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2012 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1255296
Internal NHTSA #	10821364
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2012
File date	13/01/16
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Driving at approximately 50 mph on the parkway, engine stalled without warning and would not re-start. I had the car towed to a shop where they informed me the engine had seized. There was definitely oil in there as i had an oil change within the last couple of weeks,. The car has 72k miles on it and i am the second owner so not covered by kia's non-transferable 10yr/100k mi warranty. Working with kia customer service, waiting to hear back from a supervisor.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	72000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FORKED RIVER, NJ
VIN pattern	5XXGR4A67CGXXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
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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	50
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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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2012 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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