10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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2017 Kia Optima steering problems

steering problem

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2017 Kia Optima Owner Comments

problem #2

Jul 102022

Optima

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

There is a viral trend spreading throughout the country that shows how easy it is to steal a key-start Kia or Hyundai. The perpetrators bashed my back rear window, dislodged the undercarriage of the steering wheel, and used something as simple as a USB cable to turn a knob and start the ignition. My safety was put at risk as well as others because these people that stole my car clearly do not care about their own life or others. No one steals a car for a positive reason. They drove it recklessly and abandoned it without concern for anyone. Kia and Hyundai need to address this issue or more and more of them are going to continue to get stolen and people are going to continue to get hurt, both physically and financially.

- St. Louis, MO, USA

problem #1

Nov 022019

Optima

  • miles
I was driving today and the steering locked up while I was moving.

- Medford, MA, USA

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