2017 KIA OPTIMA — ENGINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2017 KIA OPTIMA — ENGINE
Start: 2023-06-19

fire · 2000910 · 2024-06-19

Vehicle

Make: KIA
Model: OPTIMA
Year: 2017
Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Component: ENGINE
Speed: 70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

Turbocharger failed at 90000 miles because fan assembly was bad. May have happened when dealership replaced high pressure fuel pump. Fan sheared and metal parts got in the engine about a thousand miles after that.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 11595366
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown