NHTSA Complaint #10298143 — 2001 KIA OPTIMA

SUSPENSION:FRONT issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10298143
Vehicle 2001 KIA OPTIMA
Component SUSPENSION:FRONT
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 138,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State KY

Consumer Description

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 KIA OPTIMA ON NORTH INTERSTATE 65 TO INDIANA, IN FOUR LANE TRAFFIC MY KIA RIGHT FRONT WHEEL NEARLY CAME OFF DUE TO CORROSION OF THE SUB-FRAME AND LOWER WHEEL CONTROL ARM CAUSING SEPARATION. MY HUSBAND AND I COULD HAVE BOTH BEEN KILL ALONG WITH MANY OTHER PEOPLE. I LOVED MY CAR AND I PRAISE THE KIA, NOW THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT ME OR OTHER PEOPLE IN KENTUCKY. THEY WANT FIX MY CAR BUT MOST OF THE STATES AROUND MY STATE IS DOING SO, THEY ARE THOUSANDS OF RECALLS ON ALL OTHER CAR'S I AM SENDING A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.A. I WILL NOT STOP UNTIL KY OR KIA IS NOT ALLOWING VEHICLE IN KY NOT BE IN THE RECALLS. TELLS ME PEOPLE IN KY JUST DON'T MATTER TO KIA OR KY , WE ARE PEOPLE TO, AND THIS CAR WOULD HAVE LAST ME A LIFE TIME I AM SURE IF THIS HAD NOT HAPPEN. JUST BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER. WAS NOT IN THE SYSTEM , EVEN THOUGH 2001 - 2004 KIA OPTIMA HAS BEEN RECALL KY LAGS BEHIND AND DOES NOT CARE ABOUT ME. MY CAR IS JUST JUNK NOW AND I CAN NOT BUY ANOTHER. I WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT HOW THEY ARE TREATING ME I WILL NEVER GIVE UP. *TR

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