NHTSA Complaint #10691413 — 2004 KIA OPTIMA

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10691413
Vehicle	2004 KIA OPTIMA
Component	EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
Date of Incident	March 1, 2013
Date Filed	March 2, 2015
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

DRIVERS SIDE LOCKING AND NOT RELEASING. NUMEROUS INCIDENTS WHERE THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCKS AND WILL NOT RELEASE. (USING THE KEY ON THE OUTSIDE OR THE PAD ON THE INSIDE DOOR) I HAVE REPEATEDLY HAD TO CLIMB OUT THE BACK DOOR BECAUSE THE PLASTIC PIECES THAT WERE USED WHEN MAKING THE CAR ARE WORN OUT AND NOT ALLOWING THE LOCK TO UNLOCK. IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT. I AM HOPING THAT A RECALL OR A SILENT RECALL WILL BE ISSUED FOR THIS SINCE I AM NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET THE DOOR PANEL OFF TO FIX IT. *TR

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