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2013 KIA OPTIMA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1501886
Internal NHTSA #	11133028
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2013
File date	16/09/18
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My car (kia optima 2013) was part of the recall in 2017 and in december 2017 my car came to a complete stop on a very busy freeway in california. I had my car tow to the dealership. They replaced my engine because it was part of the recall. 9 mos later september 16th 2018 my fiancee was driving down a hill on a california freeway and he had no brakes and other drivers were honking and yelling your car is on fire. He used the emergency brakes to try and slow down to exit the freeway he was picking up speed because he was going down hill the car was was starting to fill up with smoke. He was hoping the windows would go down and they did he start exiting freeway pushing on the emergency brake slowing down approaching a curb turning the wheel towards the curb still rolling he jumps out oft the car running away from vehicle. Just seconds after he gets out he said the car just was in flames burning from the engine tires popping and windows breaking out. The car has only 8,000 miles on new motor the whole car had 108,000 the was a 2013 5 years old
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	8000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	COVINA, CA
VIN pattern	5XXGM4A76DGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	Y
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
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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	65
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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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What is Failure?

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