2017 Kia Sorento steering problems
97 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2017 Kia Sorento, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 97 9% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 30,000 miles 39 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 12 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 15 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 39 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 30,000 miles, and 85% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the steering complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
While driving the car on any road (city or highway) it wants to drift to the side and when you go to correct the steering it feels sticky, for lack of better words, and there is a delay in the response. So I end up over correcting, and I'm all over the road. This car is so unsafe as it is right now. I've taken my car into the dealership twice, called consumer advisors for kia, has a tech go for a test drive, and spoke to the service manager. While they can verify there's an issue, they can't do anything to fix it.
Around 32,000 miles the car began to develop a sticky, notched feeling in the steering particularly while on the highway. It seems to happen most often after the car has remained going straight for a period of time, with no need for steering adjustment. Then suddenly adjustment becomes jerky. Sometimes the wheel feels sticky at the onset of moving it, requiring more force, which leads to too much lane shift, other times it moves freely just a little, but the car doesn't move until the wheel again becomes sticky…
Other problems reported for the 2017 Kia Sorento
- Engine 414 complaints
- Lighting 126 complaints
- Electrical system 97 complaints
- Fuel system 49 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 37 complaints
- Brakes 23 complaints
- Cruise control 21 complaints
- Forward collision avoidance 18 complaints