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2005 KIA OPTIMA Power Train Axle Assembly Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	739211
Internal NHTSA #	10284084
Manufacurer	HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2005
File date	15/08/09
Component	POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl*the contact owns a 2005 kia optima. She stated that while driving, making left and right turns or driving in reverse there was a knocking sound on the right passenger side of the vehicle near the tires. The contact told the dealer that the failure could be related to the cv shaft and the dealer repaired that part; however, the vehicle continued to make the knocking sound. The dealer later confirmed that the axle needed to be repaired. The failure and current mileages were 62,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	62000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	BYRAN, TX
VIN pattern	KNAGD126X55XXXXXX
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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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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2005 KIA OPTIMA Power Train Axle Assembly Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 KIA OPTIMA Power Train Axle Assembly Problems, Complaints and Defects

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