NHTSA complaint: 2013 KIA OPTIMA — ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND POWERED DOWN. THE CONTACT'S SON PULLED OVER IN FRONT OF A STORE. WHEN HE OPENED THE HOOD, HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE BUSINESS OWNER OF THE STORE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH A WATER HOSE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT, BUT THE FIRE HAD ALREADY BEEN EXTINGUISHED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BECK & MASTEN KIA (25503 TOMBALL PKWY, TOMBALL, TX 77377, (281) 539-1111). THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,400. *TR
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation