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2008 Kia Rondo Steering Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA

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Steering reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Jul 11, 2018
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
8%
of 97 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2008 Kia Rondo submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming steering

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Body & structureEngineSteering
Filed Jul 11, 2018

STEERING SYSTEM HAS EXPERIENCED A THUMPING GRIND ON REVERSE TURNS WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS FULLY ENGAGED. REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES BY LUBING STOPS. BRAKE CALIPERS DO NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN LINE IS LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE CRADLE MOUNTING EXCESS CONDENSATION HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH THE CRADLE AND BROKEN APART. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 65,000 MILES.

NHTSA ID
11110886
Incident
Jul 11, 2018
Mileage
65,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalSteering
Filed Aug 22, 2016

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR..THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED RAINING..THE STEERING WENT OUT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE ENGINE BELT WAS MAKING A AWFUL NOISE! BUT WHAT CONCERNED ME I COULD NOT CONTROL MY CAR...I HAVE LOOK UP THE RESEARCH OF OTHERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM

NHTSA ID
10897788
Incident
Aug 19, 2016
Mileage
89,000 mi
Body & structureSteering
Filed Mar 2, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE STEERING LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED AFTER THE WATER DRAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPLASH GUARDS WERE NOT KEEPING THE WATER OFF THE BELTS. THE MECHANIC FURTHER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPLASH GUARDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

NHTSA ID
10839566
Incident
Feb 28, 2016
Mileage
108,000 mi
ElectricalSteering
Filed Jun 14, 2015

EVERY TIME I WENT THROUGH A PUDDLE, THE PARKING BRAKE/BRAKE FLUID LIGHT AND THE CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON. IT ALSO LOST POWER STEERING WHILE THIS HAPPENED. IT LASTED FEW MOMENTS. THIS HAPPENED WITH EVERY PUDDLE AND EVEN ON THE FREEWAY WHEN WATER SPLASHED UNDERNEATH!!

NHTSA ID
10725157
Incident
Jan 1, 2014
Mileage
83,000 mi
ElectricalSteering
Filed Jun 3, 2015
Crash reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE ABILITY TO STEER SEIZED. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

NHTSA ID
10723203
Incident
Feb 21, 2015
Mileage
35,000 mi
SteeringSuspension
Filed Jan 16, 2013

I TOOK VEHICLE IN TO PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR WHEEL ALIGNMENT. I WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO MANUFACTURING QUIRK THAT ONE OF THE ALIGNMENT ADJUSTMENTS TO THE WHEELS CAN NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO HELP EITHER. I WAS TOLD THAT A TIRE WAS IMPROPERLY WELDED ON UPON MANUFACTURING AND A CORRECT/APPROPRIATE ALIGNMENT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10493214
Incident
Mar 1, 2012
Mileage
100,000 mi
Steering
Filed Jun 30, 2010

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. AS YOU ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT IS VERY HARD TO STEER, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP ON YOU. THIS HAS HAPPEN AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE MECHANIC TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND NO PROBLEM, AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. SHE WAS ADVISED TO JERK THE WHEEL TO GET IT OUT OF THE LOCK POSITION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED; I PROVIDED THE NUMBER 800-333-4542 TO HER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39, 00 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.DWH

NHTSA ID
10340734
Incident
Feb 1, 2010
Mileage
39,000 mi
Steering
Filed Jul 23, 2009

SEVERE VIBRATION AND SHAKING FELT IN STEERING WHEEL AND SEAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OVER 50 MPH. DEALERSHIP HAS BALANCED WHEELS, RESURFACED ROTORS, WORKED ON BRAKES, AND IS STILL UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID
10278076
Incident
Sep 13, 2008
Mileage
20 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Fuel system22Airbags18Engine16Driver assistance13Body & structure11Suspension10

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