2016 KIA SOUL — Complaint #1880562
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NHTSA Complaint about STEERING:STEERING WHEEL /HANDLE BAR:YAW/ANGLE SENSOR filed March 16, 2023
NHTSA complaint #1880562 (ODI reference 11512129) concerns a 2016 KIA SOUL and was filed on March 16, 2023. The owner reports the failure occurred on May 19, 2021. The vehicle had 57,000 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Virginia based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as steering:steering wheel /handle bar:yaw/angle sensor, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same KIA SOUL cohort independently describe similar steering:steering wheel /handle bar:yaw/angle sensor failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2016 KIA SOUL shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2016 Kia soul. The contact stated while driving 80 MPH with the cruise control feature engaged, the feature independently deactivated and the vehicle decelerated to 60 MPH. The contact stated that after the cruise control feature was disengaged the vehicle was veered to the side of the road. The contact then drove the vehicle 40 MPH back to the residence. The vehicle was then towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering angle sensor needed to be recalibrated. The vehicle was repaired but the failure reoccurred. The contact stated that the failure persisted, and the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to another dealer; Hyman Bros Kia (11901 Midlothian Turnpike, Midlothian, VA 23113) where it was diagnosed that the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of engine oil. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that a quart of oil had to be added every other week. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The fai
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1880562 |
| ODI Number | 11512129 |
| Date Filed | March 16, 2023 |
| Failure Date | May 19, 2021 |
| VIN | KNDJP3A56G7 |
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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