2015 Kia Sorento steering problems
33 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2015 Kia Sorento, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 33 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 68,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 22 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 68,000 miles, and 32% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 10 injuries.
What owners wrote
How can NHTSA give a 5-star safety rating to a 2015 kia sorrento based on a 2013 crash test done on this model vehicle when there is obvious a problem with this vehicle in the 2014/2015 kia sorrento models. Since 2014, there has been at least 2 serious injuries and other complaints due to this defect and its non-deployent of airbags, etc. (please look at the photos, video & small overlay crash report at [link removed] manufactiurer was well aware of this since they redesigned the 2016 model.
About a week after I purchased my sorento I notice that my vehicle would stray to the left on the freeway. When I attempted to correct the steering the vehicle would over correct and almost go into the right lane. It felt like the car had a mind of its own and was steering on its own. I brought it back to the kia dealership three times, but they could not duplicate the problem.
Other problems reported for the 2015 Kia Sorento
- Engine 368 complaints
- Body & structure 100 complaints
- Lighting 92 complaints
- Electrical system 58 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 42 complaints
- Brakes 37 complaints
- Fuel system 31 complaints
- Air bags 30 complaints