Tl* the contact owns a 2017 kia sportage. while driving 55 mph and making a right turn, the steering wheel seized and the vehicle traveled to the left instead. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the local dealer (kia of duluth, 1701 w michigan st, duluth, mn 55806, (866) 722-4542), but the failure could not be duplicated. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified and referred the contact to the local dealer and nhtsa. the failure mileage was 16,000. *tt
The car slightly veered to the left, at first. i brought it up to the sales person during the drive. there was also a slight burning smell when i drove the car home in the evening from the dealer. i brought it back the next day to have it checked out, and the service manager said that he could not find anything. one of the sales' people stated that some new cars have smells in the beginning and to run the air through the car.
While driving , especially on the highway, the vehicle veers slightly to left or right and takes constant corrections to keep it driving straight. the steering requires constant over corrections and the steering also feels very loose. it feels like driving on ice. i brought it to the dealer and the alignment and other factors have been checked and they say there is nothing per say wrong with the car.
2017 kia sportage. driver remote starts vehicle, unlocks vehicle and immediately shifts from park to any other gear, without pushing start/stop button, and within 10 seconds engine shuts off while in drive, neutral or reverse. anti-theft programmed to shut off engine 10 seconds after unlocking doors unless the start/stop button has been pushed. there is no way that driver should be capable of shifting out of park until the after the start/stop button has been activated. note: this is a correction for complaint # 10872312, reference 970797