2016 Kia Sorento steering problems
80 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2016 Kia Sorento, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 80 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 48,000 miles 36 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 36 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 48,000 miles, and 69% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire.
What owners wrote
Traction control - our vehicle has sustained two incidents involving the traction control system. The first incident involved the traction control light on the dash illuminated intermittently while the vehicle was moving. The vehicle was turned off then back on the light would go off. The dealership evaluated the problem but could not duplicate the incident.
Power steering failed while driving. Extreme difficulty to steer, dangerous situation since it happened when I was trying to turn left from the left turning lane on a freeway offramp. Was able to turn car left and change to right lane then moved to side of road. Turned off car, on restart power steering returned.
Other problems reported for the 2016 Kia Sorento
- Engine 728 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 123 complaints
- Body & structure 112 complaints
- Electrical system 107 complaints
- Lighting 67 complaints
- Cruise control 63 complaints
- Fuel system 57 complaints
- Brakes 24 complaints