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2014 Kia OPTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1098765
Internal NHTSA #	10622238
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2014
File date	09/06/14
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	After purchasing a brand new kia optima (51 miles on it at delivery), it became very apparent there were major issues with its steering at speeds over 50 mphs. The vehicle would move left or right within a lane on its own and i would have to constantly put input into the steering wheel to keep it within a lane. My first attempt to remedy the issue was to my local dealership down the street. The dealerships first attempt was to change the steering computers setting to more of a sport mode (told ex model only has 2 steering settings) and i was out of there in 15 minutes. The change did nothing to fix the problem. I took the vehicle back to the same dealership and re-explained the steering issues i was having. After receiving a phone call from a service advisor, i was told the dealership had contacted kia reference the problem and the dealership was told to replace the entire steering column to fix the side to side drifting issue. The steering column would have to be ordered and my brand new vehicle was at the dealership for 5 days to have a major part replaced. Upon a call from the service rep. I was told my vehicle was fixed and it was ready for pickup. It was the next day that i got the vehicle on the freeway only to find i would still drift left and right. The problem was not fixed. I called the dealership and i set up an appointment to take a drive with the mechanic who signed off on the repair. I drove with the mechanic and showed him the drifting issue was still there. He agreed it should not be doing it but i would have to wait for a pending computer fix kia was working on. I asked when this would be available and i was told it could be 1 month or up to 8 months. Now i'm thinking about using the lemon law in my state to return the vehicle. It has less than 2,000 miles and i won't let anyone in my family drive it because its unsafe.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	150
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PEORIA, AZ
VIN pattern	5XXGN4A77EGXXXXXX
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
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	50
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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.
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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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2014 Kia OPTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2014 Kia OPTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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