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2012 KIA OPTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1501789
Internal NHTSA #	11132956
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2012
File date	01/09/18
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My car just turned off with several flashing lights while driving. I tried to start the car and nothing but a slight tick. I returned to the car with jumper cables to see if it was the battery and before i tried the jumper cables i tried one more time to start and the engineer caught on fire. The car did not turn over or seemed to be running.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	120000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CANTON, GA
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?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders
Drive train type
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	40
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
Dealer's state code
Dealer's ZIP code

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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 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA OPTIMA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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