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2013 KIA OPTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1067286
Internal NHTSA #	10592244
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2013
File date	23/09/13
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My 2013 kia optima lx, which i bought new with only 7 miles, is hard to keep on a straight track at highway speeds. Slight corrections have to be constantly made to the steering wheel to keep the car going in a straight path. This drifting will happen no matter how much the wind blowing or the type of road surface, it is definitely coming from the car. It's been happening since day one, but i chalked it up to the new tires needing to be broken in. Now the car has 12,000 miles and tires have been rotated and the issue is still there. I've driven enough cars to know that this is not normal. Now i find out that many other optima owners have this same steering issue. Kia/hyundai corporate needs to come up with a comprehensive solution to this steering issue before someone has an accident. Updated 11/24/2014 *js
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	50
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MANDAN, ND
VIN pattern	5XXGM4A73DGXXXXXX
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	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
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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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2013 KIA OPTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 KIA OPTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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