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2004 KIA OPTIMA Structure Frame And Members Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	735041
Internal NHTSA #	10280490
Manufacurer	HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2004
File date	01/06/05
Component	STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The recall concerning the 01 -04 kia optima subframe causing the car to be unable to maintain alignment is not being honored by dealers. I have made multiple attempts to either contact dealers for an appointment to which they would not return phonecalls or e-mails, or in one case actually got hold of a dealer who told me that at 130,000 miles it was time to replace the subframe and that i would have to pay for it. I have been eating tires and have not been able to keep this car aligned after the first 20,000 miles. I continue to drive this car because i am unable to replace it. I have had to put 2 clutches in it (the first one after 29,000 miles. For the record i have driven standards for 27 years before this and had never had to replace a clutch) and found out after the second clutch (which at no time would kia acknowledge a design flaw or any culpability) that the original clutches were not lasting on these cars and a standard pressure plate clutch had replaced the original under an engineering change instead of a recall. This car is unsafe and kia corporation and any dealer i have attempted to contact so far has refused ever to make good on any aspect of this car. This car and any 01-04 kia optima should have to be replaced by the kia corporation for their blatant disregard to the consumer for their safety and costs. I am going to attempt a media blitz to inform the american public of this blatant disregard and these safety issues in the next few weeks and felt you would want to know in order to get your data in order.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HAVERHILL, MA
VIN pattern	KNAGD126245XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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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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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 Structure Frame And Members Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 KIA OPTIMA Structure Frame And Members Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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