Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 12/15/2011 | 13200 | ||
| While driving at any speed on level roadway, vehicle veers slightly to left or right and takes constant corrections to keep it going straight. this causes problems because overcorrection becomes a problem. alignment has been checked as well as tire rotation to no avail. steering problems persist! | |||
| 01/11/2011 | 0 | ||
| The electronic steering on my 2011 sportages causes a problem during travel at highway speeds. all cars will slowly drift to the side when driving on a flat straight road but normally it only requires a slight pressure on the steering wheel to correct and it is accomplished so easily and seamlessly that you do not even think about it. the problem with the steering on my 2011 sportage is in how it reacts to these subtle steering wheel corrections at expressway speeds. the problem is not apparent in city stop and go traffic as you are distracted by other driving actions while negotiating traffic. when however you drive any significant distance on an expressway the problem becomes very apparent. while driving you can gently move the steering wheel about | |||
| 09/15/2011 | 20 | ||
| Electronic power steering issue. it is impossible to track vehicle straight at speeds over 30 mph. when driving on the highway the vehicle will drift to the left or right. the only way to maintain a straight line is to constantly make corrections while driving. in europe were this vehicle is also sold kia has issue a campaign to fix problem. i have been to the dealership several times and kia usa is not taking ownership of this defect. there are several posts on the web of owners reporting the same problem. kia will not fess up to this defect unless it is force by a government agency. it is very unsafe to operate a vehicle that constantly drifts at highways speeds. | |||