2004 Kia Optima

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN AND CLOSE. AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ENTER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 7/16/15*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT UNLOCK, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE FOR THE REAR DOOR WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I HAVE A 2004 KIA OPTIMA LX 4 DOOR SEDAN, THE FRONT DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE YOU CAN NOT LOCK AND UNLOCK I HAVE TO LEAVE THE DOOR PANEL OFF SO IF IT GETS LOCKED, YOU HAVE TO TAKE A SCREWDRIVER AND PUSH UP THE LITTLE ROD THAT LEADS TO THE LATCH. BELIEVE ME I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER KIA OPTIMA OR ANY KIND OF A KIA IN MY EYES THEY ARE JUNK . ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS JUNKY CAR ONLY HAS 87,000 MILES. *TR

WHEN TRYING TO EXIT MY KIA, THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT UNLOCK. I TRIED THE MANUAL AND ELECTRICAL SWITCHES ON THE DOOR AND ALL I COULD GET WAS A CLICK, AND THEN AN IMMEDIATE RE-LOCK OF THE DOORS, AS SOON AS I PULLED ON THE DOOR HANDLE. I THEN ROLLED THE WINDOW DOWN AND TRIED THE KEY, SEVERAL TIMES, FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH THE SAME RESULTS. I MANAGED TO WORK MY 79 YEAR OLD 210 LB. BODY OVER TO THE PASSENGER SEAT AND TRIED THE SAME THING AND GOT THE SAME RESULTS. I WAS READY TO CALL 911 WHEN I TRIED THE KEY ON THE OUTSIDE AGAIN FOR THE 5TH OR 6TH TIME AND THE LOCKS WORKED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I UNDERSTAND IS QUITE COMMON ON THE KIA'S AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES, I KNOW I WAS FRIGHTENED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN A WRECK WITH A FIRE AND THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, TWICE WHILE LOCKED INSIDE AND TWICE FROM THE OUTSIDE TYING TO GET IN. *TR

IT STARTED WITH DOORS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2012, THEN THE PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK AT TIMES SINCE 2012. THEN ON 2-28-15, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK. I HAD TO CLIMB THROUGH THE BACK SEAT AND THE CONSOLE TO GET TO THE DRIVER SEAT. THEN ON THE 3-02-2015, DRIVER'S DOOR, THE PASSENGER DOOR AND THE REAR BACK DOOR COMPLETELY REFUSED TO UNLOCK. THIS IS VERY SCARY, IN FACT, I ALMOST BROKE MY RIGHT FOOT WHILE CLIMBING INTO THE DRIVER SEAT FROM THE BACK SEAT THROUGH THE CONSOLE, BECAUSE MY RIGHT LEG WAS CAUGHT ON THE PASSENGER SEAT HEAD REST. *TR

DRIVER'S DOOR LOCKS AND CANNOT BE OPENED WITH A KEY AND DOES NOT OPEN ONCE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THE OPERATOR ESSENTIALLY IS LOCKED IN THE CAR. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR FIRE, THE OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EASILY VACATE THE VEHICLE; THE ONLY WAY WOULD BE TO CLIMB OVER THE CONSOLE TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OR THE REAR TO EXIT THE PASSENGER DOORS. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH NO ACTION TAKEN BY THE MANUFACTURER TO REMEDY THE DEFECT AND AFFECTS MULTIPLE MANUFACTURING YEARS. IN MY OPINION IT CLEARLY IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA OPTIMA. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE DOORS INDEPENDENTLY LOCKED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.