| Issue ID | 1470241 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11098299 |
| Manufacurer | Kia Motors America |
| Brand | KIA |
| Model | OPTIMA |
| Model Year | 2015 |
| File date | 28/04/18 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | At highway speed the car seems to wander both left and right and when attempting to correct the steering wheel will "stick" and requires abnormal amount of effort to get it to respond to driver input. Once it responds it over corrects slightly which causes to car to weave (within it's lane). The car now requires constant driver input to keep the car within it's lane. We bought the car new in late 2016 and don't drive it a lot as it now has only 11,000 miles and this problem has gotten progressively worse since about 5,000 miles. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 8000 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | VISTA, CA |
| VIN pattern | 5XXGU4L33GGXXXXXX |
| 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? | |
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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 | 65 |
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