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2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1563740
Internal NHTSA #	11207173
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA HYBRID
Model Year	2012
File date	31/12/17
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Hello. I have already posted a complaint to this website and i am simply trying to find out why a very noticeable pattern of defects is going unnoticed on these optima hybrid engines. 3/4 of all the posted complaints for the 2012 optima hybrid are due to engine failure from connection issues caused by worn bearings. These are the exact same part failures that lead to the engine recall for standard optima gas engines. Why is nhtsa not contacting kia and forcing their hand on recalling the hybrid engines? There are obvisouly less hybrid optimas than non-hybrid, but the failure rate is just as high or worse than the non-hybrid model. I do not believe hybrid owners should be subjected the risk of an engine failure just because there are less of us. The second issue is that many of us have already replaced our engine because they failed. Either paying in full or with some help from kia, what happens when the new engine fails for the same reason because they were not recalled an forced to recognize the failure and design a fix that will keep it from happening to the replaced engines? I am such a huge fan of kia i own 2 optima's. The other is a gas model that has a replaced recalled engine. I had to pay out of pocket to replace the engine on my hybrid. We are begging for someone to look into the extremely high number of engine failures on these optima hybrid with virtually the same engine as the gas models. Kia claims the engines are different, and they are to some extent, but they share a lot of parts, most of which are the parts that are failing and design flaws. Thank you for your time, i hope someone is actually looking out for the public and reading these post.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	77000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NEW BRAUNFELS, TX
VIN pattern	KNAGM4AD2C5XXXXXX
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
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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	55
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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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
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 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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