# 2018 KIA OPTIMA — POWER TRAIN
> NHTSA complaint `1441803` · 2018-01-20 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** OPTIMA
- **Year:** 2018
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN
- **Miles at failure:** 14,770
## Narrative
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 18:55(APPROXIMATELY)  AMHERST MASSACHUSETTS, 39 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT  PARKED CAR, PULLED KEYS AND EXITED CAR TO HELP MY MOTHER EXIT.  PARKED ON INCLINE, VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACK DOWN DRIVEWAY  HAD KEYS IN POCKET AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLE  TRIED MOVING BACK TO DRIVER DOOR WHICH HAD LOCKED OR WAS STUCK  USED ALL STRENGTH TO TRY TO KEEP VEHICLE STATIONARY, WITHOUT MUCH H SUCCESS  FINALLY, MOTHER WAS ABLE TO OPEN DRIVER DOOR FROM INSIDE  I AM 53, WITH MILLIONS OF MYLES UNDER MY BELT....MOTHER IS 73   BOTH OF US STRAINED OURSELVES, KEEPING VEHICLE FROM MOVING.  VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON PRIVATE, SLIGHTLY DESCENDING DRIVEWAY   VEHICLE RENTED FROM ADVANTAGE RENT A CAR  CALLED RENTAL COMPANY AND WAS NOT HELPED  WE ARE STILL VERY SHAKEN FROM THE EXPERIENCE  WILL NOT DRIVE VEHICLE AGAIN  NO VIDEO FOOTAGE, JUST MY MOTHER AND I EXPERIENCED MALFUNCTION
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