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2018 KIA OPTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1710674
Internal NHTSA #	11383186
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2018
File date	10/12/20
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I have 63,826 miles on my 2018 kia optima s and i drove it to the store and all my light on the dash came on when i would come to a stop and my power steering would go out and about cause me to wreck. I was told that it was my alternator but after getting a new alternator i then drove it to get dinner a few days later when the same thing started happening again and my power steering kept going out again. I have two newborn babies, a 5 year old and a 10 year old in the vehicle with me and had i wrecked when the power steering went out it could have been a bad situation.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	36826
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MCDONOUGH, GA
VIN pattern	5XXGT4L32JGXXXXXX
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	45
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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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2018 KIA OPTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2018 KIA OPTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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