| Issue ID | 1345030 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10938670 |
| Manufacurer | Kia Motors America |
| Brand | KIA |
| Model | OPTIMA |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 29/12/16 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My steering has been loose since 65k miles and continued to drift. However this bieng my 4th car i let it slide and was waiting for time to do a wheel alignment. However at 73k miles the eps sensor went off and now is hard to drive. The eps on all my vehicles never had issues up till its death way over 250k miles. The eps sensor came on after a stop sign. Then i heard a snap then the car went into manual steering mode. Now the eps sensor is off and the car is working fine. |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LILBURN, GA |
| VIN pattern | 5XXGM4A74DGXXXXXX |
| 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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