The electrical door lock do not work most of the time.I have to open the door with the key sometime.the car is stationary. This start in may 2016 and continue.
2010 Kia Optima: doors won't lock, open or latch
7 of the 75 complaints about the 2010 Kia Optima describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 9%
- typical mileage
- 70,636
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
When it is hot and the sun is shining down on the vehicle for a long period of time, the drivers door and rear passenger door locks will not operate from the key fob? When it cools down such as evening or early morning the locks work just fine from the key fob? Seems to be related to hot or cool weather. No clue at this point why I have to work the locks manually when it is hot outside?
Power door locks will not work at times both inside and with the remote preventing all ability to get out of the vehicle. This occurs when the car is at a stop both while running and not running. I generally do not try to open the doors while I'm driving.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 kia optima. The contact stated that the four power door locks intermittently would not lock or unlock when accessing with the key fob, automatic door locks, or manually. The failure occurred on separate occasions and became progressively worse. On one occasion, the driver had to exit from another door due to the lock failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who was unable to locate the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.
Driver door fails to unlock when remote is pressed to unlock but will unlock all other doors. The drivers door and all other doors will lock with remote but only the drivers door will not unlock.
The car buckles when reducing your speed to around 20 MPH. Also the rear seat door lock stopped working and my car is no longer under warranty and kia wants to charge me around 700 dollars to fix it.
My rear passenger door lock stopped working. The door will not unlock. I called the dealership while I was still under warranty but they could not get me in for an appointment in a timely manner and now my warranty has expired and the dealership is telling me it costs over $200 to fix the problem. I consider this to be a safety issue. If I were ever in an accident the person sitting in this seat would have a hard time getting out of the car.
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Questions about the 2010 Kia Optima door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 2010 Kia Optima?
7 of 75 owner complaints about the 2010 Kia Optima (9%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 2004.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2010 Kia Optima?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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