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2013 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1305330
Internal NHTSA #	10892968
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2013
File date	26/07/16
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My 2013 kia optima has had difficulty remaining in a sraight line on the freeway. Tends to pull left and right. The rate of travel is aprox. 45-65mph. There is also a problem with "oversteering" when i attempt to return to the center of the lane. I had been driving my other car for 29yrs, and i assumed that newer cars may have been differnt, such as being more sensitive with steering. I have almost had a collision on the freeway because there are also blind spots in several areas of the kia otima. This time i did end up in collision because of blindspots and oversteering in order to avoid hitting the car next to me, and instead hit the car next to me on the other lane when i attempted to move out of their way this occurred from sensetive oversteering. Our airbags did not deploy. Before this accident, i had received a letter from kia stating they wanted to know if i would like to trade up to the knew kia optima. The email stated they had new features; such as cameras for blind spots. This made me aware that kia knew there was a problem with these serious . Blindspots. The car was also beginning to rumble, and i believed it was coming from the engine,in fact quite sure it was from the engine. I also had received a letter in the mail from kia, stating they were having problems with the engines from certain years of the kia optima my car was within the years stated. It stated they would honor this problem if you kept this letter in your car, when bringing it in for repairs. I was going to do this, but the car is now totaled after the accident.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	33600
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GARDEN GROVE, CA
VIN pattern	KNAGM4A71D5XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	Y
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	5
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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	45
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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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2013 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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