NHTSA Complaint #10376559 — 2006 KIA OPTIMA

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10376559
Vehicle	2006 KIA OPTIMA
Component	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Date of Incident	January 12, 2011
Date Filed	January 13, 2011
Mileage	65,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH KEY OR FROM INSIDE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED RANDOMLY. I HAVE TO CRAWL THRU PASSENGER DOOR AT TIME TO GET INTO MY CAR. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SHOULD A ACCIDENT OCCUR AND THE DRIVER DOOR BE LOCKED THE DRIVER COULD BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A DEATH TRAP AND KIA SHOULD FIX IT. I CALLED MY LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT IF THERE WAS A SOLUTION TO REPAIR THIS AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD GIVE ME A QUOTE ON THE REPAIRS. THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE IS IN QUESTION AND THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED ASAP. *TR

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