Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Kia Optima has 24 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
24
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2025 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | I purchased a vehicle from Banter Auto here in Wichita, Kansas. I reviewed the Carfax beforehand and... |
| May 2, 2025 | STEERING | MDPS failing when driving randomly. Steering locks up and vehicle is uncontrollable, while the vehic... |
| May 1, 2025 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN | While driving vechile shakes violently between 35-45 mph. I was informed the right axle needed repla... |
| Oct 31, 2024 | STEERING | I’m financing my car from drive time and I got my car this year not to long ago, I say a couple mont... |
| Oct 14, 2024 | STEERING | In cold weather my car will not start. Gas is in the car and all the lights come on. Would have to c... |
| Jun 21, 2024 | STEERING | Rack Record rack and pinion blow apart while driving |
| Mar 11, 2024 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | I purchased a 2016 KIA Optima from eCars in Wichita Ks in November of 2022. The car had no major iss... |
| Jul 10, 2023 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I was driving and the car’s electrical completely cut out and locked my steering wheel up and ran us... |
| Apr 15, 2023 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | I most recently started noticing that my oil changes were not lasting at around 46,174 miles. I foun... |
| Jul 2, 2022 | STEERING | The City of memphis has seen a massive spike in motor vehicle thefts. Which i have been one of the K... |
| Mar 28, 2022 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | My steering wheel locked while I was on my way to work early Monday, March 28,2022. I was driving d... |
| Mar 5, 2022 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,WHEELS | My steering wheel will randomly lock in the middle of road while driving. I have to forcefully turn ... |
| Oct 20, 2020 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | CAR LOST ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING |
| Oct 6, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | SOMETIMES WHEN I START THE CAR IT ONLY RUNS AT ABOUT 500RPM AND THE DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER STARTS GOING... |
| Aug 24, 2020 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR HAS VERY TIGHT STEERING AND CAR DRIFTS ALL OVER LANE. I AM ALWAYS ... |
| Aug 13, 2020 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, DRIVING STRAIGHT IN LEFT LANE ON A CITY STREET IN EASTBOUND DIRECTION. ON ITS... |
| Jan 20, 2020 | STEERING | STEERING WHEEL LOCKED CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT CURB AND DAMAGE WHEEL WELL. VEH POSSIBLY WILL NEED NEW ... |
| Nov 25, 2019 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I HAVE HAD THE STEERING GO OUT MULTIPLE TIMES - REPORTED IT TO KIA WHERE I LEASE FROM AND A LOCAL SH... |
| Sep 25, 2019 | STEERING | STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNED TO THE RIGHT IS VERY LOOSE TO THE LEFT VERY TIGHT. OCCASSIONALLY IT LOCKS... |
| Sep 12, 2019 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN | I WAS CHANGING OUT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND I NOTICED ON THE DRIVER SIDE THE BOOT AROUND THE AXEL HA... |