Nov 8, 2018SteeringCrash
THE STEERING WHEEL GO LOCKED WHEN IN CURVE RESULTING IN A CRASH WHERE I HIT A POLE IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STREET.
NHTSA ODI 11150083
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What 268 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Kia Soul
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
All (268)Crash / fire / injury (33)Engine (188)Electrical system (19)Fuel system (18)Transmission & drivetrain (18)Airbags (16)Brakes (14)Steering (10)Engine & cooling (9)Speed control (8)Suspension (4)
1 of 268 complaints match · Steering · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
Working with the data? Download all 268 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 7, 2026
How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2017 Kia Soul verdict →