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2009 Kia Rondo steering problems

31 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2009 Kia Rondo43% of all complaints for this model year.

31
Steering complaints
43%
share of all complaints
86,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • No compression in cylinder 3 due to oil drainage in spark plug panel caused Loss of motive power and Almost a wreck so to vehicle shutting down on the interstate . As I look I see that this is in investigation already and needs to be took into consideration as soon as possible if our lives really…

    filed Mar 1, 2023

  • Every time I go through a small puddle I lose control of steering the vehicle. It has happened backing out of my driveway numerous times, lasts a few minutes and then I regain control of steering. Fortunately, it's happened on my street for the most part. Last week, september 16, 2020, I was on a…

    filed Sep 24, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Steering problems in other Rondo years

YearReportsShare
2008 Rondo88%
2007 Rondo65%
Rondo steering problems by year →

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.