2010 Kia Forte steering problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2010 Kia Forte — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“My kia was jus fine driving down to my daughters house which is an hour n half where I live. Where all of a sudden engine light came on and a knocking sound came on slight noise. I kept an eye on the noise and vehicle. When we stopped I checked all the liquids and everything was fine. We had to…”
filed Mar 30, 2021
“While driving any speed steering would make a clicking noise and get stuck for several seconds when turning the wheel to the left or right.I felt very unsafe on the interstate as I would jerk the wheel to get the wheel to unstick.I put my hand under the steering column and got brown oil on my…”
filed Sep 3, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Steering problems in other Forte years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Forte | 1 | 4% |
| 2023 Forte | 13 | 23% |
| 2022 Forte | 3 | 12% |
| 2021 Forte | 9 | 13% |
| 2020 Forte | 3 | 4% |
| 2019 Forte | 8 | 5% |
| 2018 Forte | 5 | 4% |
| 2017 Forte | 9 | 3% |
| 2016 Forte | 5 | 4% |
| 2015 Forte | 4 | 2% |
| 2014 Forte | 62 | 14% |
| 2013 Forte | 13 | 7% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2010 Kia Forte
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.