NHTSA Complaint #10469126 — 2004 KIA OPTIMA

I OWN A 2004 KIA OPTIMA PURCHASED BRAND NEW. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO UNLOCK (OR OPEN) THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM ACCORDED A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK MY CAR DOOR. ONCE I REMOVED MY KEY AND LIFTED THE HANDLE TO GET IN ALL OF THE DOORS LOCK. I HAD TO ENTER THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL ALSO NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IF I GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT I WILL BE TRAPPED INSIDE AND COULD DIE!! I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUE FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL. AND IT APPEARS THAT THE 2003 MODEL HAS THE SAME ISSUE. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: HTTP://VLANE.COM/DISCUSS-TOPIC/989/MY-DRIVERS-DOOR-IS-LOCKED-WILL-NOT-UNLOCK, AS WELL AS WWW.FIXYA.COM/CARS/+866401-DRIVERS_DOOR_WILL_NOT_UNLOCK THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL AS I FEAR FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. *TR