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2011 KIA OPTIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1066449
Internal NHTSA #	10588664
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2011
File date	04/05/14
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On 5-4-14 i was driving from wisconsin when we decided to stop at wal-mart, while we were waiting for a person to move out of its parking spot, my optima start to accelerate even when i had my foot in the brake, my first reaction was to move the gear shift to neutral and then the engine start racing up the rpm were very fast (was in neutral), at the moment a lady and her small kid were crossing in front of my car, god knows what it would happened if i wouldn't move the gear to neutral. This is the third time last year it did the same thing in july when i was at the stop sign , the second time was this year in january when i came back home from work then i was parking when the car starting accelerating but i was holding up with concrete bar on the ground that is in my parking lot, at that time i shut the engine off, but it was not much of concern because i was not driving the car in the street. Next day (5-5-14) took the car to the dealer, and they contacted kia to report this issue, on may 7 at 4:20 pm a gentleman from kia his name was [xxx] called me to get some information about this sudden acceleration and told him everything that happened and gave a case #2706364, then on 5-7-14 another gentleman from kia corporation called me, his name [xxx], and told me that he is in charge of my case now and will call me to let me know about the outcome of this, well he didn't call so i called him back on 5-15-14, (10 days later), he told me he was waiting for the dealership to call him, i went to the dealer and i was informed by ed the service manager that they were doing some tests, he called me later saying that he talked to [xxx] in kia corporation and he gave 11 point of inspection to do. Situation should be investigated by nhtsa to avoid any future incidents that could cause some serious injuries or fatalities. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	29500
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HARWOOD HTS, IL
VIN pattern	KNAGM4A78B5XXXXXX
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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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	0
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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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2011 KIA OPTIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 KIA OPTIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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