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2007 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	986381
Internal NHTSA #	10515939
Manufacurer	Kia Motors Corporation
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2007
File date	02/06/13
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving my 2007 kia optima at approximately 70 mph, i heard a loud pop from the engine compartment. I immediately lost electrical and engine power. I managed to steer to the shoulder where i came to a stop. Once my optima came to a stop, white smoke began billowing into the passenger compartment. My wife and i got out. Once we did, there was another explosion from the engine compartment which sent burning shrapnel out from under the engine compartment and the entire front end of my car erupted in flames.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	74000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NEWPORT NEWS, VA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
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	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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2007 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2007 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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