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2010 KIA OPTIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1010540
Internal NHTSA #	10543322
Manufacurer	Kia Motors Corporation
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2010
File date	01/08/12
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The car buckles when reducing your speed to around 20 mph. Also the rear seat door lock stopped working and my car is no longer under warranty and kia wants to charge me around 700 dollars to fix it.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	60000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ELK RIDGE, UT
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
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	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	20
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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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2010 KIA OPTIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2010 KIA OPTIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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