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2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1113408
Internal NHTSA #	10638311
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA HYBRID
Model Year	2012
File date	10/07/13
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was driving in a residential neighborhood and a lady pulled in front of me. I slammed on my brakes and swerved to the right so i would avoid hitting her. The next thing i knew i smacked into a pole. For the past year i have been trying to figure out how and why i had so much damage to my car when i was only going 25 mph. I finally realized that this happened because i couldn't stop my car even when applying the brakes. The accident happened july 10, 2013 and one year later on the same day july 10, 2014 my brakes failed on my car while i was waiting for a gate to open. I heard a terrible crunching noise, a warning sign came on saying hybrid system warning safely stop and do not drive and the only way i could stop the car was to use the emergency brake. The same warning sign came on during the accident. I remember my car wouldn't stop and actually seemed like it gained a little speed. I hit the pole and the car still wouldn't stop so i had to use the emergency brake to stop it. I sat there in shock over what had just happened. I couldn't understand why i hit that pole and why there was so much damage to my car. Now i completely understand why this happened. It was due to my brakes not working that day. On july 10, 2014 when the brakes failed for the second time, i had my car towed to the kia dealership down the street and they kept it for 7 weeks and said they couldn't find anything wrong with the car so i picked it up. I could tell something was still wrong with it but they wouldn't listen to me. Not even 1k miles later the brakes went out for the 3rd time. This time kia picked up several error messages. They still have my car and its been 4 weeks. They said they need to replace the hydraulic power unit. This is what they told me 2 weeks ago and its still not done. This is not a safe car to drive and i do not feel comfortable driving it anymore!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	21988
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DECATUR, GA
VIN pattern	KNAGM4ADXC5XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
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
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	25
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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 Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

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