# 2012 KIA OPTIMA — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
> NHTSA complaint `1377364` · 2017-05-11 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** OPTIMA
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
- **Miles at failure:** 120,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
TODAY WAS THE 2ND TIME I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND MY CAR SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. I HAD NO ABILITY TO STEER, BRAKE, SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE VENTS ALL THE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. HERO CAME TO ASSIST, OPENED THE HOOD SMELLED MELTING PLASTIC/RUBBER. STARTED SPARKING, CAR TURNED BACK ON ITS OWN. CAR IS NOT AT ED VOYLES KIA IN MARIETTA GEORGIA. KIA HAS REPLACED MY ENGINE TWICE. UNFORTUNATELY I AM AT 120K MILES OUT OF WARRANTY.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*