Aug 31, 2021Engine & coolingFire
The contact owned a 2012 Kia Optima. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V224000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The contact stated that while driving at 30 - 35 mph, the vehicle loss motive power without warning. The oil warning light was first illuminated then all of the warning lights were illuminated. The contact was able to pull over on the side of the road. The contact tried to restart the vehicle when she detected a smoke odor and saw there was smoke coming from under the hood. The contact exited the vehicle with her daughter. The contact then opened the hood and saw that the engine had caught fire. The contact had a friend from nearby come help to put out the fire with water. No medical attention was received. No police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired and remained on the side of the road. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 203,000.
NHTSA ODI 11431252
Jul 11, 2021Body & structureEngineFuel systemFire
While driving at the speed limit on July 9th 2021 my kia optima started smoking within a minute of us pulling over the front of the car was on fire
NHTSA ODI 11424258
Jun 10, 2021EngineFire
The contact owns a 2012 Kia Optima. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that there was smoke coming from under the hood. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was relating the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 17V224000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
NHTSA ODI 11420493
Apr 12, 2021EngineFire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT'S GRAND DAUGHTER STATED WHILE DRIVING AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO A STOP SAFELY. THE CONTACT STATED FIRE BEGAN TO COME OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A FIRE AND POLICE REPORT WERE FILED. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL TOW YARD WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BEING DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA ODI 11407575
Mar 31, 2021EngineFire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO GARDEN GROVE KIA (13731 HARBOR BLVD, GARDEN GROVE, CA 92843) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE ENGINE FAILING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS RELATING THE ISSUE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V750000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE BUT INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT VEHICLE HAD TO MANY MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 290,00.
NHTSA ODI 11405789
Mar 27, 2021SuspensionElectrical systemBrakesCrash5 injuries
BRAKES SQUICK EVEN AFTER REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT AND HAS A SLOWER RESPONSE TIME THEN USUAL AND CAUSED A REAR END ACCIDENT, COOLING AND HEATED SEATS STOPPED WORKING ON THE DRIVER SIDE WHICH I MET OWNERS OF MY EXACT CAR SAID THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO THEM, AND THE PASSENGER SEAT CONTROLLERS DOESN'T WORK TO OPERATE ADJUSTABLE SEATS! THE SUSPENSIONS HAS BEEN BAD EVERY SINCE THE RECALL ON THE ENGINE; FOR SOME REASON IT WAS GIVING BACK TO ME WITH THAT PROBLEM FROM KIA DEALERSHIP. BACK-UP CAMERA IS MALFUNCTIONING FOR YEARS NOW AND CAR DOESN'T EVEN BEEP WHEN GETTING TOO CLOSE TO OBJECTS/OTHER VEHICLES ANYMORE EITHER FOR YEARS! I'M JUST FINDING OUT ABOUT THE PROCESS, RECALL LAWS AND RIGHT TO AN INVESTIGATION.*DT*JB
NHTSA ODI 11405106
Jan 28, 2021EngineFire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND THE HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HE WAS ABLE TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICE SMOKE EXIT THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED A POLICE OFFICER WAS NEARBY AND PARKED BEHIND HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED ON IT'S OWN BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO THE LOCATION. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER NORTHTOWN KIA ( 3900 SHERIDAN DR, AMHERST, NY 14226: (716) 217-2390) AND DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED DUE TO A OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V907000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE), HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.
NHTSA ODI 11390487
Dec 11, 2020EngineFire
ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED CAUGHT ON FIRE AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN.
NHTSA ODI 11383045
Dec 10, 2020EngineFire
THE CAR HAD BROKE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE TOTALING THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS NOT IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET
NHTSA ODI 11382848
Aug 10, 2020EngineFire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CRUISE THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD SAW FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER RAN TO HIS EMPLOYER AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH 5 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. THE CONTACT STATED NO ONE WAS INJURED OR SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO FIRE OR POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE FOUND SEVERAL UNKNOWN RECALLS ON LINE THAT WAS RELATED TO THE VEHICLE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000.
