# 2013 KIA OPTIMA — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `1486910` · 2018-07-30 · 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:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- **Miles at failure:** 104,000
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING OUR 2013 KIA OPTIMA EX 7 7/26/2018  THE ENGINE DIED AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH . WE COASTED TO A DRIVEWAY AND OPENED THE HOOD NOTICED A BURNING SMELL . I LOOKED CLOSER AT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE . I HAD MY WIFE AND THREE KIDS FROM MY BASKETBALL  TEAM GET OUT OF THE CAR AND GO TO A SAFE PLACE . THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP AND PUT THE FIRE OUT . THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE CAR BURNED .
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*