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2011 KIA OPTIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1272484
Internal NHTSA #	10852580
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2011
File date	25/03/16
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	When putting the car in gear, it would jerk really hard like i had hit something. At first it only did it once or twice within a month so it was hard to duplicate. Recently it started getting consistent. It would jerk hard when putting it in gear or park. Also going down the road it shifted really had like something was slipping. It didn't matter if it was in the morning or afternoon. Twice this week, it did it each time i went somewhere. The shifts were sometimes shorter and more often. It felt like it was maybe slipping or needed fluid. I took it in and determined it was the transmission temperature sensor. They replaced trany temp sensor, code p0711. There was no code on the dash, they had to check it in the transmission. It worked.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	76250
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	VA BEACH, VA
VIN pattern	KNAGR4A64B5XXXXXX
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
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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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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.
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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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2011 KIA OPTIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 KIA OPTIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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