NHTSA ODI 11348471
Aug 5, 2020Fire
DRIVING CAR FOR NO LONGER THAN 45 MINUTES. WHEN APPROACHING A GREEN LIGHT MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE LIGHT TURNED RED SO I HAD TO COME TO A STOP. AS I DID, ALL MY DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND MY CAR SPUTTERED. THE CAR THEN TURNED OFF. I TRIED TO RESTART, BUT NOTHING. IT BEGAN TO SMOKE BADLY AND I RUSHED OUT OF MY VEHICLE. THERE WAS A COP, CONVENIENTLY CLOSE, WHO STOPPED AND POURED WATER WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM. IT CONTINUED TO SMOKE BUT NOT AS BAD AS BEFORE. THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER STILL AND I WAS FORCED TO PAY TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. AFTER SITTING, WITH ENGINE OFF, THERE IS STILL A STING BURNT SMELL COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND INSIDE MY CAR.
NHTSA ODI 11343390
Mar 6, 2020EngineFire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED WHILE IN HER RESIDENCE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, BY ANOTHER DRIVER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE MARSHALL INFORMED HER THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.
NHTSA ODI 11316569
Jan 30, 2020EngineVisibility & wipersFire1 injury
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE ENGINE AND TIRE SENSOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND SMOKE AND WITHIN A MOMENT THE FLAMES WAS UNDER THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BEFORE THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO DOUG SMITH KIA (495 W MAIN STREET AMERICAN FORK, UT 84003 PHONE (801) 692-4390) TO HAVE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V907000 (ENGINE) PERFORMED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A RECALL FOR UNDER FRAME CORROSION PROTECTION WAS ALSO PERFORMED. THE DEALER CHECKED THE ENGINE AND WAS UNABLE TO SEE ANY PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE AND PROVIDED A FREE OIL CHANGE, AND REPLACED DIP STICK TO THE ORANGE COLOR. THE CALIFORNIA FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CALIFORNIA STATE PATROL DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO PRESENT A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED SMOKE INHALATION AND SCRAPES FROM GLASS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT HOME. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM DID NOT WORK PROPERLY AFTER RECALL WAS PERFORMED AND CAUSED THE DEFROST SYSTEM FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.*BF CONSUMER STATED HE LOST EVERYTHING IN THE CAR.*JB
NHTSA ODI 11303066
Jan 9, 2020EngineFire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA LX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE DEFROST THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PARKED WHEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A JUNKYARD. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. HOWEVER THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER WHICH THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 117,000.
NHTSA ODI 11298105
Dec 27, 2019Body & structureCrash
I WAS MERGING BACK ONTO THE FREEWAY AFTER I HAD A PANIC ATTACK DUE TO BEING OVER A BRIDGE WITH ALL THESE CARS AND THE CAR BEHIND ME PROCEEDS TO AGGRESSIVELY TRY TO CUT ME OFF FROM GETTING OVER AND HIT THE BACK OF MY CAR CAUSING DAMAGE.
NHTSA ODI 11291438
Dec 6, 2019EngineFire
THE CAR ENGINE MADE A NOISE AND THE ENGINE AND STARTING SMOKE WITH FIRE AND IT COMPLETELY STOPPED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE CAR SHUTDOWN IN TRAFFIC AND HAD TO PUSHED OUT OF THE STREET TO AVOID ME BEING HIT.
NHTSA ODI 11287465
Nov 6, 2019BrakesCrash
I WAS DRIVING 60-70 MPH WHEN MY HYBRID SYSTEM ALERTED ME THAT MY BREAKS WERE AN ISSUE. I THEN TRIED TO SLOW AND COULD NOT. THE CAR SLOWED ITSELF AS A SAFTY PROCAUTION BUT I WAS IN 70 MPH TRAFFIC. NOT SAFE. IT WOULD NOT COMPLETELY STOP SO I WAS FORCED WITH THE OPTION OF HITTING A TREE TO MAKE IT STOP. KIA SAYS THAT IT MY BREAKS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE SINCE. I HAVE MY CAR WORKED ON REPEATEDLY TO AVOID THIS AND NOW LOOK? SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONED THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE.
