Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Kia Sorento has 26 NHTSA steering complaints and 1 steering-related recall.
26
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
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STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2018 Kia Sorento vehicles. The cowl crossbar that connects to the Motor Driven Power Steering (MDPS) st...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2026 | STEERING | I was driving and when I lost all power steering the lights on the dash came on for power steering a... |
| Dec 24, 2024 | STEERING | The steering started to fail and would be hard to steer while driving.I then looked further online a... |
| Nov 19, 2024 | STEERING,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Steering cupler failure |
| Jun 3, 2024 | STEERING | Sometimes this condition hardly noticable and other times very stiff then move steering wheel slight... |
| Apr 1, 2024 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | Me and my wife were traveling north on [XXX], left lane, 18 wheeler in right lane, cars directly beh... |
| Feb 1, 2024 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | In January 2024 I started getting power steering issues and multiple warning lights related to the e... |
| Jan 29, 2024 | STEERING | When driving and turning the steering wheel in to a curve the steering wheel sticks and I have to je... |
| Sep 14, 2023 | STEERING | On 9/14/2023 I stopped at an intersection to wait for traffic to clear. Upon entering the intersecti... |
| Sep 5, 2023 | STEERING | Clunking and sticking steering wheel due to rubber coupling that connects electric steering motor to... |
| Mar 1, 2023 | STEERING | Loud clunkiness when steering the wheel at 0 mph started occurring at about ~ 75,000 miles. The stee... |
| Nov 19, 2022 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2018 Kia Sorento. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the stee... |
| Oct 22, 2022 | STEERING | The engine failed which required a replacement. Upon being released from the Kia dealer, the steerin... |
| Oct 12, 2022 | STEERING | As One is driving at 50-60 mph the steering wheel sticks and requires force to correct the direction... |
| Jan 6, 2021 | STEERING | Within the last 1 1/2 years the car makes a popping noise in the steering and its not a tie rod or ... |
| Jun 10, 2020 | STEERING | When trying to move the steering wheel, it initially sticks and requires extra force to get it to pr... |
| Feb 25, 2020 | STEERING | STEERING HAS A "NOTCHY" OR "STICKY" FEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ESPECIALLY WHEN STEERING FROM RIGHT TO LE... |
| Dec 9, 2019 | STEERING | STEERING FELT STICKING WHILE DRIVELING ON THE HIGHWAY TOOK IT IN BEEN TOLD IT'S THE STEERING COLUMN.... |
| Oct 2, 2019 | STEERING | WHEN DRIVING 40+ MPH, WHEN THE WIND IS BLOWING, THE STEERING BECOMES STICKY, NOTCHY OR JERKY, CALL I... |
| Aug 10, 2019 | STEERING | THE STEERING IS NOTCHY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS 50 MPH. ATHE CAR CANNOT BE HELD IN STRAIGHT DIRECTION BY MA... |
| Mar 4, 2019 | STEERING | THE PROBLEM IS A STICKY FEELING IN THE STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN MAKING VERY SMALL... |