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2011 KIA OPTIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1265101
Internal NHTSA #	10838955
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2011
File date	22/02/16
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My kia optima (2011) had started a ticking engine noise at around 90k mark and now it's escalated to a lower end was told by service departmenta t about 92k it was normal noise of camshaft and i only noticed it under loads and higher elevation on overpasses. I have been using mobil1,fully synthetic motor oils and a k&n oil filters. This last week i have noticed that it was getting louder. And from the engine compartment. I asked the hyundai dealership that my wife's 2015 hyundai santa fe sport was gettingi ts oil changed@ and yes with mobil1, and they told me about a recall on the motor plant in alabama that supplies the engines of both for those years models had an metallic fragments left un engine at manufacturer of engine and has issued a recall. So i called kia consumer products department and they apparently have hidden behind the relocation to the georgia plant and said that my car is korean duh so that means that the engine is korean. When i called dealership and machine shops both have same parts just a different part # so it will avoid a recall but that is splitting up the division of brands not the place where my kia engine was made in alabama and so was the sonatas. Just different numbers. Corporate governance needs to step in and take out the blatant disregard for the law and order of faithful owner's of the kia and hyundai vehicles. I have not heard from kia and im in need of the nhsta to get involved. And do an investigation into the hyundai and kia motor plants recall for you and me the consumer products safety commission next step i guess.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	92000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SAN ANTONIO, TX
VIN pattern	KNAGM4A76B5XXXXXX
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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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	60
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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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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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