2017 Kia Sedona Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 2%of 134 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 36,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the steering of the 2017 Kia Sedona, 2% of the 134 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 36,500 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My 2017 Kia Sedona shut off while in motion on a street. I had to put my car in park turn the key and then restart my car. This happens on 10/31/2019. Roughly 20 minutes later it happened again while on the highway. It was towed to the Kia service center and they could not replicate the issue. On 2/1/2020 my car shut off again while at a red light. On 2/25/2020 while the vehicle was in motion it shut off again. This time a car behind me had to swerve into the other lane in order not to slam in to me. On 2/26/2020 while driving my daughter to school it shut off again while in motion. …”
NHTSA complaint #11311957, filed 2020-02, 54,000 miles“While driving around a corner doing 25 MPH, on a back road that was dry, I corrected the steering to the left out of the curve and the steering continued to pull to the right and would not correct. Vehicle went down a 20 foot embankment and struck a tree head on. The airbags did not deploy in the collision and the engine did not shut off. I sustained serious injuries, resulting in 4 months of missed work and a double discectomy to repair two severely herniated discs. Until my surgery I was in a wheelchair from these injuries, as my spinal cord was compressed by the discs in my neck. …”
NHTSA complaint #11197050, filed 2019-04, 19,000 milesSteering: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 2% |
| 2017 | 3 | 2% |
| 2016 | 6 | 2% |
| 2015 | 2 | 1% |
| 2012 | 4 | 4% |
| 2011 | 1 | 2% |
| 2009 | 3 | 6% |
| 2008 | 4 | 2% |
| 2007 | 3 | 2% |
| 2006 | 21 | 5% |
| 2005 | 14 | 8% |
| 2004 | 22 | 13% |
| 2003 | 3 | 2% |
| 2002 | 9 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2017 Kia Sedona
60 complaintsOther or unknown
27 complaintsElectrical system
23 complaintsBody and structure
15 complaintsAir bags
13 complaintsExterior lighting
11 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
3 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2017 Kia Sedona
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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