Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Kia Forte Koup has 9 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
9
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2023 | STEERING | See attached document for complaint |
| Sep 26, 2023 | STEERING | The steering wheel makes a clunking sound and can be felt when turning the wheel. There appears to ... |
| Feb 23, 2021 | STEERING,WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES | SLOW TO STOP WHEN COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY SLOWING DOWN |
| Jun 2, 2020 | STEERING | WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WHETHER WILL DRIVING OR WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED IT MAKES A CLICKING ... |
| Aug 11, 2019 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | KIA,HYUNDAI THETA 2.4 ENGINE FAILURE, UNDER 100K MILES. I HAVE A 2012 KIA FORTE HATCH SX WITH THE... |
| Mar 20, 2018 | STEERING | THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO MAKE A CLUNK WHEN YOU TURNED IT NOW THE EPS LIGHT IS FLASHING AND THE ... |
| Mar 7, 2018 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA FORTE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WAS LOOSE AND... |
| Jan 4, 2018 | STEERING,AIR BAGS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | THE STEERING WHEEL CLICKS REALLY BAD. MY STEERING WHEEL COMPONENTS ARE NO LONGER WORKING. THE AIRBAG... |
| May 6, 2017 | STEERING,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES | WHEN HAD MY ACCIDENT IN ON GOING TRAFFIC MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY,MY BRAKES SYSTEM WENT OUT, ALSO ... |