Kia SELTOS steering problems
19 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
542 owner complaints analyzed
4 distinct recall campaigns
40,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2021 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 107 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
19 of 542 complaints match this topic (3.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 11444562 · 2021-12-21 (December 21, 2021)
July 2021, While my son and daughter were driving the car engine shut off, the brakes, the gas pedal and steering wheel locked. The vehicle was on a slight incline and rolled backwards. My son quickly pulled the emergency brake in order to stop the vehicle from going into the vehicle behind him. The vehicle was restarted and all the problems were gone. We brought the vehicle to the dealer. They checked and found nothing wrong and could not recreate the problem. At the same time the dealer performed the recall 21V259 (letter dated 6/11/2021) wh…
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Owner report 11446209 · 2022-01-04 (January 4, 2022)
Safety System Failure. MY CAR WAS STOLEN TODAY. Even with a Club on the steering wheel. it was gone in minutes. Why do thieves look for Kia's? Because they know they can steal them fast. Shame on you for not putting better practices in place to help prevent this, or deter them at least or slow down the process at minimal. My car is a 2021 with less than 5000 mi on it. How am I going to replace this with the money I will need down and the deductible if I need repaired? you should be held somewhtat repsonsible for your lack of theft precaution…
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Owner report 11463847 · 2022-05-09 (May 9, 2022)
The contact owns a 2021 Kia Seltos. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the transmission began to rev uncontrollably as the steering wheel started shaking without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle began to hesitate upon depression of the accelerator pedal and stalled without warning. The contact was able to coast the vehicle to a gas station and called the dealer to have the vehicle towed. Once the vehicle was towed to the dealer, the vehicle was diagnosed with transmission failure. The dealer and the contact notified the manufa…
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Owner report 11670315 · 2025-06-30 (June 30, 2025)
Awd coupler which impacting steering and the car shuts off while driving , all the issues accured after recall work was done .Updated the software and the car started to have problems.
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Owner report 11679437 · 2025-08-08 (August 8, 2025)
I pulled off the main road into the Walmart parking lot. When I did, the vehicle shut off, no power and steering was very hard. I was able to steer into a space and safely park. Vehicle was towed to Victory Kia in Victoria. Service dept said there was no oil at at all in the vehicle. Vehicle was recently taken in for the Kia engine recall about 3 months ago. Was told I needed an software update and oil change to remedy the problem. I got a full synthetic oil change. The vehicle burned all the oil off. No low oil or oil warning light ever came o…
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