This is an online automotive information provider of a detailed information on complaints, defects and recalls for Kia OPTIMA 2016 steering. Our users can find data on mass market car models from most popular brands. The service allows to compare and analyze statistics for reported problems, complaints, recalls for various manufacturers. We hope our site will help with selecting of a reliable and safe car. By using this tool, you will be able to get records with description of safety issues for vehicles, equipment, tires and child restraints. These issues include safety recalls for your Kia OPTIMA 2016 steering and complaints other owners have filed.

Enter valid VIN:

2016 Kia OPTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1703568
Internal NHTSA #	11374179
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2016
File date	13/08/20
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Vehicle was in motion, driving straight in left lane on a city street in eastbound direction. On its own, the car started to accelerate while turning towards the left simultaneously. Driver was driving about 40 mph and based on air bag module, car sped up to 55 mph. The steering wheel and the brake seemed to be locked or stuck because neither component worked while this malfunction occurred. Driver tried to press the brake to slow the car down, but brake would not press down. Also tried to turn steering wheel to avoid oncoming westbound traffic, but steering wheel did not work either. Driver had absolutely no control of vehicle. The car accelerated and veered left for about a quarter of a mile until it finally hit a curb, then front passenger side wheel, rotor, and suspension broke. It seemed as if car was still trying to accelerate after it hit the curb because there are skid marks from the tires after impact. When the car stopped, the steering wheel and the brake pedal were no longer stuck. The steering wheel rotated properly and brake pedal pressed down with ease. Because of broken wheel, car was not operable afterward and was towed to collision center. Complaint was filed with kia consumer affairs and inspection completed, but they said they did not find any errors with the car electrical system or any other errors. The air bag module report coincides with the malfunction claim that i filed with kia on the day of the incident, but kia stated there weren't any error codes in the report. After repairs and inspection were completed, i traded-in the vehicle out of fear that this malfunction may happen again. Since an issue wasn't found with the car, that means the issue wasn't fixed and i didn't want to own a malfunctioning vehicle.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	35168
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SPRING, TX
VIN pattern	5XXGT4L35GGXXXXXX
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
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders
Drive train type
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	40
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
Dealer's state code
Dealer's ZIP code

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.

Last decoded VIN:

Y6D11030890134394 XW8AC4NH2MK127476 KNAKU815BAA037387 VF1HJD40070141614 JS2RD61H345250754 WAUZZZGY4SA020985 JTKLC164601002780 WBACH31090LE64683 1J4NT1GA1BD142588 3FA6P0H77GR115024 WAUZZZ4E55N003197 19UTC2858KL141076

Rating: 4.7 from 5 (3783 reviews)

2016 Kia OPTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 Kia OPTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?