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2010 KIA OPTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1291223
Internal NHTSA #	10874930
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2010
File date	01/03/16
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	When it is hot and the sun is shining down on the vehicle for a long period of time, the drivers door and rear passenger door locks will not operate from the key fob? When it cools down such as evening or early morning the locks work just fine from the key fob? Seems to be related to hot or cool weather. No clue at this point why i have to work the locks manually when it is hot outside?
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	20000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SELLERSBURG, IN
VIN pattern	KNAGG4A89A5XXXXXX
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	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders
Drive train type
Transmission type
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
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Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
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Dealer's ZIP code

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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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2010 KIA OPTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2010 KIA OPTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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