Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Kia Sportage has 9 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
9
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2022 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | My car was stolen from the Kia challenge |
| Nov 18, 2021 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | I was driving and the radio went out along with navigation screen, then power steering went out alon... |
| Oct 3, 2021 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | This Kia Sportage's alarm system does not go off when the passenger front window is broken. My car ... |
| May 12, 2021 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | INITIALLY, I ATTEMPTED TO CRANK THE VEHICLE BY PRESSING THE STARTER BUTTON. I HEARD A CLICK AND NOTI... |
| Oct 1, 2019 | STEERING,WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY KIA SPORTAGE NEEDED A STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENT AND AFTER IT WAS REPLACED THE CAR STARTED PULLI... |
| Sep 3, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | ALL ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION AND LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES RESULTING IN HEADING CRASH |
| Aug 15, 2019 | STEERING | WHILE DRIVING THE WHEEL BLOCKS FOR A WHILE AND CAN'T CONTROL THE CAR. BROUGHT TO THE DEALERS AND CLA... |
| May 18, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD COME ON AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT'S GENERALLY NIGHT TIME. I CAN'T D... |
| Jan 12, 2019 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | AFTER 2 ATTEMPTS TO TRY AND HAVE THE SOUL REPAIRED PROPERLY AS TO STEERING AND AT LEAST 30 EMAILS AN... |