6.0
fairly significant- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 2,200 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 2 complaints
Most common solutions:
- replace door lock actuator (2 reports)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Kia dealer.
After only owning this car for about 3 weeks, the drivers door lock actuator failed resulting in a permanently locked drivers door unless you open it from the inside. Neither the key nor the outside handle would open the door. I am 6ft tall almost 300 lbs and I cannot continue to climb over the passenger seat to open the drivers door. The dealer is unable to put the actuator from another door into this one's place even though it would be extremely more convenient for me. Additionally the part is unavailable in the entire united states. they even said they supposedly do not have any available at the plant in Georgia where they make these cars. I am forced to wait almost 2 weeks for a part.
- Ari R., Ossining, NY, US
Door lock would not work with key fob, or door handle button. Had to use emergency key inside key fob to lock/unlock driver door. Annoying as it was only 4 weeks old.
- tr6canuck, Windsor, ON, Canada