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2012 KIA OPTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	922881
Internal NHTSA #	10460419
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2012
File date	15/04/12
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Brand new vehicle pulled to right and also drifted left to right at 8 miles on highway with a speed of 55. I though all that it needed was a simple alignment i took it back to the dealer at just under 3000 miles and the tech drove it and told me it was fine i just need to get used to it. This car did not drive like the 2 that i had driven before i purchased it. The tech did an alignment and said the rear wheel was off from the factory . The car still did the same thing it felt loose and drifted on highway and straitways. I took it to another dealer that day and the tech drove it for 30 seconds and noticed the steering is was not right. He spent a great deal of time performing an alignment and once i drove it was fine. There was a slight pull to the right but most cars do have that. The tech gave me a print out of the alignment and the front camber was not to factory settings he told me that he could not adjust it. After driving 700 miles later the loose feeling and the drifting returned. I have contacted the original dealer again and i am hoping for a resolution soon.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	8
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HULL, MA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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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	55
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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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2012 KIA OPTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA OPTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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