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2017 KIA SORENTO Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1541583
Internal NHTSA #	11182712
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2017
File date	14/02/18
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Purchased new in 2018, the 2017 sorento awd vehicles steering from the showroom floor was fine. After roughly 1000 miles, the steering hangs as i'm driving into a 12:00 position. As speeds increase on highway, the level of effort to pull the steering wheel past this locking position increases somewhat. Also at highways speeds the car wanders all over the road regardless of the type of road surface. Understandably grooved concrete pavement can can this to some degree but the sorento does it even on flat smooth, brand new blacktop roads. This is extremely dangerous as you have to pull the steering wheel strongly in the direction of the road and then it unlocks so to speak and over steers the car in the intended direction. I've tried everything to try to correct the issue. 1). Turned off steering wheel centering function in the vehicle software. 2). Under inflated the tires approx 5 lbs. 3). Over inflated the tires by 2-3 pounds. 4). Changed steering wheel tilt angle. I am very afraid of this vehicle now. Particularly when my grandkids are in it. We bought this 3rd row seated car for them. When my wife is driving the car alone i'm particularly concerned she may have a serious accident! This automobile was not an inexpensive model. I can't afford to take a huge loss selling the car because this information is widely distributed across the internet and no one is likely to buy it anyway. Please, help us on this issue. I love the car in general but i've owned old junkers that steered better and this start at only 1000 miles. It's bad enough that there will be serious accidents because of these issues. Thank you for allowing us to post our converens here
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	1000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SURPRISE, AZ
VIN pattern	5XYPHDA52HGXXXXXX
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
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Date of purchase	27/03/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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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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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2017 KIA SORENTO Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2017 KIA SORENTO Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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