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2012 Kia OPTIMA Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1597089
Internal NHTSA #	11252616
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2012
File date	28/08/19
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Ac air conditioning unit: we have owned this vehicle since day 1. When utilizing ac air conditioning system during hot temperatures, fan begins to blow hot and humid air even at the lowest temperature setting. This has occurred throughout the time we have owned the vehicle and when reported to the dealership, they always state that the unit is working as it is designed. Their only solution is to bring it in each time it happens, which is absurd since it sometimes happens after they are closed. When i asked to diagnose the electrical system that correlates with the ac unit, they state that i would need to authorize the work and they do not know how long it would take. It could take 2 or 4 hours. At mechanical rate, that would be around $500. The most recent event was on august 28, 2019 when the car had approximately 88000 miles. I will taking it back for warranty issue on the clicking of the steering and will have them do their basic diagnosis because a tear own would be at my cost. Because i maintain my cars to keep them beyond 100k miles, i am concerned at the cost of an ac unit that has shown to not work properly. I was willing to live with loose steering issue, but this is more problematic since my wife is in menopause.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	49000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ELK GROVE, CA
VIN pattern	5XXGN4A7XCGXXXXXX
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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Vehicle speed	35
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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 Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Kia OPTIMA Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

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