PS343

Service Bulletin Details

Public Details for: PS343

Pitstop: oily substance dripping from mdps steering column - on some optima (qf/tf/tf hev) vehicles, the customer may complain of an oily substance dripping onto the driver?S side floorboard area, especially in areas with high ambient tempe


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SUBJECT:
GROUP
Chassis
MODEL
Optima (QF/TF) All
Optima Hybrid (TF HEV) All
NUMBER
PS343
DATE
August 2014
OILY SUBSTANCE DRIPPING FROM MDPS
STEERING COLUMN
On some Optima (QF/TF/TF HEV) vehicles, the customer may complain of an oily substance
dripping onto the driver’s side floorboard area, especially in areas with high ambient
temperatures. This concern may be due to an excessive amount of grease applied to the
steering column tilt adjustment area, which may become liquefied and drip when heated past
its melting point. Using a clean shop towel, remove the excess layer of grease from around the
column pivot area, being sure to leave sufficient grease to allow for easy adjustment of the tilt
mechanism. Do NOT replace the MDPS steering column to resolve this concern.
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