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2013 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1181471
Internal NHTSA #	10714982
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2013
File date	21/02/15
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My wife, son and i were on the way home from town in our 2013 kia optima. I stopped at a local grocery store to pick some eggs as my wife and son stayed in the car. I turned the car off and went into the store for about 7-8 minutes, when i walked out the door my son came running up to me yelling our car is on fire, you could see the flames coming out of the hood and bottom of car. The car was a total loss. When i contacted the kia dealership they did not seemed to concern and gave me the number to report. After doing so i received a call from kia corporate a day later asking questions. They wanted me to send them pictures of the fire to do their investigation because they only had two engineers who could look into this. It is now may and still i have not heard anything. I have made contact with the dealership numerous times and sent emails to kia corporate. My wife & kid was in this car when it caught fire while parked and not running at a parking lot. This is ridicules.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	3300
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WOLCOTTVILLE, IN
VIN pattern	5XXGM4A7XDGXXXXXX
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	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	0
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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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2013 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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