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2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID Electrical System Propulsion System Traction Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1707998
Internal NHTSA #	11377322
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA HYBRID
Model Year	2012
File date	23/11/20
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia optima hybrid. The contact stated while driving 70 mph, the vehicle started to overheat. A warning light illuminated indicating that the hybrid battery power was low. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate. The contact coasted to the side of the road and the vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to jts kia of columbia (230 killian commons parkway, columbia, sc 29203) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the engine seized and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	140000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	BATESBURG, SC
VIN pattern	KNAGM4AD6C5XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	70
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID Electrical System Propulsion System Traction Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID Electrical System Propulsion System Traction Problems, Complaints and Defects

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