NHTSA Complaint #11707561 — 2020 KIA SPORTAGE

STEERING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11707561
Vehicle	2020 KIA SPORTAGE
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	December 31, 1969
Date Filed	December 29, 2025
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

Vehicle has excessive wandering, that is intermittent, during traffic, surrounding traffic on freeways and on slight wind and rain. The vehicle exhibits behavior that is very very unstable.. I’ve had the vehicle for about three years and it’s been doing this for about two years now intermittently I recently took it into the Kia dealership in Stocton to have it looked at nothing was determined other than the state of the problem.

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