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2012 Kia OPTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1177909
Internal NHTSA #	10712399
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2012
File date	03/04/15
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	We purchased the car on 4/3/15 hendrick chevrolet in cary nc drove 5 miles home back to dealer ship next morning for paperwork to finish. Left dealership headed to main highway interstate 40 noticeable as soon as you get at highway speed the steering was tight had to hold on with both hand the car was weaving lane to lane as the was no center for you to drive straight. Immediately called dealer we took the car back left it. Today is a few weeks out 4/23/15 the have reset steering code, align and rebalanced tires a few times and yesterday replaced the whole steering column and we today still does the same thing. They said today they will replaces the tires and see his this goes. From the start they said no one has reported this issues but i showed them online of the hundreds of complaints. Kia is involved but i think they just want us to take the car and go. Its not safe and i am not driving it. It will sit there till tires rot. They are suppose to call kia foe more things to they but they didn't act lime they are in a hurry. If i would have known this car had complaints l. Would have never purchased it. Did research the car before purchase did not see any issue until i googled the problem and man the internet went crazy. I want it fixed and safe or kia to offer me a similar car with no issues...............
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	47400
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	APEX, NC
VIN pattern	5XXGM4A73CGXXXXXX
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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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.
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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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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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