# 2013 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `1502821` · 2018-09-30 · 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 HYBRID
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- **Miles at failure:** 106,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID THIS MORNING.  WHILE DRIVING, I SUDDENLY GOT A WARNING MESSAGE THAT SAID "HYBRID SYSTEM FAILURE  STOP SAFELY DO NOT DRIVE".  I PULLED OVER AND SMELLED WHAT SEEMED TO BE FIRE, BUT SAW NOTHING.  I CALLED MY FIANC TO LET HIM KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND THE CABIN STARTED FILLING WITH SMOKE.  I JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR AND POPPED THE TRUNK.  THERE WERE FLAMES SHOOTING OUT OF THE HYBRID SYSTEM.  THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, THE CAR IS NOW SITTING IN A TOW YARD.  I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR.  THERE IS NOTHING THAT I WOULD HAVE DONE OR COULD HAVE DONE TO CAUSE THIS.
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