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2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1245999
Internal NHTSA #	10810131
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA HYBRID
Model Year	2012
File date	14/12/15
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia optima hybrid. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated while in park and crashed into a garage door, without any warning. The contact reversed the vehicle and placed the vehicle in park. The contact mentioned when exiting the vehicle, it began to shake, jerk and attempted to accelerate. The vehicle was restarted however, the failure occurred on three occasions. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 42,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	42000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	MANTECA, CA
VIN pattern	KNAGM4AD6C5XXXXXX
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?
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No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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Type of child seat code
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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 Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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