NHTSA ODI 11278499
Sep 27, 2019AirbagsCrash5 injuries
10-15 MPH T BONED A CAR THAT RAN A RED LIGHT. AIR BAG DIDN'T GO OFF
NHTSA ODI 11258657
Sep 26, 2019BrakesCrash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKES LOST POWER AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND REMAINED LIT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE BY AAA. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE CONTACT CALLED TEXAS MOTORCARS HOUSTON TEXAS AT 832-794-0499 (LOCATED AT 11031 BISSONNET ST, HOUSTON, TX 77099), BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
NHTSA ODI 11258377
Sep 16, 2019Electrical systemCrash
IDK WHO IS GOING TO READ THIS BUT HOPEFULLY SOMEONE CAN TELL ME A LITTLE SOMETHING ABOUT MY KIA OP.HYBRID! ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, A TRUCK HIT MY CAR AND MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO HUBCITY HAGERSTOWN MD THEY FIXED THE BODY REPAIRS, THEN THEY TOOK IT TO KIA HAGERSTOWN MD TO GET THE ABS SYSTEM FIXED (WHICH MY WARRANTY COMPANY HAD TO PAY FOR IT). ABOUT A WEEK AGO I TOOK IT TO KIA LETTING ONE OF THE SERVICE MANAGERS KNOW IT'S HAVING SOME PUSH BACK WHEN I'M DRIVING THAT IT WASN'T HAVING BEFORE HE ACCIDENT SUCH AS ON THE HIGHWAY IT WILL FEEL LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO GO. I'LL BE GOING A CERTAIN SPEED FOR A WHILE, IT'LL GIVE PUSH BACK REV ALL THE WAY UP TO 5RPM ACTS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO KEEP GOING THEN IT GOES BACK DOWN TO A LOWER NUMBER AND ACTS FINE. THEN A FEW TIMES NOW I'LL BE AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN I'LL PRESS ON THE GAS IT DIDN'T GO I'LL LET GO OF THE GAS IT REVS UP, JERKS AND GOES BY ITSELF!!!!!! ALMOST MAKING ME HIT THE VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. HE DROVE MY CAR FELT HOW IT WAS DRIVING AND SAID CERTAIN THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN FROM THE CAR ACCIDENT AND TO BRING IT BACK ASAP. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON THE 14TH OF THIS MONTH I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 65 70 IT WAS ACTIN A LITTLE JERKY AND WASN'T GOING ANYMORE THEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND SAID HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING DO NOT DRIVE AND THE CAR LITERALLY WOULDN'T LET'S ME GO ANYMORE. I GOT STUCK MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND FREDRICK MD HIGHWAY PATROL HAD TO ASSIST ME. OUT OF ALL THE TROUBLES I HAD ALMOST HITTING A FEW CARS IN FRONT OF ME (WHICH WOULDN'T OF BEEN MY FAULT EACH TIME IT'S HAPPENED) AND MY CAR JUST TURNING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY HAS BEEN THE WORST SINCE I'VE HAD IT. MIND YOU THIS IS ALL WITHIN A 2-3 MONTH TIME FRAME AND MY CAR WASN'T LIKE THIS BEFORE. JUNE 14TH WAS THE DAY MY CAR GOT HIT SINCE THEN HAS BEEN HELL WITH THIS CAR
NHTSA ODI 11255998
Aug 1, 2019Body & structureFire
ON 4/9/19, MY VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT FROM MY WORK ON WAY TO SIMI VALLEY FIRST KIA DEALERSHIP. I WAS ON 118 FREEWAY WESTBOUND IN SLOW LANE IN CHATSWORTH, CA. ONTO FREEWAY SHOULDER TO CALL AAA WHEN A STRANGER PULLED UP AHEAD OF ME, GOT OUT OF HIS CAR, RAN TOWARDS ME SHOUTING TO ME TO GET OUT, THE CAR WAS ON FIRE BENEATH LEVEL OF THE WINDOWS SO I COULDNT SEE THE FIRE.. I GOT OUT, IT BLEW UP, & WAS TOTALLED. NO COLLISION OCCURRED. MY WITNESS SAVED MY LIFE. HE TOOK A VIDEO.
