Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | |||
| 08/21/2011 | 35000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 kia optima. the contact stated that when using the remote key fob to unlock the doors, the vehicle would respond but once the contact physically pulled on the driver side door handle, the vehicle would automatically lock. the dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure but denied assistance with repairs. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 35,000. kmj | |||
| 07/01/2011 | 71676 | ||
| My 2006 kia opimal driver side door will not unlock, | |||
| 05/03/2011 | 74000 | ||
| Power door lock on drivers side will not open with the remote button or key. the doors unlock when remote is used,but when you pull the drivers door handle all doors lock. when in car with locked doors, you frequently cannot open the drivers door with door button or handlle. in an accident, this door flaw could prevent the driver from escaping quickly. no action has been taken to correct problem to date. i will have the door latch system replaced as soon as possible. | |||
| 01/11/2010 | 80890 | ||
| I own a 2006 kia optima and the air bag light is on and does not go off even you are in the seats this is a hazzard if you have a accident you do not know if the air bag will work or not could be deadly ,also doors will not unlock if you lock them will not unlock with the key or from inside vehicle ,have to crawl over to passenger side to get this can be deadly if you get in a accident . | |||
| 10/10/2010 | 70000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns 2006 kia optima. the contact stated that the lock on the right passenger side door would not lock or unlock. whenever a passenger was is in the vehicle the door would not unlock so that the passenger could get out of the vehicle. the warranty expired and the vehicle was not repaired. the failure was not diagnosed by the dealer. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 70,000. | |||
| 01/11/2010 | 80890 | ||
| I own a 2006 kia optima and the air bag light is on and does not go off even you are in the seats this is a hazzard if you have a accident you do not know if the air bag will work or not could be deadly ,also doors will not unlock if you lock them will not unlock with the key or from inside vehicle ,have to crawl over to passenger side to get this can be deadly if you get in a accident . | |||
| 10/10/2010 | 70000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns 2006 kia optima. the contact stated that the lock on the right passenger side door would not lock or unlock. whenever a passenger was is in the vehicle the door would not unlock so that the passenger could get out of the vehicle. the warranty expired and the vehicle was not repaired. the failure was not diagnosed by the dealer. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 70,000. | |||
| 01/11/2010 | 80890 | ||
| I own a 2006 kia optima and the air bag light is on and does not go off even you are in the seats this is a hazzard if you have a accident you do not know if the air bag will work or not could be deadly ,also doors will not unlock if you lock them will not unlock with the key or from inside vehicle ,have to crawl over to passenger side to get this can be deadly if you get in a accident . | |||
| 10/10/2010 | 70000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns 2006 kia optima. the contact stated that the lock on the right passenger side door would not lock or unlock. whenever a passenger was is in the vehicle the door would not unlock so that the passenger could get out of the vehicle. the warranty expired and the vehicle was not repaired. the failure was not diagnosed by the dealer. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 70,000. | |||
| 10/10/2010 | 70000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns 2006 kia optima. the contact stated the lock on the right passenger door will not lock or unlock. whenever a passenger is in the vehicle the lock will not unlock for the passenger to get out. the vehicle was out of warranty and was not repaired. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 70,000...mw | |||
| 01/12/2011 | 65000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 05/10/2010 | 71651 | ||
| Door jam on right back door and sun visors on right passenger over view just drops down in the passenger or child view thats causes one to become fearful | |||
| 02/11/2010 | 60743 | 1 | |
| 06 kia optima power door lock problems; once locked the key will not work to open door correctly, neither will the door open manually from the inside. dealer contacted but will not fix problem although vehicle is only a few hundred miles over warranty. through personal research i discovered that this is a common and well known defect. problem exists in the door latch (aka door checker) per kia. this defect assigns to this vehicle the title of death trap. the fact that it has not been investigated and kia forced to rectify the problem is appalling and casts doubt on the service of the nhtsa. *tr | |||
| 11/25/2009 | 77000 | 1 | |
| The driver side door will not open either by key or by the remote control. this began randomly a few weeks ago, and would open if we jiggled the key a certain way. we could not lock the car since we didn't know if we could get it open again. we both work full time and are an hour away from a kia dealer. on thanksgiving day, it was accidentally locked and we haven't been able to get it open since. as a result, my husband, age 63 and i, age 62 have to crawl in through the passenger door, over the center console. the kia dealer contacted will not replace this at no charge, it will cost $200 just to be able to get into our car! it is past the bumper to bumper warranty and the customer service 800 number said it would be up to the district manager to fix it at no cost. the service dept. tells me that there have been other complaints and knows which part to order without even seeing the car. will it take an accident and not being able to get out of this car before something is done like the manufacturer taking the responsibility of fixing this defective door part? this is not only an inconvenience but a major safety issue since we have no way out should the passenger side be rammed and we can't afford to just quit driving this car that's not paid for! this is not an accessory, it's a basic car part! *tr | |||
| 08/10/2009 | 71000 | 1 | |
| Went to driver side door to get into the vehicle. attempted to open the door and was unable to do so. the door would unlock by the key but when you pull the handle the door would lock back and not come away from the door frame. the only way that you could get in the car was to open the passenger side door and crawl across to the driver side. exiting the vehicle was the same process. the car was put into the shop where the mechanic opened the door by unlocking the door and pulling the power lock fuse and opening the door. the actuator (or ajitator, i can't remember the specific name but it was one of the two) had to be replaced and then the door locking mechanism had to be replaced as well because it warped due to the actuator going out. with the car being approx 3 years old, the door locking mechanisms should not have gone out so soon. not being able to exit through the driver door and exiting through the passenger door is a big safety issue in the event of an emergency. *tr | |||
| 04/04/2009 | 1 | ||
| I have a 2006 kia optima. the electric locks lock you in the car. should i have an accident or should something else electrical happen causing a fire i would be dead! kia has had this issue for years as i found looking on internet, they still have not corrected it. *tr | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 01/15/2006 | 59000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 kia optima. the contact stated that the keyless remote would not unlock the vehicle. the contact could not get out of the vehicle. the dealer was contacted and stated that the latch on the vehicle failed not the keyless remote. the contact was concerned that in the event of an emergency he may not be able to get out of the vehicle. the dealer has given him a new keyless remote that began working normally and then it failed again. the dealer would not repair the latch on the vehicle. there have been no repairs to date. the failure mileage was 59,000 and the current mileage was 70,537. updated 3/10/10 *cn | |||