Complaint 2197444
2016 KIA FORTE • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM • incident Aug 1, 2025
- Complaint ID
- 2197444
- Make
- KIA
- Model
- FORTE
- Model Year
- 2016
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Aug 1, 2025
- Date Received
- Apr 16, 2026
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
Instrument panel lighting and radio lighting flicker constantly while driving. When the headlights are on, the headlights will also turn and off on their own, constantly. Because of this, I can not drive this car at night, in the early morning, in the rain, or whenever my headlights are needed. From what I've surmised, the issue seems to be the multifunction switch, which, coincidentally, Kia has an active recall on for one of their other models.
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