Ignition Problems of Kia Motor Optima

The contact owns a 2007 kia Optima. Occasionally, the vehicle would not start when he placed the key in the ignition. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they were unable to duplicate or diagnose the failure. They informed her that whenever she parked the vehicle, the four wheels had to be in a straight line or else it would not start. The kia manufacturer was never called. The contact continued to take the vehicle to the Ford dealer for assistance. The failure mileage was 7895.

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The contact owns a 2007 kia Optima. Six months after purchase the ignition would lock. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, and a technician concluded that the ignition would lock because the wheels were turned while parked. He added that she should not have the wheels turned left or right when parked and to ensure that the wheels were parallel when parked. No repairs had been made to the vehicle. The failure mileage was 5,000. The current was 9,000.

The contact owns a 2003 kia Optima. The contact stated that the vehicle randomly fails to start. When he turns the key in the ignition, it feels as if the vehicle does not have fuel. The contact has to make three to four attempts just to get the vehicle to start. The vehicle fails in both cold and warm weather and has occurred eight times within the past thirty days. The vehicle will eventually start after approximately five to ten minutes. The mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle has been in the shop for days and no cause of failure has been determined. The current mileage is 58,400 and failure mileage was 57,000.

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Vehicle dies while driving, won't restart turn key and no response, dash light coe on but northing from starter, will restart after sitting a while, ac stops blowing.

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