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2011 KIA FORTE Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1203171
Internal NHTSA #	10743728
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	FORTE
Model Year	2011
File date	26/07/15
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My son was driving the car at the time and the steering locked up on him taking him to the left and he had to jerk it back very hard to unlock it to stay on the road, thank goodness there was no on coming traffic. This has happened several times and it also locks when put in park and i can't get it to start or get steering wheel to move.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	96000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	VINE GROVE, KY
VIN pattern	KNAFW5A32B5XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	35
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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2011 KIA FORTE Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 KIA FORTE Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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