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2011 KIA OPTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1405190
Internal NHTSA #	11021285
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2011
File date	01/05/17
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The steering wheel when you turn to either side has a lot of play before responding to turn the wheels and has a loud clanking sound like it's either engaging or slipping, and it gets worse each time i drive it, after talking with a few different mechanics and looking up similar issues the kids optima has a plastic steering gear inside of the steering power box that is wearing out and gets worse and worse of course until you have no steering, i've found way too many people with the same issues and the his can not be ignored, a major accident waiting to happen when driving this car!!! I have went ahead and bought new tires, new brakes new front rotors new float pins for the calipers and the car aligned all four tires and nothing helps like i said it's the plastic gear in the steering power box, it has videos on line of this and why hasn't this been fixed??
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	103000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	OAK HILL, OH
VIN pattern	KNAGR4A68B5XXXXXX
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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Vehicle speed	75
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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 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 KIA OPTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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