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Complaint 1955161

2021 KIA FORTE • STEERING • incident Dec 22, 2023

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1955161
Make
KIA
Model
FORTE
Model Year
2021
Component
STEERING
Incident Date
Dec 22, 2023
Date Received
Jan 4, 2024
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

STEERING

Owner Narrative

Transmission overheating and dragging… weird smell and noise and scrubbing sound when turning the steering wheel. Only 50k miles on car

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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