Complaint 1969939
2021 KIA FORTE • STEERING • incident Feb 3, 2024
Complaint Summary
STEERING
Owner Narrative
The electric steering column motor has worn parts causing the steering wheel to make a rubbing noise. There is a TSB out for this problem but for cars only manufactured in certain plants. My car was not manufactured in one of the plants that generated the TSB but I have that problem and Kia will not fix it. TSB CHA 084
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