2015 Kia Soul steering problems
44 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2015 Kia Soul — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“As I was driving home on the highway, my car began making a noise I never heard before. I looked out of my rear view and began to see smoke coming from my car. As I was trying to get off the highway, my car began to lose control. I couldn’t get completely off the highway so I pulled into a small…”
filed Dec 2, 2025
“Hello, I own currently a car, Kia Soul 2015 , I bought it from car auction, it was recovered after theft! The car is clean title! When I got it home a mechanic looked at it and told me the piston rod came out through the engine block and engine is seized up and this is a common problem for this…”
filed Apr 21, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Pinion plug may allow the pinion gear to separate from the steering gear assemblyCampaign 17V608000 · Sep 29, 2017
Steering problems in other Soul years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Soul | 1 | 4% |
| 2023 Soul | 8 | 17% |
| 2022 Soul | 2 | 2% |
| 2021 Soul | 9 | 4% |
| 2020 Soul | 16 | 4% |
| 2019 Soul | 5 | 4% |
| 2018 Soul | 5 | 2% |
| 2017 Soul | 10 | 4% |
| 2016 Soul | 30 | 4% |
| 2014 Soul | 55 | 6% |
| 2013 Soul | 150 | 23% |
| 2012 Soul | 166 | 32% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2015 Kia Soul
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.