Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2011 Kia Sorento has 53 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
53
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2024 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 3/11/24 The first thing I noticed was that my cruise control shut off with a couple of jerks to my v... |
| Feb 2, 2024 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES | Brakes feel softer, rear brake burnt smell, replaced brakes one month ago. Headlight and taillight b... |
| Jan 19, 2024 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | I was driving my car to work when my check engine light came on and starting flashing. I made it to ... |
| Oct 15, 2023 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | While driving, the front end of the car made a thud sound and vibrated, the lights on the panel came... |
| Feb 16, 2023 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN | Same issue with the whining and pulling as the recall. Kia will not help. Two dealerships and the ma... |
| Mar 15, 2022 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | 1-The front air bag sensor will nor register if a person is sitting in the sear, no matter the weigh... |
| Mar 13, 2021 | STEERING | VIBRATING SOUND IN FRONT END |
| Dec 2, 2020 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | ON DECEMBER 2, 2020 MY KIA SORENTO STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON... |
| Feb 28, 2020 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TWO DAYS LATER AFTER BUYING THE CAR WE WERE DRIVING IT DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE RPMS... |
| Dec 13, 2019 | STEERING,AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ALL STEERING WHEEL FUNCTION HAVE STOP WORKING INCLUDING HORN. RADIO, CRUISE AND BLUE TOOTH CONTROLS... |
| Nov 12, 2019 | STEERING | HAVE HAD A LOT OF SUSPENSION ISSUES RELATED TO ALIGNMENT, TYE RODS, BEARINGS - LOTS OF LOUD NOISES W... |
| Nov 12, 2019 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | EN ESTE AO A PARTIR DE JULIO MI CARRO KIA SORENTO 2011 A PRESENTADO PROBLEMA EN LA DIRECION, POWER... |
| Nov 5, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | VEHICLES INTERIOR LIGHTS, INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS AND OTHER PANEL LIGHTS CLICK AND FLICKER ... |
| Jul 2, 2019 | STEERING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED A... |
| Jul 2, 2019 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | FIRST ISSUE BEGAN WHEN CAR STARTED PULLING TO RIGHT WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS ON HIGHWAY. TOOK TO SH... |
| Mar 11, 2019 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | MY CAR JUST IMMEDIATELY STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AN... |
| Oct 25, 2018 | STEERING | THE WHEEL LOCKS WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY PUDDLES. I CAN NOT BAKE ANY TURNS DURING THIS LOCKING AND HAV... |
| Aug 23, 2018 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES | MY VEHICLE IS GIVING ME RANDOM PROBLEMS WITH MY SUSPENSION AND BRAKE SYSTEM IT RANDOMLY FEELS LIKE I... |
| Aug 15, 2018 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | VERY ROUGH START IN THE MORNING OR AFTER SITTING OFF FOR OVER 2 HOURS. AFTER 30 SECONDS ENGINE NOISE... |
| Jul 1, 2018 | STEERING,SEATS | ALL ACCESSORIES ON STEERING WHEEL HAVE GONE OUT: RADIO CONTROLS NO LONGER WORK, CRUISE CONTROL DOES ... |