There are 8 stored owner reports matching the steering leading-label group for the 2008 Kia Rondo in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 8 of 8 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)STEERING SYSTEM HAS EXPERIENCED A THUMPING GRIND ON REVERSE TURNS WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS FULLY ENGAGED. REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES BY LUBING STOPS. BRAKE CALIPERS DO NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN LINE IS LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE CRADLE MOUNTING EXCESS CONDENSATION HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH THE CRADLE AND BROKEN APART. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 65,000 MILES.
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR..THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED RAINING..THE STEERING WENT OUT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE ENGINE BELT WAS MAKING A AWFUL NOISE! BUT WHAT CONCERNED ME I COULD NOT CONTROL MY CAR...I HAVE LOOK UP THE RESEARCH OF OTHERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE STEERING LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED AFTER THE WATER DRAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPLASH GUARDS WERE NOT KEEPING THE WATER OFF THE BELTS. THE MECHANIC FURTHER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPLASH GUARDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE ABILITY TO STEER SEIZED. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
EVERY TIME I WENT THROUGH A PUDDLE, THE PARKING BRAKE/BRAKE FLUID LIGHT AND THE CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON. IT ALSO LOST POWER STEERING WHILE THIS HAPPENED. IT LASTED FEW MOMENTS. THIS HAPPENED WITH EVERY PUDDLE AND EVEN ON THE FREEWAY WHEN WATER SPLASHED UNDERNEATH!!
I TOOK VEHICLE IN TO PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR WHEEL ALIGNMENT. I WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO MANUFACTURING QUIRK THAT ONE OF THE ALIGNMENT ADJUSTMENTS TO THE WHEELS CAN NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO HELP EITHER. I WAS TOLD THAT A TIRE WAS IMPROPERLY WELDED ON UPON MANUFACTURING AND A CORRECT/APPROPRIATE ALIGNMENT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE. *TR
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. AS YOU ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT IS VERY HARD TO STEER, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP ON YOU. THIS HAS HAPPEN AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE MECHANIC TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND NO PROBLEM, AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. SHE WAS ADVISED TO JERK THE WHEEL TO GET IT OUT OF THE LOCK POSITION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED; I PROVIDED THE NUMBER 800-333-4542 TO HER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39, 00 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.DWH
SEVERE VIBRATION AND SHAKING FELT IN STEERING WHEEL AND SEAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OVER 50 MPH. DEALERSHIP HAS BALANCED WHEELS, RESURFACED ROTORS, WORKED ON BRAKES, AND IS STILL UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.