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What 4 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 Kia Cadenza

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 (4)Brakes (1)Engine (1)Lane Departure (1)Lights (1)Steering (1)Tires (1)

1 of 4 complaints match · Steering · clear filters

Aug 26, 2022SteeringLightsLane Departure

Hello, I wasn't notified of the recall on my vehicle. The steering wheel is extremely hard to turn and all of the system lights are on.

NHTSA ODI 11481339

Working with the data? Download all 4 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 21, 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 2019 Kia Cadenza verdict →