2014 Kia Soul steering problems
55 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2014 Kia Soul, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 55 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 36,000 miles 43 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 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 43 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 36,000 miles, and 72% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 12 crashes, 6 injuries.
What owners wrote
On 6-29-2014, I was on my way to church. The weather was good. Im driving and all of a sudden my car hits a guardrail and spun across the street and hit a utility pole. Now I've been driving for at least 30 years and I have never had a accident anything. I was taken to the hospital by rescue squad, where I sustain some serious injuries, head injury, right eye was cut badly, and I was in a coma for a week. During this incident I have a police report stating there was zero drugs or alcohol in my system.
Hi I was looking at recalls for the soul after I saw a possible fire hazard and actually typed my VIN in and saw my car was recalled for a steering issue that could've lead to accidents and I was actually in an accident in 2017 in my 2014 kia soul because of something that happened with my steering that caused me to hit someone? A woman in front of me slammed on her brakes and when I tried to get over it's almost like the wheel had completely locked but up but I could still turn it, if that makes sense.
Other problems reported for the 2014 Kia Soul
- Engine 610 complaints
- Lighting 130 complaints
- Electrical system 98 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 59 complaints
- Fuel system 58 complaints
- Brakes 35 complaints
- Cruise control 32 complaints
- Air bags 26 complaints