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2012 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1706490
Internal NHTSA #	11376240
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2012
File date	23/11/20
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was driving down the road and about 25 miles an hour accelerating when all of a sudden my vehicle just stalled out i was able to put it in neutral and coast to the nearest driveway entrance or i was safely able to stop the vehicle and put it in park attempted to start the vehiclei was driving down the road and about 25 miles an hour when all of a sudden my vehicle just stalled out i was able to put it in neutral and coast to the nearest driveway entrance or i was safely able to stop the vehicle and put it in park i attempted to restart my car and all i heard was a faint click of the starter the engine would not turn over i contacted my roadside assistance via my insurance company to request a tow truck about half an hour to 45 minutes later the tow truck showed up an my battery was almost completely dead the tow truck unloaded my car into my garage where i attempted to restart my car and all i hear is a faint click of the starter the engin will not turn over i did some research and some looking up and found that there is a massive recall by kia on multiple models of cars with the same engine. Mine is a 2012 kia optima lx 2. 4l and i did find out that anything from 2011 up to a 2015 kia optima has engine recalls for the vehicle stalling out an the engine seizing up because of a manufacturing defects in the engine
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	109456
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GREENWOOD, IN
VIN pattern	5XXGM4A76CGXXXXXX
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	25
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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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2012 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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