While parking 2007 optima I was unable to put the vehicle in park or take out the key. The shifter linkage and cable had broken. I used the emergency brake to keep the vehicle from rolling. I took vehicle to dealer (summit kia, waterford, mi) they replaced the vehicle shifting linkage at a cost of $750.00. The dealer stated the cable broke and when I asked if the part was defective they stated that it was not unusual to have to replace this on the 2007 kia optima. The vehicle has 108,000 miles. In 40 years and many vehicles I have never had this go on any other vehicle I owned.
2007 Kia Optima electrical complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2007 kia optima. The contact stated the ignition switch failed causing the key to remain lodged in the ignition or making it impossible to turn in order to start the vehicle. The steering wheel was locked in place as well. The contact continuously turned and pulled the steering wheel towards her body in order to remove the key but to no avail. The dealer replaced the key and advised that when parking the vehicle, that all four tires were straight in order to remove the keys from the ignition. The failure persisted. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer seven times in regards to the failure to no avail. The manufacturer advised taking the vehicle back to the dealer for additional repairs and would not provide any assistance. The failure mileage was 11,000.
Tl*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.
Tl* 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.
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