03 Kia Optima Door Lock Problems

Drivers side door lock would lock doors fine but began immediately re locking after unlocking. Was hit with a class action lawsuit in a california federal court alleging that its kia optimas made in model years 2001 through 2006 are made with defective door locks that pose a potential safety hazard. They will guide you in the right direction to fix the problem as well as offer some good repair tips to deal with the issue in future.

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Sometimes with optimas the door will not open even if you unlock it with a key or manually.

03 kia optima door lock problems.

Kia door lock problems can give rise to many questions to which a car owner does not always have an answer. A bigger problem during cold months when you have to shut the door so you kids don t freeze and leave the engine running while try to determine the problem. Passenger door locks and will not unlock without pushing the unlock button and pulling the door handle at the same time. Power door locks not working problem of the 2003 kia motor optima 8.

The contact stated that the passenger side door failed to unlock from either side of the vehicle. Doors auto lock when you try to open the door on passengers or drivers side. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor. The vehicle was not repaired.

In such a situation the most effective alternative is to contact an expert for assistance. The contact attempted to use the fobik and could lock the doors but they failed to unlock. The contact stated that while parked the door lock failed. The contact owns a 2003 kia optima.

The failure was persistent. 2003 kia optima 78 000 mi visitor. The contact owns a 2003 kia optima. The contact stated that the driver side door lock was inoperable and the contact was unable to enter or exit through the driver side door.

Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 40 000 and the current mileage was 44 000. Kia motors america inc. The contact owns a 2003 kia optima.

The problem is the door latch. The kia class action lawsuit was filed on wednesday by plaintiff colleen davison who owns a 2003 kia optima. It takes about 5 to 10 minuets to get door open using this method. Door lock is now not unlocking at all and seems as though something is mechanically jamming it from turning key.

How to fix a door latch on a 2003 or similar model kia optima. Kia optima door stuck how i fixed the lock and actuator problem driver s side door for an up close look at the actuator issue see here.