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2012 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1275929
Internal NHTSA #	10855299
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2012
File date	03/03/16
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The first thing would have to be the steering wheel like it has been noted before when you sit still it has a clicking sound. And all driving the highway at 75 miles an hour it sticks and you have to jerk it back witch is no safe i have had it aligned many times but does not fix the problem. My car has 112,113 miles on i take care of replace thing that need to done and oil changes every 3,000 well after i hit the 100,000 mark my car sounds like it has no oil .. Are i have seen on the internet that it sounds like your rpms are really high but there not ... It starts when i'm going 20 mph another thing that is weird when i'm turning left the noise goes away
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	100000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HARPER, TX
VIN pattern	5XXGR4A6XCGXXXXXX
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	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	14/12/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	75
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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.
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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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2012 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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