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2012 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1595433
Internal NHTSA #	11246343
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2012
File date	02/08/19
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On aug 2nd i was driving thru utah on my way to tn. I car starting having some sputtering/hesitation issues when going from a complete stop. I there was no warring on my instrumental panel. All electronics (ac, radio, etc) were working fine. I continued on and shortly there after my car started not accelerating at all while driving down a major freeway. I had no power at all. Still no warring on the panel. I managed to get off the freeway and barely made it to a side street near a gas station. I was almost hit due to the fact i couldn't accelerate my car. I preliminary inspection of the car by a mechanic reveled that i had a blown motor. I got it towed from the mech shop to the dealership, and began working with kia consumer affairs. At present i am being told that this is a maintenance issue and not part of kia's motor issues. However i always get my oil changed with full synthetic oil and a kia oil filter. This is done about every 5k miles. Additionally i had kia do the 90k mile recommended service on the car. This is not a maintenance issue and so far kia has refused to fix or acknowledge their poor manufacturing of this turbo gdi motor.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	114000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CLEVELAND, TN
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
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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	70
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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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