Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / OPTIMA / 2004

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007114155 Incident Date: Apr, 01 2007
Consumer's City: NORTH LITTLE ROCK Consumer's State: AR
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: OPTIMA Model Year: 2004
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#: KNAGD128745 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 02 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2007
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2004 kia optima. the contact stated that when she used the key to unlock the doors, only the rear doors unlocked. the front doors also failed to unlock from inside the vehicle. she had to climb in the vehicle from the backseat. the vin was unknown. the current mileage was 109,000 and failure mileage was 100,000. the consumer stated the vehicle will not unlock and have been locked out of the vehicle numerous times. the consumer further stated this is a safety issue and had to leave doors unlocked for fear of being locked out of the vehicle. updated 08/29/07 *tr