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2012 Kia OPTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1135834
Internal NHTSA #	10661155
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2012
File date	20/11/14
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The vehicle is very hard to steer when you go over 45/55 miles per hour. It becomes so uncontrollable that i have to drive it with both hands as i continue to try to control the vehicle from either going into another lane or hitting the one coming traffic. The steering wheel gets soooo tight /stiff that the car cannot travel down the highway without me constantly shifting steering wheel from left to right. Any slight over pull / correction of the wheel is going to cause someone there life or a horrible accident . I pray that kia corrects this before someone or cause someone to lose their life. Hope this will be recalled before it's to late. I was on the highway fighting to stay in my lane and crossed over into the oncoming traffic (which could've caused me my life)and it was a sheriff deputy. He immediately turned around to stop me. He thought i was dui. This was very embarrassing . I explained to him that i had the txt the dealership where i had got the car from and they tried to put it on the highway/ tires but they suggested i take it to kia dealership closer to me. The officer suggested i get it checked asap and didn't charge me . Not only am i afraid to drive the car but i'm exhausted and body extremely tired from driving it. No one should feel this way. Kia please listen to your customers because they can make you or break you. Please don't be like that other car company and someone had to lose their life first. Please listen!!!!!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	33974
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MIDWAY, GA
VIN pattern	5XXGM4A78CGXXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	55
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Kia OPTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Kia OPTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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