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2004 KIA OPTIMA Latches Locks Linkages Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	748439
Internal NHTSA #	10293049
Manufacurer	HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2004
File date	14/11/09
Component	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The driver door failed to open by using the keyless entry or manually. You have to climb over the passenger seat to get into or out of the driver's seat. The driver's door will not even open using the handle from the inside of the car. There is not a choice of not having it fixed or not. You don't have the option of not using the keyless entry since the door will not work manually. Kia does not have this under warranty so you are forced to replaced both the latch and the actuator. The car had to taken to a kia dealer to be serviced unless climbing over the passenger seat was the way you would choose to enter and exit the car.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	64125
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SENOIA, GA
VIN pattern	KNAGD126745XXXXXX
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?
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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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.
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.

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2004 KIA OPTIMA Latches Locks Linkages Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 KIA OPTIMA Latches Locks Linkages Problems, Complaints and Defects

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