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2013 KIA OPTIMA — ENGINE

fire · 1615349 · 2019-10-25

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
OPTIMA
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
44,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE IT WILL CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING THE AND I AM UNABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES, JUST LAST NIGHT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT STALLED OUT AND STARTED GOING SLOWLY I COULD NOT APPLY BRAKES TO THE CAR AND IT STARTED SMOKING FROM THE DASH AND THE ENGINE WITH NO OTHER CURRENT CONDITIONS I HAD TO THROW THE CAR IN PARK WITH OUT BEING ABLE TO USE THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE I NOTICED FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH NO CURRENT SOLUTION OR PROBLEM THIS IS VERY WEIRD

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11271038
Machine
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