# 2014 KIA OPTIMA — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `1748794` · 2021-05-24 · 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:** 2014
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
On 5/23/2021, while driving my Optima on US94 in Indiana, I noticed a clicking sound.  Uncertain if it was my car, or somerhing else, I turned off my media, and realized it was my car.  I decided I would exit the next available exit, when I saw black smoke behind me.  I realized I wouldn't make it the one mile to the exit, so I decided to pull off unto the shoulder of the highway. The instrumentation panel showed the coolant on normal, right in the middle of H and C.  The Electrical Panel indicator was no longer in the middle as normal, which is right in the middle of H & L.  Instead, it was berween the middle and Low.  As I began to slow down, the panel showed a message of "Turn off Hybrid Now",   then the red engine light appeared.  I wasn't stopped yet, slowed to about 40 mph when I suddenly lost power.  I coasted and brake to the shoulder, when I began to see smoke coming up from the hood.  Mostly from the passenger side of the hood. I popped the hood of the car, then went out and opened the hood.  I saw flames under the engine, more towards the passenger side of car.  I grabbed my purse and ran to the field away from the car.  The car burned up completely within about 5 to 8 minutes.
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