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SteeringPart report

2011 Kia Sorento Steering Problems

Complaints
53about this part
Share
3%of 1,520 total for the year
Median mileage
17,000miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 53 complaints about the steering of the 2011 Kia Sorento, 3% of the 1,520 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 17,000 miles.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“All accessories on steering wheel have gone out: radio controls no longer work, cruise control does not work, bluetooth capability(answering/ending phone calls) no longer works, and now the horn does not work. Having a working horn is part of the safety equipment on a vehicle. One day while parked, I honked the horn to get my sons attention and it did not work.the horn just stopped working. …”

NHTSA complaint #11129971, filed 2018-09, 151,000 miles

“My vehicle is giving me random problems with my suspension and brake system it randomly feels like it is fine and then randomly does not feel safe to drive due.to brake clicking noise that you can hear where shift knob is and when I press brakes my tires lock or.sometimes feels as if there is air and.it will not brake.unless I pump brakes a couple times..my airbag light is on and my driver side door stop opening from outside to inside but works fine from inside to outside opening”

NHTSA complaint #11316193, filed 2020-03, 160,000 miles

“My car just immediately started slowing down and it was extremely hard to turn the steering wheel and the brakes would not let me brake. I almost wrecked my car. Also my camera just stopped working as well.”

NHTSA complaint #11185742, filed 2019-03, 10,000 miles

“On december 2, 2020 my Kia Sorento started making a knocking noise. No engine warning lights came on. I went to go head home from work on the interstate and I heard a clank while I was driving my brakes locked in traffic then all the lights on my dash came on and my engine shut off in the middle of traffic. My car would not turn back on and I had to call my insurance company geico to have my car towed home. Very scary and very dangerous. It still doesn't not turn on whatso ever. I have videos but not in the right format to open.”

NHTSA complaint #11386540, filed 2021-01, 164,000 miles

“Vehicle pulls to the right and has since day one. Dealer states we cant duplicate your concern , yet when we picked up the vehicle (from the cruise control breaking, the vehicle again pulled to the right. We did not say much after until reading about dozens of other vehicle owner whom experience the same problem. When will the national highway transportation and safety administration do something about it?”

NHTSA complaint #10381734, filed 2011-02, 30 miles

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Steering: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202523%
202425%
202376%
2022105%
202162%
202043%
2019113%
20182610%
20179712%
2016816%
2015334%
2014354%
2013222%
2012202%
2011533%
200852%
200732%
20063314%
20053913%
20042411%
20033110%

Other parts of the 2011 Kia Sorento

Engine
284 complaintsBody and structure
268 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
265 complaintsElectrical system
246 complaintsOther or unknown
217 complaintsAir bags
183 complaintsBrakes
132 complaintsExterior lighting
102 complaintsVehicle speed control
63 complaintsSuspension
56 complaintsEngine cooling
37 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
33 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2011 Kia Sorento

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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