
2
6.3%
Goessel
1
3.1%
Hoisington
1
3.1%