2011 Kia Forte Koup SX fog lights just refused to turn on due to a shorting contact in turn-signal and lights steering wheel mounted twist switch.
NOTE This is a known issue to KIA that jussssst happened conveniently after the warranty ran out.
You guessed it, NO RECALL.
Doubly frustrating is when you gently monkey with the twist-on foglight switch the dang foglights flicker on but then they go out again.
No even duck tape wouldn't work - I wish
Not a big deal you say?
Try living in a CDN skihill town driving over whiteout blizzard-prone rural roads to hydroelectric dams where your FOGLIGHTS make the difference in visibility between you plunging into a river valley or not.
THE FIX:
So their service dept says you have to pull off the entire steering wheel and switch assembly,
THEN order a BRAND NEW LIGHT&TURN SWITCH ASSEMBLY that has a working foglight switch
THEN slap it all back together.
All for about $450 CDN with labor. For a known wiring flaw.
(Remember: the KIA part was designed faulty at the getgo, so chances are the same shorting issue will reoccur later)
2011 Kia Forte Koup SX fog lights just refused to turn on due to a shorting contact in turn-signal and lights steering wheel mounted twist switch.
NOTE This is a known issue to KIA that jussssst happened conveniently after the warranty ran out. You guessed it, NO RECALL. Doubly frustrating is when you gently monkey with the twist-on foglight switch the dang foglights flicker on but then they go out again. No even duck tape wouldn't work - I wish
Not a big deal you say? Try living in a CDN skihill town driving over whiteout blizzard-prone rural roads to hydroelectric dams where your FOGLIGHTS make the difference in visibility between you plunging into a river valley or not.
THE FIX: So their service dept says you have to pull off the entire steering wheel and switch assembly, THEN order a BRAND NEW LIGHT&TURN SWITCH ASSEMBLY that has a working foglight switch THEN slap it all back together. All for about $450 CDN with labor. For a known wiring flaw. (Remember: the KIA part was designed faulty at the getgo, so chances are the same shorting issue will reoccur later)
Shall I go on? Lets. NEXT!
- harrynowbald, Calgary, AB, Canada