| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001037588 | Incident Date: Jun, 30 2001 |
| Consumer's City: FREEPORT | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America |
| Model Name: OPTIMA | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: KNAGD124515 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 06 2005 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 29 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Dt: the front passenger side door will not unlock from the inside or the outside. the key does not always work. also the remote is not able to unlock the doors. this problem first started in 7-2001. the consumer took the vehicle to a dealership to be repaired and they were still waiting for the part. there also was a problem with the transmission. the consumer was unable to get the gears to shift smoothly. the dealership replaced the front sensor for the transmission the first time. the dealership recently replaced the rear sensor because the problem recurred. *ak *mr |
