2012 Kia Forte Koup Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 7%of 14 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 95,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the electrical system of the 2012 Kia Forte Koup, 7% of the 14 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 95,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My car started over heating at stop and go traffic so I checked everything and found out my coolant fan resister was melting..I checked to see if it was a recall on that part and it was but I dont think it was change because everything the recall web site said would happen did.”
NHTSA complaint #11104939, filed 2018-07, 95,000 milesRelated service bulletins
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Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 2012 Kia Forte Koup
13 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Kia Forte Koup
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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