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My 2013 kia optima has had difficulty remaining in a sraight line on the freeway. tends to pull left and right. the rate of travel is aprox. 45-65mph....
Dt: 2002 kia optima lx. there is an electrical problem with the vehicle. the lights will start to flicker, and then the vehicle will lose power and...
While drive above 45mph the car wonders left and right, making it very hard to keep the car on the road. it also feels like there is a catch in the st...
Steering wheel locked causing vehicle to hit curb and damage wheel well. veh possibly will need new rim.
While driving the vehicle dash lights for the steering wheel and traction control come on and the steering gets hard as if no power steering. i pull over turn car off, check power steering fluid and belt, no issues. turn car back on no aforementioned dash lights turned off and steering is fine. this has happened a few times within the last two months.
When i'm going around a curve my steering wheel sticks and stays in the turning position. i have to forcefully turn it back
While driving at any speed but most dangerous when at freeway speeds the steering becomes jerky and not responsive and forces you to turn the steering wheel aggressively then it will start to work again causing the vehicle to swerve. at slower speeds this is not nearly as dangerous and the swerving is minimal but still present. when it happens at freeway speeds, the swerving is very significant and very dangerous. this has caused several near misses of potentially very dangerous accidents and will eventually cause a serious accident.
Driving down the road the steering has a catch in it and you need to use force to turn the steering wheel
I have never had any issues with my car, i get maintenance as scheduled so it's odd that this is even happening. on december 6th i went to move my car. i crank the car with no problem. i noticed it kind of hesistated slightly, but continued on with no problem. when i went to put my car in reverse in order to park it stalled and about 5 or 6 of the lights on the dash came on, the steering wheel went hard to manage/steer and as 6 other lights started blinking, i could no longer manipulate my wheel so i allowed the car to roll into the spot because i was on a slight incline and put it in park. the moment i did that the car cut off. it would not turn over, it would not do anything besides click when i tried to crank the car again. i eventually asked someone for a jump and managed to make it home. the next day i got up and drove as i normally would and thats when the eletric power steering warning light came on. when that light comes on the car becomes hard to maneuver. thankfully that ...
I have had the steering go out multiple times - reported it to kia where i lease from and a local shop. just happened again today (11/25/19) - it has happened at least 3 times in the last year - i have had it towed to the place i leased from as well. also, twice now - while driving the engine shuts off. very scary. as i stated, i have taken in and the kia dealerships say that they cannot not get it to duplicate, they treat me as i am making up. now reading that it does happen to others, i think this is an issue. i will not lease or buy another kia
Hello i am nychole and in october of 2017 i purchased a brand new 2018 kia optima . never really had any issues with it until fri nov 22. as i was leaving from work my car did a very abrupt jerk that i acknowledged but didn't think anything of it because my gas light had just came on. but today which is sunday my car's eps (electric power steering) light flashed. weirded out i look at the manual in the glove compartment. as i eased into my apartment complex the car did that same jerk, the steering wheel went hard to manage/steer and 6 other lights started blinking( parking break light,epb light ,abs light,esc light ,battery charge light, and the master malfunction light) . i could no longer manipulate my wheel so i pull forward onto a open spot and put it in park. the moment i did this the car cut off. it will not turn over, it will not do anything besides tick. i have been great with maintenance because it was either free or dirt cheap so i always took it to the dealership. i have read more reviews of people going through similar things. ...
Lane safety control system makes unusual turns while i'm driving resulting me having to correct. in some situations vehicle almost turned into cars in nearby lane. incidents have happened both on surface streets at speeds less than 55 miles per hour and on the freeway at speeds exceeding 55 miles per hour