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2004 KIA OPTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	642997
Internal NHTSA #	10201915
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2004
File date	22/07/07
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On july 22, 2007, i was on my way back home from my anniversary trip when my car just shut off. We tried several times to get the car restarted with no luck. Since the car is still under warranty, we call for roadside assistance which falls under the warranty. Well 3-1/2 hours later a tow truck showed up. Unfortunately for me, it was not called by kia. He just happened down the road at the time. So i had to pay $250. 00 to have my car towed home to avoid storage fees at the dealership. The next day the kia dealership had the car towed to the dealership where they changed the crank sensor and timing belt. Two weeks later the car started having idling problems. The car would shut off if left to idle. The car jerked when taking off and it sounded like the engine was bouncing around under the hood. So i had it taken back to the dealership to have it fixed. It is now 2 weeks later and my car is still at the kia dealership. They have called me 4 times to come get the car it is ready. No it was not!!! So 4 times i drove an hour to the dealership and an hour home to go down to the dealership, crank up my car, realize it still had the same problem, give them back the keys, and drive home. I am now at the point where kia can keep the piece of sh*t and either give me my money back on my supposedly new car or give me an actual new car. I have had enough!!!@!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	57861
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	REGISTER, GA
VIN pattern	KNAGD126145XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	09/02/05
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	AWD
Transmission type	MAN
Vehicle speed	0
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	KIA COUNTRY OF SAVANNAH
Dealer's telephone number	912-921-0055
Dealer's city	SAVANNAH
Dealer's state code	GA
Dealer's ZIP code	31404

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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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2004 KIA OPTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 KIA OPTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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