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2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1125397
Internal NHTSA #	10650553
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA HYBRID
Model Year	2012
File date	17/10/14
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Kia optima hybrid system warning no brakes! Unsafe car! We have the same problem as someone else on this site. Oct 16th 2014 we were pulling out of our driveway and received a warning on the display saying "hybrid system warning slow down and come to a stop. Check brakes. Also the brake pedal had depressed all the way to the floor and there was a grinding sound. Unlike a low pad sound but the sound of gears not engaging. Also there were no brakes at all, the car wouldn't stop. We turned the car off and then on again and it was the same error message and same pedal situation. So we left the car where it was. After a few hours we tried to start the car again, but this time it was fine, no error message, brakes worked again. So we took it to our kia dealer ship here in honolulu. After a diagnostic we received a report a few hours later. The report said that the car checked out fine and there were no error codes stored. The service advisor said this is an intermittent problem that they could not duplicate. We took the car home and did nt feel safe driving it as we thought what if this happens again. We then brought the car back to kia and told them how we felt. They said they did multiple test and after one week of testing could not duplicate the problem. The service manager was very angry with us saying we need to pick up our car and return the loaner. After i hung up i did my own research on the internet and found this identical symptoms on another complaint here but this person had got into an accident. I forwarded this link to kia, now they are so nice to us because i think they now see the danger. But they still have our car and can't figure out what is wrong. We are very fearful that this car is dangerous and will not put our kids at risk in this kia with no brakes! Be warned this car has brake problems and one person has already crashed!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	33000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	KANEOHE, HI
VIN pattern	KNAGM4AD7C5XXXXXX
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?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	5
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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 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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