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2012 Kia OPTIMA Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1715321
Internal NHTSA #	11386509
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2012
File date	03/01/21
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Transmission has a hard pull when it down shifts from third gear to second gear and a harder pull on first gear this is a automatic transmission. In regular gears going in drive would actually do fine i noticed a week later when i was out driving for about an hour that the car would not go past second gear so i pulled off the road and had my car towed. The vehicle has never had any dashboard lights come on currently my car is in limp mode and will only go in reverse takes a few seconds to initiate an engage to go into first gear. Dealership does not really want to look at the vehicle if it does not have a check engine light code i have no idea what is wrong with this transmission i have 168,000 miles. It should give you some type of warning that something is going on with your transmission but it does not even light up on your dashboard if you go to press the pedal to accelerate it does not want to accelerate i just recently had my catalytic converter changed out so i know it is not that the gears on the transmission will not go past second gear now it is in what they consider limp mode or default mode someone really needs to look at the transmission on all the 2012 kia optimas i have been seeing a lot of issues with these cars the lights that are considered as the low beams are not very bright either i just recently had those changed and new ones put in they do not give you enough light if you're driving at night this is a safety hazard
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	168000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ARLINGTON, TX
VIN pattern	KNAGM4A79C5XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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2012 Kia OPTIMA Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Kia OPTIMA Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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