Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | |||
| 07/26/2011 | 43000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2002 kia optima. the contact stated the front drivers side door will not open, once it is locked. the driver was forced to enter and exit the vehicle by climbing out of the window. the dealer was contacted, however the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was unknown. the failure and current mileage was 43,000. rds. | |||
| 05/23/2011 | 161000 | ||
| Door locks when using the door handle to open the door after the door has been unlocked using key or keyless entry. so far only been locked out of the car, but concerned i will be locked in the car at some point. | |||
| 01/10/2009 | 75095 | 1 | |
| Was locked inside vehicle. after climbing out window, was locked out of vehicle. the door would unlock with key then when you try to open door it locks itself, even with key still in door. when this happens door will not open by manual use of locks either. *tr | |||
| 07/05/2008 | 86020 | 1 | |
| After buying the vehicle from a auto dealer between july 2 and july 5 ...this vehicle began to have many problems like the audio receiver switch from radio to cd on its own,doors locks on its own,rpm runs to 4000 going 45mph after a hard jerk assuming that i was hit by a other car the air bag light came on after that 2 hard jerks while driving,,(they didn't even deployed) can not pump gas due to fuel keeps over flowing when its barely empty ....its been a living ?!@#$% and i'm still paying for the car....is it legal for a dealership to sell a vehicle like this. *tr | |||
| 04/27/2008 | 102000 | 1 | |
| 2002 kia optima -- when you unlock the doors either manually or with key fob and attempt to open the passenger door it immediately locks and does not allow you to exit the vehicle. it locks from both inside and outside of vehicle. this incident has happened in the past approximately april of 2005 with the exception it also included the driver door. had to climb out of window to exit vehicle. *tr | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 05/24/2002 | 16169 | 100 | 04/20/2002 |
| Vehicle model is a 2002 kia optima 4 door sedan and the problem is regarding the drivers left door. the power lock door locks on its own immediately after the door is unlocked using the key. the car was then taken to get fixed on 05/24/02 and ounce again the same problem occurred on 01/31/08 this time cost to fix is $233.16. after the problem was fixed, again for the second time, it occurred again. i am convinced that the power locks are defect and dangerous risks of becoming trapped in the car. this problem is unpredictable it occurs from time to time, and i am unable to get it fixed because mechanics must be there to see when problem occurs in order to try to fix it. in one incident i was forced to crawl out of the window in order to get out of the car. i feel very insecure and unsafe in case of an accident if i would be able to get out of the car which is why i am raising awareness of this problem. *tr | |||
| 06/03/2005 | 1 | 09/01/2002 | |
| Dt: contact states when he locks the doors on vehicle it will not unlock.*ak | |||
| 05/31/2004 | 2 | ||
| Door locks don't lock consistently. the master switch has been replaced twice.*ak | |||