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2018 Kia OPTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1527125
Internal NHTSA #	11165394
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2018
File date	02/01/19
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	This has occurred on 3 times so far. I was at a gas station filling up the tank, the key was in the ignition, the car was in park, the engine was running, and my car door was closed. When i finished getting gas, i tried to open the driver side door and it was locked. All doors were locked. I was 20 miles from home fortunately someone was at home to bring a spare key for me to open the trunk, push the rear passenger seats down and climb thru to the front to turn the ignition off and unlock the door. The same scenario occured this past week when i had gone outside to warm up my car by turning on the defrost for the front and back windows. Once again, the engine was running and i closed the doors. Once the car was warm, i tried to open the door and it was locked. I had to go in the house to get the other set of keys, open the trunk push the back seats down and climb thru the to the front, turn off the ignition and unlock the door. This last occurence was once again at a gas station, this time it was late at night, it was 20 degrees outside and had to wait for someone from my house bring the spare keys. The question i have for myself is, what am i going to do if no one is at my house to bring the extra key. Surely, i dont plan to bring two sets of keys with me. Everytime i've taken it to the kiaofdayton service center, i am told they cannot recreate the issue. I've taken it to the dealership twice. It's very frustrating. In every instance the car was in park, the engine was running, and the doors were unlocked when i had exited the vehicle. When i attempted to get back in, i could not because the doors had locked by themselves.
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	TROTWOOD, OH
VIN pattern	5XXGT4L30JGXXXXXX
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	15/10/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
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.
What is Failure?
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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