NHTSA ODI 11241177
Jul 3, 2019Seat beltsEngineFire
IN 2017 WE HAD THE KIA TOWED TO SELMA KIA MOTORS BECAUSE OF THE RECALL OF THE ENGINE,BECAUSE OF SHAVING IN THE ENGINE AND OUR TURBO WENT OUT AND WAS BURNING.THE CAR STOP ON US IN TRAFFIC ON A CITY STREET WE COULD OF DIED THAT DAY. THEY HAD TO ORDER THE ENGINE WHICH TOOK TWO MONTHS. THEY FINELY PUT THE NEW ENGINE IN. APRIL 2019 THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN, THEY TOLD US THERE WAS SHAVINGS IN THE ENGINE ONCE AGAIN AND THE TURBO WAS OUT ALSO, THAT WAS ANOTHER DEFECTED ENGINE. THEY ALSO TOLD US WE HAD ANOTHER 10 YEAR WARRANTY ON THIS ENGINE BECAUSE IT WAS NEW. WELL THEY CALLED US AND SAID THAT THE CORPORATE OFFICE IN IRVINE TOLD KIA IN SELMA NOT TO FOX THIS CAR. WHAT IRVINE CORPORATEOFFICETRIED TO DO TO US WAS BLACK MAIL US,THEY SAID IF THE GIVE US $12 HUNDRED DALLAS THAT WE CANT GO TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL,THE MANUFACTURING PLANT,TV OR ANY OTHER CONSUMER DEPARTMENT. WE REFUSE, THIS TYPE OF THING GOING ON. PEOPLE LIVES OR BEING TAKING BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECTED CAR. WE PAID $30,000 DALLAS FOR THAT CAR, THAT'S CLEARLY A DEFECT CAR. WE CONTACTED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, OFFICE ONCE AGAIN AND 20/20. IT SEEM KNOW MATTER WHAT THERE IS NO HELP OUT HERE FOR THE HARD WORKING CONSUMER I'M A VETERAN ALSO, THIS IS HOW THE COUNTRY TREAT US WE FOUGHT FOR THIS COUNTRY. I NEED YOUR INPUT ON THIS SITUATION AS ASAP. SINCERELY, [XXX] REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR
NHTSA ODI 11229290
Jun 24, 2019EngineFire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, WHEN HE SAW AND SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED HE OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW FIRE ON THE OIL CAP. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND FILED A REPORT. THE CONTACT STATED HE SAW A GASOLINE LEAK ON THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED GRAND KIA LOCATED AT 1950 W 104TH AVE, DENVER, CO 80234, (720) 943-1144, WERE NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS OF YET. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.
NHTSA ODI 11222309
Apr 3, 2019EngineFire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER AS SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED HOME. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
NHTSA ODI 11193535
Mar 9, 2019Electrical system1 injury
AS I WAS DRIVING WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING AT THE TIME OR PRIOR TO THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING COMPLETELY AND WILL NOT START BACK UP. WHEN PLUGGED UP YO CABLES LIGHTS AND ALL INDICATORS COME ON BUT THE CAR NEVER STARTS AND THERE IS NO NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE . I WAS JUST LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY ON A REGULAR SIDE STREET PROCEEDING FOWARD AT MAYBE 15MPH
NHTSA ODI 11185536